By SERGEY KADINSKY Forgotten New York correspondent A nondescript row of auto repair shops located on East 138th Street stands on the former site of a South Bronx ship canal…
Mott Haven
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Recent station “improvements” and modernizations recently (12/13) claimed the remaining Mott Avenue mosaic signs at the #2 train station at 149th Street (years ago, its “NY Central” mosaic signs that…
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Last summer (2012 I’m talking about), there was a day that was somewhat lessened of the stultifying heat and paralyzing humidity, and I made straight for Port Morris, the Bronx,…
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Detail from entrance to an apartment building at Alexander Avenue and East 138th, Mott Haven, Bronx. There are other cartouches of musical angels at the entrance. Perhaps the builder was…
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St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, St. Ann’s Avenue between East 139th and East 141st Streets, is The Bronx’ oldest church, having been built in 1841 and dedicated to Gouverneur Morris‘ mother,…
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The Estey Piano & Organ Company was one of the most important players in the late 19th and early 20th Century piano & organ manufacturing business. Established in 1846, Estey…
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I have uploaded photos and descriptions here… http://www.flickr.com/photos/forgotten-ny/sets/72157633117301529/
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If it seems as if I am revisiting a lot of areas I have previously covered this year [2009] that’s true. Many of my neighborhood profiles were done early on just…
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My fascination with the NYC subway’s infrastructure continues unabated and my love affair with the subways remains unrequited. That is made clear every weekend, when the MTA runs most lines completely…
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CONTINUED FROM PART 1 Park Avenue When Eva Gabor sang, “Darlin, I love ya but give me Park Avenue” she didn’t mean its lengthy Bronx stretch, which meanders…
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New York City borders on an ocean, several straits and a tidal estuary (the Hudson River). This propitious location has given rise to over 400 bridges, including two of the…
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Squeezed in between the Harlem River and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx is a small neighborhood known as Mott Haven, after Jordan Mott, owner of the Mott Iron Works at…