Inwood, Post Avenue Between Academy and Dyckman Streets

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Farther down the block, there is an identical facade except that there is no green paint detailing the swaglike thing and the molding; it's all that reddish brown color. Here, there's a super with a decorator sensibility, I suppose.

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Inwood, Post Avenue at 204th Street

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The rest of Post Avenue was lined with standard apartment buildings, uh, except for this block of Swiss chalets, putting up a brave front.

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Inwood, Post Avenue Between 207th and 204th Streets

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Talk about your color! Did I go to the right part of town, or what?

Do not be misled by the post title into thinking that this block is three blocks long. On this side of Tenth Avenue, there are no 205th and 206th Streets. On the other side, there are, as well as 201, 202 and 203. Streets up here do pretty much as they please without having to conform to the stodgy downtown grid.

Here, I'll show you: