Former site of — you guessed it — the Polo Grounds. Previously seen from above.
I'm almost done walking the Bronx, the home territory of these signs, but, as we now know, they've invaded Harlem as well.
The newly orange beacon of the Bronx, as seen from the Manhattan side of the river
This staircase leads up to the foot of the Macombs Dam Bridge on the Manhattan side of the Harlem River, and its lacy iron railing bears many similarities to the fencing we saw on the bridge not too long ago. The elevated roadway in the background is the 1,600-foot-long 155th Street Viaduct, which connects the bridge to a part of the street grid that sits atop a steep hill, 110 feet above the level of the river.
at the landmarked Harlem River Houses, opened in 1937 as New York's first federally subsidized public housing project
This 1895 span is not the first river crossing built at this location; that distinction belongs to the dam, constructed by Robert Macomb, that Lewis G. Morris and his comrades famously tore a hole through one night in 1838.
You don't say.
But then again... what's that just to the right of the wall?
Dating back to the 1930s, this bandshell was just renovated a few years ago.
Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial
You can see more detailed photos here.
This was originally the Regent Theater (interior pictures here), designed by the prolific Thomas W. Lamb and opened in 1913 as "one of the first luxurious movie theaters in New York City". The inaugural film shown here was Pandora's Box, starring our friend John Bunny.
