my grandfather was new york city cop in the thirties, walking the beat in inwood when they say inwood was an irish neighborhood. i know little of the bronx, except that modernity killed it. the bronx became a thoroughfare between manhattan and westchester or conneticut. the bronx was ripped apart with highways which horribly segregated neighborhoods and communities. the south bronx burned in the seventies as insurance pay outs were more lucrative than actually selling one's home, riots and pillaging could not be contained by local authorities.
in walking distance to my current address, there are two historic homes of note. please note, there are only two historic homes listed on the bronx historical society's website.


as the last home of edgar allen poe, in kingsbridge bronx, ny

as i continue research on chicago and urban planning, dolores hayden's book, the power of place, brought my attention to this:

"Cutural landscape history could become a part of all such ventures to connect efforts to nurture green spaces with a broader understanding of the urban past."

and also:

what became of the women's rights wesleyan chapel in seneca falls, ny
now a museum, the prior sign remains.

and yet another book i am interested in reading regarding midwestern landscapes