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All of Harlem River Drive is designated New York State Route 907P (NY 907P), an unsigned reference route. The parkway north of 165th Street was originally part of the Harlem River Speedway, a horse carriage roadway opened in 1898. The rest of the parkway from 125th to 165th Street opened to traffic in stages from 1951 to 1962.
The Harlem River is an 8-mile (13 km) ... In the 1890s, the City of New York built a racetrack for horses, the Harlem River Speedway, ...
In 1898 (the same year Fleetwood Park closed) the Harlem River Speedway opened. This was a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) public roadway running from 155th Street to Dyckman Street, built on unused land in High Bridge Park along the shoreline of the Manhattan side of the Harlem River.
Photo-mechanical print of the Harlem River Speedway in the early 20th century showing river access from Highbridge Park Three men were appointed in April 1889 to appraise 1,976 lots on the site; [ 13 ] [ 14 ] one of the appointees, former U.S. President Grover Cleveland , declined the position. [ 15 ]
Washington Bridge and Harlem River Speedway, early 20th century. The Interborough Railway Company announced plans in 1902 to operate a network of streetcar lines in the Bronx, including a line across the Washington Bridge and 181st Street. [96] After some dispute, the company received a franchise for a 181st Street streetcar line in 1904. [97]
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Exterior of the Polo Grounds with Harlem River Speedway in foreground, circa 1915. Note vacant lot, site of Manhattan Field. On August 16, 1920, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by the Yankees' Carl Mays. [19] At the time, batters did not wear helmets. Chapman died 12 hours after he was hit, at 4:30 ...
[9] [12] The Speedway was eventually paved and became the beginning of the Harlem River Drive. [12] [13] In 1903, when the stable was completed, Billings was a prominent member of the Jockey Club and part-owner of the Jamaica Race Course in Jamaica, Queens; [2] he was regarded as a "Grand Marshal" of harness racing ("trotting" or "matinee ...