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Fort George Amusement Park
In 1895, on the same spot where George Washington and his band of Revolutionaries defended a British assault after the Battle of Brooklyn, a glorious and magnificent amusement park rivaling Coney...
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Inwood Arts Pioneer: Aimee Le Prince Voorhees
Inwood Pottery, 1926, Brooklyn Daily Eagle. In the early part of the twentieth century a pioneering woman named Aimee Le Prince Voorhees and her husband Harry built a pottery works in the shadow of...
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A Tree Grows in Inwood
New York Evening Post, May 9, 1948. The caption of the above photo reads: “The Garden Club of P.S. 52, Academy St. and Broadway, celebrated Arbor Day by planting an apple tree in the school garden....
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209 & 207 Dyckman Street
207 Dyckman Street On Dyckman Street, just east of Broadway, sit twin buildings dating back to the turn of the century. They represent the very beginning of the housing boom in Inwood. With colorful...
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Where the Wild Dogs Roamed
Modern day Inwood is likely the most dog friendly neighborhood in all of Manhattan. But, there was a time when man’s best friend instilled terror in the hearts of the few residents of northern...
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The Children of War: P.S. 52′s “Inwood Chatter” from January, 1943
Inwood Chatter In January of 1943 America, Inwood and much of the globe were transfixed by the horrific battles of World War II. That very month, as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill sat...
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Science Fair: P.S. 52 in 1928
In 1928, Inwood, as we know it, was coming into its own. With two subway trains having now reached the neighborhood, families with children flocked to the area. At the time the entire region was a blur...
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The Creepiest Playground in Inwood’s History
1925 Photo of George Hadley's Grave Not long ago, a descendant of George W. Hadley contacted me. She was working on her family tree and had seen her ancestor’s name in a post on this website. I told...
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Inwood Chatter, June, 1943
Inwood Chatter, June, 1943 My grandmother used to have a saying: “Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do, or do without.” She had learned the expression during World War II and it stuck with her for the...
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Inwood Chatter: January, 1944
Cover of January, 1944 Inwood Chatter In this January, 1944 edition of the “Inwood Chatter,” produced by the students of P.S. 52 in Inwood, New York City, the nation remained locked in the grips of...
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The Building of Modern Inwood
Dyckman Street facing West in 1904. Inwood's first apartment buildings, the Solano and Monida, are on the right. Source- Museum of the City of NY. During the mid to late 1800′s, Inwood was a quiet,...
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Inwood: The Bar Scene of Not So Long Ago
Nugents Bar, 1979 There was a time not so long ago when Inwood had a thriving bar scene. Up, down and between Dyckman Street and 207th, there were some 100, mainly Irish, bars. While a few bars, The...
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Miramar Saltwater Pool
Miramar Pool Ad, The Herald Statesman, July 22, 1932 As the dog days of summer approached, generations of children in Inwood, and around the City, looked forward to one thing only…The Miramar...
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Inwood’s Forgotten Houseboat Colonies
Boats moored in Inwood Hill basin, 1935 During the 1920’s and 30’s an intrepid group of amphibious New Yorkers thumbed their noses at urban living, and high city rents, and took to dwelling in...
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Portrait of a Monster
"Portrait of a Monster," by Inwood resident Cole Thompson and co-author Lisa Pulitzer. For much of the past year while writing histories of Northern Manhattan, and co-hosting History night at the...
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Johnson Ironworks: Reader Challenge
Not long ago I received an email from MyInwood.net reader Cherie Magee with an inquiry into the Johnson Ironworks, once located on Inwood’s Spuyten Duyvil. It seems Cherie had inherited some old family...
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Inwood’s First Public School
"Ward or Public School No. 52 was a landmark on the southeast corner of Broadway and Academy Street from 1858 to almost 1957. This picture dates from about 1902, or midway of that period. Note the gas...
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Inwood Hill Park Concession Stand: A Reader Contribution
Recently, MyInwood.net reader Frank Yannaco wrote in to tell me about the concession stand his family once owned and operated inside the Isham Street entrance to Inwood Hill Park. Inwood Hill Park...
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Inwood Bathing Beach: 1906
As summer winds down, I thought it might be fun to share a photo of an old swimming hole that used to be a source of great fun and entertainment near the turn of the last century. The area, on the...
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The Hoboken Turtle Club
“Dum vivimus vivamus” -Motto of the Hoboken Turtle Club According to legend, as the history of most social clubs is so often based, the Hoboken Turtle Club was founded in 1796. It is reputed to have...
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