Hamilton Fish Park
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Hamilton Fish Park is a public park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Named after former New York governor Hamilton Fish, the park was built on two blocks bounded by Houston, Pitt,
The Hamilton Fish Pool, constructed in 1936
Western facade of the Hamilton Fish Recreation Center
The eastern and northern facades of the Hamilton Fish Recreation Center, designed as part of the original park
Pool area as seen in the winter
Highbridge Park
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Highbridge Park is a public park on the western bank of the Harlem River in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. It stretches between 155th Street and Dyckman Street in Upper Manhattan. The p
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…using inexpensive materials. The bathhouses would be near "comfort stations", additional playgrounds, and spruced-up landscapes. The Hamilton Fish and Highbridge Pools were the first to begin construction, with work commencing in October 1934. Hamilton Fish Park was the only facility that did not receive a new…
Highbridge Play Center
Photo-mechanical print of the Harlem River Speedway in the early 20th century showing river access from Highbridge Park
Highbridge Park in winter, c. 1912, by George Benjamin Luks
Grand staircase, later cut by the vehicular ramp for the Trans-Manhattan Expressway