MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020 – Let’s look on the map and from the air

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Mapping in the 19th Century 
NYC
and
Aerial Views from the 1970’s
of Mostly Abandoned Welfare Island

Monday, June 22, 2020

Our 85th Edition

MILLER’S MAP (above)

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3804n.fi000110b/

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Miller’s new map of the city of New-York. New York City map Covers New York City (Manhattan) south of 132nd Street. Shows 1-mile radial distances from City Hall. Also covers part of Brooklyn (N.Y.), Jersey City (N.J.), and Hoboken (N.J.). Title from cover. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Hand colored to distinguish city wards (numbered) and adjacent municipalities. “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by Humphrey Phelps.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3804n.wd000155/

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MAP Topographical map of the city and county of New-York, and the adjacent country : with views in the border of the principal buildings, and interesting scenery of the island. Relief shown by hachures. Shows wards, physical features, and various places of interest. “Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1836 by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.” Does not show Madison Square. Oriented with north towards the upper right. LC Ward maps, 155 Cohen, P.E. Manhattan in maps,…

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https://www.loc.gov/item/98687126/

MILLER’S MAP

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3804n.fi000110b/?r=0.205,0.066,0.5,0.318,0

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MAP Miller’s new map of the city of New-York. New York City map Covers New York City (Manhattan) south of 132nd Street. Shows 1-mile radial distances from City Hall. Also covers part of Brooklyn (N.Y.), Jersey City (N.J.), and Hoboken (N.J.). Title from cover. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Hand colored to distinguish city wards (numbered) and adjacent municipalities. “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by Humphrey Phelps, in the Clerk’s… Contributor: Miller, James – Fillmore, Millard – Phelps, Humphrey Date: 1862

BLACKWELL’S ISLAND  COLLECTION OF NYPL (C)

The Island from South to North
1970 in a State of Abandonment
Comparing to Today’s Island

2020 Map Copyright RIHS (c)

From South to North:
Smallpox Hospital with Brennan Hall  on the East side of the building
On west side Nurses residence
On fare east side Strecker Laboratory
City Hospital on north part stretching entire width of island
Note:  The island ended just south of the Smallpox Hospital and the debris is landfill

Goldwater Memorial Hospital with City  Hospital on south end of the island.

A peek at the Central Nurses Residence with its driveway.  In the  trees to the north is Blackwell House abandoned for over 15 years.

Chapel of the Good Shepard is recognizable with the since demolished Good Samaritan German Lutheran Church. The other buildings were part of the City Home.

The “H” shaped Neurological Hospital sits where P.S. 217 is now situated.

The Welfare Island Bridge leads to the West Road. The Neurological Hospital is to the south and mostly hidden in the greenery  as is the old firehouse.  On the north side is the FDNY Training School with its red fire engines.

MONDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

Identify and locate this.
Send your answer to jbird134@aol.com
Win a trinket from the RIHS kiosk.

WEEKEND MYSTERY PHOTO OF THE DAY

Chapel of the Holy Spirit later known as
Dayspring Church, now The Sanctuary

EDITORIAL

We are back to “normal” today. I will have a long needed haircut!!!
We will have completed 9 long days of early voting, working every day on East 75th Street.
After Monday off, our team will be back at PS 217 on Tuesday for primary voting from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Forgive me, if the winners of our photo identifications have not been up-to-date.   It is hard to keep up on work days.  

Back to near normal later this week!!!!
AND EATING OUTSIDE NISI!!!!

Text by Judith Berdy Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky
for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Deborah Dorff
All materials in this publication are copyrighted (c)

MATERIAL COPYRIGHT WIKIPEDIA, GOOGLE IMAGES, RIHS ARCHIVES AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION (C)

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