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Today’s route — 16.0 miles

December 18th, 2012

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Portal of the day

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According to a sign on the wall, this formerly mysterious and fence-shrouded Department of Health building we saw tucked beneath the White Plains Road Line back in September used to be the Williamsbridge Baby Health Station, but it currently serves as a Parks Department district headquarters and comfort station.

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the Bronx River is running high.

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Another section

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of this corrugated, muralated fence

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Fort Knox RC Park

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It looks like a giant mud pit today, but this patch of dirt on the bank of the Bronx River is actually a volunteer-built racecourse for radio-controlled cars. Check out this video of an official race here at the track.

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Ruins by the parkway

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Perhaps a remnant of the old Lorillard estate — the Lorillards started what is now the Lorillard Tobacco Company (which makes Newport and Kent cigarettes, among others) in 1760, building a still-standing snuff mill down by the Bronx River in the 1840s — this little overlook now sits alone in the woods just off the Bronx River Parkway.

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Old bags of cement

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hardened into stepping stones at the end of Lester Street

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No Parking Today Inc.

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"It's all about the cones, baby."

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All Taste No Waste

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Stylish Decorators

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The Garabedian House in season

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We've seen this place before, but it's even more of a spectacle around Christmastime. Unfortunately, because of the rain this evening, most of the celebrity mannequins were either wearing ponchos or were tucked away inside.