The Immigrant History of the NYC Neighborhood Behind 'In the Heights …
2021年6月10日 · Home to a vibrant Latino community, Washington Heights, known colloquially as “ Little Dominican Republic,” comes alive on stage and on screen, imbuing every scene with an unmistakable,...
Hidden In Plain Sight: Historical Pics Appear In Wash Heights
2020年9月28日 · Washington Heights resident and historian Barry S. has posted captivating, old photographs of the two neighborhoods from West 170th Street to the very tip of Manhattan. The photos are stuck...
40 Black and White Photos Capture Everyday Life of Washington Heights ...
2020年12月21日 · These fascinating black and white photos were taken by Winston Vargas that documented everyday life of Washington Heights in the 1970s.
Vintage Photographs Show Castles in Washington Heights …
2016年10月19日 · In these vintage photographs from the Met, check out what Washington Heights looked like before the Cloisters and Fort Tryon Park. Washington Heights—the neighborhood in northern Manhattan that houses The Cloisters museum and gardens—is built upon a series of bluffs and cliffs.
New York City Images: 1850-1980 | Looking for historical photos …
Looking for historical photos of Washington Heights area from 1890s to today specifically of fires, fire houses, fire engines - motorized, steam or...
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS MEMORIES
Have great memories about growing up in Washington Heights, here are a few 25 cent Sat movies at the Loews Rio, great egg creams at Dave's on 158th street, great deli food at M and K on 162nd street. Going swimming in Highbridge or Miramar pools, walking to the Polo Grounds to see the Giants play.
From Rural Terrain to Urban Destination - Leo Baeck Institute
Once home to the Wiechquaesgeck tribe and later the high ground from which George Washington defended northern Manhattan during the Revolutionary War, Washington Heights was rural in character until the second half of the 19th century, when affluent New Yorkers saw the area as an alternative to busy downtown corridors and began building estates ...
Washington Heights, Manhattan (History) – UrbanAreas.net
Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area, with over 150,000 inhabitants as of 2010, is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from ...
Rogue Signs Reveal Hidden History of Washington Heights
2020年9月28日 · Over the years, longtime Washington Heights resident and grassroots historian Barry S. amassed hundreds of vintage photos of his neighborhood and Inwood — roughly the area from 157th Street...
Memories of old Washington Heights
A site dedicated to those who grew up in the old Washington Heights neighborhood. This site is an ongoing project and it is created by submissions from people who want to preserve the memories of old Washington Heights.