Tag: Jackie Robinson Park

  • Colonial Park 1930’s

    Colonial Park 1930’s

    A view of Colonial Park, now Jackie Robinson Park, from the 155th Street Viaduct. The photo was clearly taken on a wet day, though no one in the photo has an open umbrella. Note the ubiquitous window awnings to help with the summer sun/heat (pre-air conditioning). Below is a detail of the park where the…

  • Harlem and The Bronx

    Harlem and The Bronx

    This image from the 1930’s from a high vantage point (likely from the towering 555 Edgecombe Avenue), shows Harlem in the foreground and The Bronx in the background. What is now Jackie Robinson Park is immediately below (in the foreground) and you can see the distinctive kiosk shown in another 1930’s photo and from Google…

  • View of Harlem Plains, 1814

    View of Harlem Plains, 1814

    For sale on Ebay. Pups on Parade! (October 29) If your pup has a costume, head on over to Jackie Robinson Park for a pup Halloween costume party: (Hopefully, your best friend won’t be as beleaguered as the pup in the photo, above.)

  • The Visitation

    The Visitation

    HERE PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF THE VISITATION FROM STEPHANIE FLEISCHMANN, CHRISTINA CAMPANELLA, AND MALLORY CATLETT The Visitation, a sound walk, a haunting site-specific experience created by Stephanie Fleischmann, Christina Campanella, and Mallory Catlett. Inspired by the appearance of a one-antlered deer in Harlem in 2016, The Visitation takes the listener on an urban odyssey in…