Friday, December 2, 2011

☞ REMEMBER: St. Nicholas & 150th c. 1910

A photo from 1910 shows the corner of 150th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue circa 1910 and a building stands on the lot that no longer exists today.  This section of Sugar Hill now has a a gas station at the triangular intersection  since the handsome manor was apparently demolished decades ago. It appears to have been one of the many unique structures in the area which also includes the Bailey Mansion: LINK

Thaddeus Wilkerson, St. Nicholas Avenue, North from 148th Street, New York, ca. 1910, via the digital collection at the Museum of the City of New York
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3 comments:

  1. msciaraDecember 2, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Thanks Ulysses !

    I wondered what it was like before that Ugly gas station...Now I am really sad ! It was so much nicer before !

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  2. SANKOFADecember 3, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Convent Garden

    Convent Ave., 151 St. and St. Nicholas Ave.
    Manhattan
    Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
    Acres: 0.13
    This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.
    On December 17, 1909, the triangular parcel bounded by Convent Avenue, West 151st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue was designated a public park by the Board of Estimate. While researching the 1985 reconstruction of Convent Avenue, the consulting engineer discovered that the site was never formally acquired by Parks. On November 22, 1985, the lot was transferred to Parks for development as a landscaped sitting area. The garden is named for Convent Avenue, where the Convent of the Sacred Heart was located until a fire destroyed it on August 13, 1888.

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  3. msciaraDecember 4, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    Sankofa,

    Thanks for the background info...I just love this island ! Perhaps, there will be another change in the future. J'espère! I realize that we are so close to the highway..It is important to have gas stations, BUT......

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