


265 Riverside Drive
265 Riverside Drive View of 265 Riverside Drive from north; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Gliffden by Tom Miller In 1909 architect George F. Pelham designed an 11-story apartment building for the West Side Construction Co. to be located at the southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 99th Street. Known originally as The Gliffden, it was...
The Old Community – before Urban Renewal
By Megan Fitzpatrick Today we are bringing you a little known story about a community of Black artists that took place in the West 90s of the Upper West Side. The image on the left shows West Park Village which was built in the spot where previously sat six blocks of rowhouses. Deemed a ‘slum’ by City officials these buildings and the...