I took these over my spring break back this past march March when I made a last minute decision to visit Philly and NYC. 

 

I actually had a purpose on this trip, and that was to literally re-document as many places as I could that I spent during a 3 month stay in the Morningside Heights area back in '03  While my sister worked an internship, I did nothing and wandered around and explored.  I think this is what got me re-interested in architecture and cities.

 

While it was very cold, it would have been better had I not destroyed my ankle on a broken sidewalk grate in Philly.  Thanks PHILLY :x  At least people in NYC don't stare too much.  These photos are just a selected few.  I'm planning a week long return trip in the near future to continue where I left off.

 

 

 

Beginning just north of Morningside Heights entering Manhattanville

 

Approaching upper Riverside Dr.  Made for convenient parking that summer

 

Who knew engineers could be artists

 

Lower RS.  Lots of food storage places along here.

 

Looking up 131st between a few warehouses.  Manhattanville Houses at the end

 

Cold storage buildings I think

 

Grand Stair back up to Riverside Dr that I limped up.

 

 

Hamilton Heights

Looking East up 138th

 

I like the geography and it's impact on the urban environment....ie. buildings constructed into a hill.

 

Looking south down broadway. 

 

Extra wide streets...

 

.....and sidewalks

 

This would be way cooler with the archway had the cornice not been ripped down

 

A nice limestone amongst the bricks

 

This is a style my architecture firm is really into and that's accenting the lower masonry with large limestone or lighter brick bands.

 

Another high-risk cornice tear down

 

Reminds me a little of Paris

 

In 03, far more of these were boarded up, now there's just 1, and not for long.

 

145th St

 

Obligatory b&w

 

146th St

 

 

 

 

I'll continue with More In Part 2 including more along Broadway + Sugar Hill

 

 

 

Ya did good!

Nice! I'm staying in Morningside Heights right now! Right around the corner from your first pics on 125th and Broadway.

Awesome! ^  Do you know where the i-house is?  That was where I stayed.  Right across from Grant's tomb.

Yeah! I walked by there the other day, it's just around the block

very nice. not to mention it's not often you get a chance to go back and retrace far flung old stomping grounds like that. kind of reminds me of when i get back to bowling green.

 

unfortunately in nyc there are a lot of cornice losses around town, as might be expected over the years of use & neglect. however, the city also speeded that up fairly recently when via incentives they pushed landlords to fix up apt buildings. although a good thing, in the process too often a lot of charm was lost, ie., cornices, casement windows, fixtures, ect.

Looks great!