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Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City.It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Washington Heights is the 73rd of Chicago's 77 community areas.Located 12 miles (19 km) from the Loop, it is on the city's far south side.Washington Heights is considered part of the Blue Island Ridge, along with the nearby community areas of Beverly, Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood, and the village of Blue Island.
The United Palace (originally Loew's 175th Street Theatre) is a theater at 4140 Broadway in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States.The theater, occupying a city block between Broadway, Wadsworth Avenue, and West 175th and 176th Streets, is both a house of worship and a cultural center.
Washington Heights is also home to the city's only remaining independently owned children's bookstore — Rainbow Booksellers at 5704 W. Vliet St. The side of the building features a mural called ...
The mansion is located at 65 Jumel Terrace [8] in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. [2] [9] The house is in Roger Morris Park, within the boundaries of the Jumel Terrace Historic District, but is landmarked separately from the historic district. [10]
The George Washington Bridge connects Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan across the Hudson River to Fort Lee, New Jersey, and is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. [2] [3] In the late 19th century, the IRT Ninth Avenue Line and other elevated railroads brought people to the previously rustic Upper Manhattan.
The Audubon Park Historic District is located on five blocks in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is roughly bounded by West 155th Street to the south, West 158th Street to the north, Broadway and Edward M. Morgan Place to the east and Riverside Drive West to the west.
As the lively neighborhood of Washington Heights in upper Manhattan reaches sweltering hot temperatures, friendships, relationships and dreams are put to the test. The ensemble cast also includes ...