tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post7064481541705819174..comments2024-01-27T12:21:56.954-05:00Comments on Manhattan Street Project: Inwood, Park Terrace East Between 217th and 215th StreetsMary Sargenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741150497000742980noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post-338742620242211872009-10-13T22:11:18.049-04:002009-10-13T22:11:18.049-04:00My grandparents lived in this building. I thought ...My grandparents lived in this building. I thought it was beautiful on the inside and well as outside. This is 50 park terrace east. I don't know why it says embassy on the front but I would love to know why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post-75200419059927472232009-03-04T01:18:00.000-05:002009-03-04T01:18:00.000-05:00I think the answer is that the old Kingsbridge tro...I think the answer is that the old Kingsbridge trolley depot predates the street grid. They never made a 217th east of Broadway because by the time the Seaman-Drake estate was carved up and 217th was created, there was already a giant streetcar barn that blocked the creation of any 217th east of Broadway. <BR/><BR/>216th never went west for the same reason -- the Seaman-Drake estate blocked it, and then the Park Terrace Gardens was built, preserving the superblock. 216th never had a chance to exist up on the hill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post-44661670768885200052008-12-14T04:24:00.000-05:002008-12-14T04:24:00.000-05:00thanks for your comment, JD. I like your story, a...thanks for your comment, JD. I like your story, and I want to believe it, but I'm hesitating because I have a pretty old street map that doesn't have 217th street east of Broadway. But, come to think of it, it also doesn't have 214th Street and I've been on 214th Street. So, maybe so.Mary Sargenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741150497000742980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post-13941533483570837802008-12-13T23:59:00.000-05:002008-12-13T23:59:00.000-05:00I may or may not be right about this one. But, I ...I may or may not be right about this one. But, I believe there was a 217th street East of Broadway until a couple of years ago. The "island" where Broadway and 10th Avenue intersect across from Twin Donuts" used to have a small street that went from Broadway to 10th Avenue. However when they paved over 10th avenue they removed that street and made the island bigger. I think this was 217th street.<BR/><BR/>JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com