The spuyten duyvil swing bridge, used by amtrak to enter manhattan is just east of the station, at the edge of the harlem river tidal straight where it reaches the hudson river. The spuyten duyvil train station with henry hudson bridge above. Lewis warsh is the author of over thirty volumes of poetry, fiction and autobiography, including out of the question. The last two trains to depart penn station for the next three months were trains 63, the maple leaf, and 69, the adirondack, on saturday morning may 26. Fascinated by the history of the bronx neighborhoods directly to the north of the church, he wrote a series of articles for the riverdale press, which were collected into this book in 1968. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. It was the deadliest train accident within new york city since a 1991 subway derailment in lower manhattan, and. It is also the location of the spuyten duyvil train station, which is served by the hudson line of the metronorth railroad, as wikipedia notes. Zillow has 111 homes for sale in spuyten duyvil new york matching. The history of the bridge is intertwined with the history of the new york. A plan to open the harlem river to navigation took hold in the late 1880s, culminating in the opening in 1895 of the ship canal at 225 st that provided a deep water connection to the spuyten duyvil creek and the hudson river. See more of spuyten duyvil branch new york public library on facebook.
Spuyten duyvil road 242nd street west the new york public library digital collections. Spuyten duyvil metronorth hudson line the subwaynut. Spuyten duyvil is located directly beneath the arch of the henry hudson bridge. Spuyten duyvil new york, new york neighborhood, city. Since trains stopped running across it in 1982, the spuyten duyvil swing bridge has.
He was cofounder, with bernadette mayer, of united artists magazine and books. Reflections in a train window from penn station ny to spuyten duyvil on vimeo. At the confluence of the hudson and harlem rivers, spuyten duyvil, in the northwestern bronx, can seem to be channeling two somewhat opposite experiences. Spuyten duyvil neighborhood is home to the henry hudson memorial park and the henry hudson bridge, which connects it to the island of manhattan. Sketch of martindale by vic westman for lou grogans book.
So, what is the heritage of the west side line that connects the exnyc hudson line at spuyten duyvil to penn station. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Spuyten duyvil is tucked into the corner of the bronx at the hudson and. Spuyten duyvil, the bronx, defined by the views the new. Appearing in many historical photos of the station is the bartlett house, which was a railroad hotel. Normal service will operate with the following change. Steve light s ultracompressed poetry tempers and disciplines his fertile and torrential imaginaire under the sign of paul celan, a potent influence.
Spuyten duyvil metronorth hudson line photos page 2. For people not familiar with the northwest bronx, the name of the spuyten duyvil branch library \. Hunter college served as a training facility during world war ii, and mark twain, theodore roosevelts family, and arturo toscanini once lived at wave hill. Spuyten duyvil is a small publishing house and a communal endeavor. But the train didnt slow down as it took the curve just north of the spuyten duyvil station about 7. To our spuyten duyvil station customers customer information center. Spuyten duyvil curve has a deadly history new york post. Collected stories spuyten duyvil, 2014, a place in the sun spuyten duyvil, 2010 and inseparable. Dating back to the 17th century, the name spuyten duyvil originates from the dutch settlers who gave. Spuyten duyvil a metronorth commuter train lies in the brush near the hudson river after it derailed just north of the spuyten duyvil station in bronx, n. More than half of the commuters travel to the station using the hudson rail link bus. The hudson rail link is your connection between the riverdale neighborhood in the bronx and metronorth trains. The creek has since been filled in, but the name stuck, with. Kennedys boyhood home is only steps from wave hill, and george.
Tibbetts creek is shown flowing south to the creek. It ran from the junction between the west side line and the hudson river railroad near spuyten duyvil creek, then along the harlem river to the northwestern shore of the east river in what is today the port morris section of the bronx. Washington irving refers to the origin of the name in his book, knickerbocker history. Northwest view of crash site area across the spuyten duyvil shot from inwood. Todays tour takes us to the correctly spelled spuyten duyvil, a station about 10 miles north of grand central terminal in the bronx. Summertime work on new yorks penn station officially. Peak stay tuned for the final overview of 2017 as ill wrap up the year with plenty of updates to mention at the special trip to jfk airport on the airtrain. If any other spuyten duyvil witnesses are still living, the general yardmaster of railroad stories wants to hear from them.
All appointment times are guaranteed by our spuyten duyvil, new york endocrinologists. The station is along the harlem river just before it reaches the hudson river. Spuyten duyvil in the 1890s, in a new york state survey map. Selected poems 19632003 station hill, 2017, one foot out the door. History of the spuyten duyvil railroad disaster of 1882. Riding on the ny central hickory creek out of penn station nyc i captured the tunnel and the reflections in the window in this unedited piece. In washington irvings knickerbocker history, a dutch trumpeter vows to. We strive for accuracy but we are not the official source. Get directions, maps, and traffic for spuyten duyvil, ny. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy, the new york public library. History of the name spuyten duyvil by rabecca mcdonald, kingsbridge libraryapril 29, 2010. Also, since amtrak uses the line to access penn station, when do amtrak trains begin using the third ra. Four dead and 63 injured in new york passenger train.
Tibbetts still flowed here until the 1920s, when it was relocated underground. On the morning of december 1, 20, a metronorth railroad hudson line passenger train derailed near the spuyten duyvil station in the new york city borough of the bronx. Spuyten duyvil is a living, breathing work of art and love that has spanned the greater portion of thillemans lifetime. The 25 best books about the history of new york citys. History of the name spuyten duyvil the new york public. This repositioning was made as part of amtraks new york penn station infrastructure renewal encompassing both. In the background, nycs line down the west side of manhattan bridges the harlem river where the harlem meets the hudson. The open cut station was used for only about twenty years. The local service from 30th st usually ended on the. Considering that it is a station that is frequently misspelled, as well as rather attractive, it seems to be a good representation of the hudson line. Northwest bronx is home to wave hill, van cortlandt park, woodlawn cemetery, the new york botanical garden, and a variety of colleges and universities. The spuyten duyvil metronorth railroad station serves the residents of the spuyten. The spuyten duyvil station is a commuter rail stop on the metronorth railroads hudson line. We see the ship canal and spuyten duyvil creek, and the temporary island, marble hill, connected to the mainland on the north by kings bridge.
Four dead, 63 injured after nycbound metronorth passenger train. While spuyten duyvil remains a unique neighborhood defined by its geology, geography and housing stock, theres plenty of transportation options to connect it to midtown manhattan and the financial district. Reflections in a train window from penn station ny to. Four dead and 63 injured in new york passenger train derailment. Four of about 115 passengers were killed and another 61 injured. Spuyten duyvil and port morris railroad was a railroad built in what is today the west bronx and south bronx in new york city. As such, sd has at times received penetration from thillemans friends and lovers, and has been a part of somber partings as well as peaceful separations. According to a city analysis of the 2010 census that looks at spuyten duyvil and kingsbridge, the two had a total of 30,000 residents 33. Spuyten duyvil branch new york public library home. Stock certificate for the spuyten duyvil and port morris railroad company.
Browse photos, see new properties, get open house info, and research neighborhoods on trulia. Spuyten duyvil is the location of the spuyten duyvil train station, which is served by the hudson line of the metronorth railroad, providing service into grand central terminal and north into westchester county. A mid1940s view from the henry hudson parkway bridge near the north end of new york city shows the converging new york central lines at spuyten duyvil. As of august 2006, daily commuter ridership was 9 and there were 100 parking spots.
A metro north station at spuyten duyvil provides a direct train line to grand central station. Set in the 17th century, the story tells of trumpeter anthony van corlaer summoned by dutch colonial. Avenue in the bronx and dieterle crescent in queens all made the list, the most requested tonguetrippers included spuyten duyvil, along with kosciuszko and goethals as in bridge. For those three, we went to the experts native speakers of the mother tongue in question for a quick.
The spuyten duyvil station is a commuter rail stop on the metronorth railroads hudson line, serving the spuyten duyvil neighborhood of the bronx, new york city. The spuyten duyvil curve, where a metronorth train derailed sunday morning, played a role in another deadly rail accident more than years. Best endocrinologists in spuyten duyvil, new york, ny. Spuyten duyvil williamsburg 185 tips from 10031 visitors. We design each book by ourselvesthis effort takes tremendous devotion and regenerative energy. According to him, a dutch trumpeter vowed to swim the. Media in category spuyten duyvil metronorth station the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Nypl spuyten duyvil library the new york public library. The spuyten duyvil branch of the new york public library is located in the riverdale section of the bronx, one block west of the henry hudson parkway. These evocative pictures, from her book changing new york, show ewen. Spuyten duyvil metronorth train accidents pictures. Spuyten duyvil, hudson river, new york library of congress. Looking down on the station from the h hudson bridge footpath. Against middle passages requires, in lights phrase, the traces perseverance, so that we may stand guard over absent meaning blanchot in our daily lives.
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