Thursday, March 25, 2021 – HISTORY COMES TO CRASHING HALT AT SOUTHPOINT PARK

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THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021

The

320th Edition

THE

CITY HOSPITAL COLUMNS

CITY HOSPITAL WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE CURRENT CORNELL CAMPUS AND IS NOW THE SITE OF SOUTHPOINT PARK. THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE 1990’S

CITY HOSPITAL PRIOR TO DEMOLITION IN THE EARLY 1990’S

THE STONEWORK WAS SAVED AND IS NOW PART OF THE BARRIER WALLS MEANDERING THRU THE PARK.

 

LAST EVENING A SUV TRAVELING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CRASHED INTO ONE COLUMN ON THE EAST PARK ENTRY,  

THIS CAST IRON COLUMN THAT STOOD FOR OVER 150 YEARS WAS BROKEN BY THE IMPACT ALONG WITH A BIKE RACK NEXT TO IT.

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QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL
THOM HEYER, ANDY SPARBERG, MITCH HAMMER, NINA LUBLIN 
GOT IT RIGHT.
IT WAS TRICKY SINCE MOST TUNNELS ARE SIMILAR

EDITORIAL
My dear friend Rosanna keeps me updated on all things that are historical around here. Today, she called to tell me that one of the columns outside Southpoint Park was hit by a vehicle.  I found out that it was hit last night by an Infiniti SUV, which must have been going at a high rate of speed to fracture the cast iron column.  There have been many accidents at the south end of the island with speeding vehicles and our parks, landmarks and property are all the victims.

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JUDITH BERDY
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Text by Judith Berdy
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