REFLECTIONS ON THE HISTORIC HEIGHTS: SCENES CAPTURING THE TRANSFORMING STREETSCAPE OF NORTHERN MANHATTAN A CENTURY AGO

Exhibit Venue: The Grinnell, 800 Riverside Drive (at 158^th) – Community Room

Exhibit Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Areas in and near Washington Heights today look remarkably similar to the way they did 100 years ago. An exhibition of historic photographs offers a time capsule documenting the transformation of northern Manhattan from an area of large residential estates to the vibrant urban environment we have today.

Through an eclectic set of photographs, this exhibit profiles the transformation of the environment, from country and suburban to urban that took place a century ago.  The area of focus is between roughly West 155th to 168th Streets.

In addition to the photographs on display, the exhibit will also feature weekly related talks on Saturday afternoons at 4:00 pm.  The talks will include:

• The Morris-Jumel Mansion, its rich history and establishment as a museum (June 6^th)
• Development and transformation in and around Audubon Park in the 1920s (June 13^th)
• The significance, history, and legacy of Sugar Hill (June 20^th), and
• The history of the Hispanic Society of America and the evolution of its mission (June 27^th)