Handsome dwellings across the street from the Major Deegan Expressway

At "over 40 years" old, Nick's would seem to have been established around the same time as the burger palaces of Jumbo and Jimbo. But its signage, which bears some noticeable similarities to that of the other two places, is relatively new; it had a more spartan look back in 2007. Are the similarities just a coincidence, or is Nick ripping off the style of his patty-flipping rivals?

Compare to The Original Jumbo Hamburgers Palace. The similarities are striking. With a dozen or more restaurants in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, Jimbo's is by far the more prolific of the two mini-chains; as far as I can tell, Jumbo has only two locations, both in Harlem. But Jumbo seems to be the original, both in name (Original vs. Famous) and date (1968 vs. 1970). There's also a "famous" Jimbo's Hamburger Place in Midtown East that supposedly has been around since the 1950s but bears no visual resemblance to the two Palaces in question.

that there are hundreds of these homemade signs posted all over much of the Bronx (and Harlem too). Given how little of those areas I have left to walk, this could potentially be the last one I see, although I'll probably come across more when I do my final day in the southern Bronx, in the Clason Point area.

The New News Room
Bar & Soul Food

A new Bronx outpost of the mental health organization that pioneered the clubhouse model of psychiatric rehabilitation

Circo Hermanos Vazquez

from the 145th Street Bridge over the Harlem River toward the Macombs Dam Bridge, the Four Sisters, and the High Bridge Water Tower. The wooden structure below, running parallel to the river, lines up with the center span of the bridge when the bridge rotates open to let river traffic through. This sort of feature is common to swing bridges; according to Wikipedia, it protects the center span from being struck by a passing ship while in the open position. It seems like it would also allow for easy access to the underside of the span for repair work. (That's a worker in an orange safety vest snapping a photo near the end of the structure.)

Formerly the Odeon Theatre (old sketch of the building here)

Not to be confused with The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace.

This recently uncovered wall advertising a long-gone pawnbroker also features the remnants of some poster ads that were put up around 1965, presumably just before the wall was covered over.

This neighborhood institution, open even in winter, was run for decades by the late Pete Benfaremo, who passed down his secret water ice recipe to the current owners. Check out the list of flavors, most of which feature little chunks of the main ingredient mixed in with the ice.