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Apartment houses in Fort George, Manhattan

The High Bridge over the Harlem River, circa 1900. Built in 1848, the High Bridge spanned the #HarlemRiver connecting the #Bronx to #Manhattan to transport clean water via the new Croton Aqueduct. The High Bridge was modeled after the great #aqueducts of the Roman Empire and remained in use for the #Croton water system until 1955. The deck remained in use as a pedestrian bridge until the 1970's when it was closed due to vandalism. The city began restoring the bridge in 2012 and it officially reopened in 2015. Tap the photo to view in high res ($colorized or original black & white) on our website or order a print. #highbridge #thebronx #crotonresevoir #crotonaqueduct #urbanism #nychistory #newurbanism #cityplanning #inwood #majordeegan #colorization #historicphotography #uppermanhattan #washingtonheghts #shermancreek #nycurbanism

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The Cloisters

Apartment houses in Inwood, Manhattan.

The George Washington Bridge was originally planned for train traffic on the lower level! The bridge was constructed between 1927 and 1931 with only one level holding six traffic lanes. But the bride's chief engineer Othmar Ammann had the foresight to make the bridge strong enough to later add an additional level for light rail. Another proposal routed the A subway line over the lower level of the bridge to Fort Lee. The lower level's construction started in 1959 but Robert Moses and the Port Authority scrapped the light rail, instead, adding six more traffic lanes. The second photo shows the bridge in 1941 before the lower level (nicknamed Martha) was added. Tap to view in high resolution or order an archival print. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #georgewashingtonbridge #gwb #bridgegate #civilengineering #transit #publictransit #peaktransit #washheights #washingtonheights #inwood #uppermanhattan #hudsonriver #othmarammann #robertmoses #urbanplanning #crossbronx #transmanhattanexpressway #nychistory #urbanism (at George Washington Bridge) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqa3RbRFcgm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19rchgoakn1vk

An apartment house in Washington Heights, Manhattan.