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This photo, taken in 1958, is of myself and my sister in front
of my father's bakery (Gardenia). We are on St. Nicholas Avenue
with the corner of 178th Street directly behind us. The large
sidewalk clock behind us belongs to the jewelry store on the
corner (Abraham's?). The buildings in the background are about
to be demolished. They will become the site of the high rise
Bridge Apartments and the expressway that runs underneath them.
This photo is directly across the street from the photo of
Bill's Market that is already in the archives. The view is
facing northbound.
--Submitted by Rob Calia
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This photo of the Cloisters was taken in March, 1949,
beneath the Flag Pole. See the next photo for the same view
fifty years later.
--Submitted by Robert Moll
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This is version of the above Cloisters photo was taken in 2002.
--Submitted by Robert Moll
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This is an aerial view of the Bakers Field area, taken in the
1930s. Note the Seaman Estate. Indian Road was just a dirt path.
Much of the area was dredged out and moved and made the park
area that now exists. Many buildings and private homes had not
been built yet.
--Submitted by Robert Moll
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This picture was taken around 1976, and shows the building at 68
Cabrini Boulevard. This was taken from the corner of 180th
Street and Cabrini Boulevard. The sister building to 68 Cabrini
was torn down in the early 60's when the lower level of the
George Washington Bridge was built and room for ramps was
needed. 68 Cabrini was to be torn down as well, but the Port
Authority changed its mind because apartments were needed to
house some of the thousands of already displaced families. The
park shown was the second attempt to build a park at this site.
The first was remodeled because of all the drinking that took
place there. This one has also been remodeled because the one
shown was a favorite hangout of the methadone junkies. The red
building in the background is on 181 Street. The taller red
building in the far background is the first building of Castle
Village.
--Submitted by Thomas Darcy
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This photo was taken at a park at 180th Street and Cabrini
Boulevard. As you can see, the George Washington Bridge is in
the background. The red building is 330 Haven Avenue. The man
with the dog is my father who thought he was quite the fashion
plate with his shorts and knee-high socks. This was taken around
1966.
--Submitted by Thomas Darcy
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Here is a picture of the World Trade Center taken from Liberty
State Park in Jersey City, NJ. I framed the Woolworth Building,
one of the first skyscrapers with the Towers of the World Trade
Center. This picture was taken in the Mid 1980's.
--Submitted by Thomas Darcy
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This photo of Pete's Newsstand in the 1940's was taken at 184th
Street and Fort Washington Avenue, at the entrance to the IND
line A train. The building is 536 Fort Washington Avenue. The
stand no longer exists. As children we used to buy our soda and
candy when playing in the park across the street. The subway had
a large tiled bathroom, very art deco. To the right still stands
a Jewish temple.
--Submitted by Robert Moll
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This picture was taken in the early 1950's from Highbridge Park
softball field. In the background is Amsterdam Avenue and 171st
Street.
--Submitted by William Brennan
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The only lighthouse on Manhattan Island. It warned ships of
Jeffrey's Hook just north of the bridge. Taken by me in April of
1957.
--Submitted by Tim Bonelli
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