Category Archives: St. John the Divine

Morningside Heights: History is in the Lay of the Land

A map of the coast and mountains with numbers on it.

And the bend in the road is still visible today! This is 114th Street and Riverside Drive looking north. (R) The topography is intensified in this image. The dog and walker are crossing Broadway at 115th Street toward the Hudson River. Not only can you see the bend in the road, there’s a dip where […]