Entrance To The Past: Broadway & Isham Streets | Forgotten New York
While meandering aimlessly in upper Manhattan in February 2013 I came upon a single intersection, Broadway and Isham Street, where there are several leftover relicts from several different ages that still survive. Before getting into those, I’d like to dispute the pronunciation of the name Isham, which, I’m told, is EYE-sham. This is plainly ridiculous. [...]
Historic Inwood: “Goodbye to Glocamorra” (1968)
“Goodbye to Glocamorra” (1968) is a documentary film originally made for broadcast on Irish television and is a fascinating look at the predominantly Irish Inwood of yesteryear. The film takes an unflinching look at the forces of transformation at work in the late 1960′s in the neighborhood. Inwood at the time was one of the [...]
Throw Back Thursdays: St. Patrick’s Day Edition
For this week’s Throw Back Thursdays post, it only fitting that we show love to all the folks that will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by highlighting 2 St. Patty’s Day posts. The first is last year’s St. Patrick’s Day photo shoot for Vibe Magazine that was shot at Inwood institution Piper’s Kilt and orchestrated [...]
New York Irish bar stands firm as population shifts – BBC News
The dynamic upper Manhattan neighbourhoods of Inwood and Washington Heights have undergone a dramatic shift in recent years, as the once predominantly Irish population has been replaced by new arrivals from the Dominican Republic and other Spanish-speaking countries. Barbara Cronin has owned the Irish Brigade bar for 28 years, and it is now one of [...]
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