9 June 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General, New York City
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Castle Village © Jim.henderson/cc-by-sa-4.0
Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the
borough of
Manhattan in
New York City. It is named for
Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the
highest natural point on Manhattan by
Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the
American Revolutionary War. Washington Heights is bordered by
Inwood to the north along
Dyckman Street, by
Harlem to the south along
155th Street, by the
Harlem River and
Coogan’s Bluff to the east, and by the
Hudson River to the west.
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12 August 2019 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General, New York City
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George Washington Bridge, Hudson River and Hudson Palisades as seen from West 187th Street and Chittenden Avenue
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Hudson Heights is a residential neighborhood of the
Washington Heights area of
Upper Manhattan,
New York City. Most of the residences are in apartment buildings, many of which are
cooperatives, and most were constructed in the 1920s through 1940s. The
Art Deco style is prominent, along with
Tudor Revival. Notable complexes include
Hudson View Gardens and
Castle Village, which were both developed by Dr.
Charles V. Paterno, and were designed by
George F. Pelham and his son, George F. Pelham, Jr., respectively.
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