Harlem Bespoke: The fire watchtower on top of Marcus Garvey Park was dismantled back in 2015 to restore deteriorating parts on the 19th century structure and now things are all being put back in place. In just the past couple of weeks, the view below the park has changed dramatically with scaffolding being installed to help support the metal beams when they arrive. This official landmark is basically one of last bell towers used by the fire department in the 1800s to signal fireman when disaster struck and has been associated with the Mount Morris Park neighborhood for over 160 years. Word of mouth has it that everything will be complete by January 2019 which looks to be feasible based on the current rate of construction. Check out older photos of the watchtower in our past post:
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HarlemBespoke.com 2018
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