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‘Lost Inwood’ photos show how neighborhood has changed

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  • A partially-painted Columbia "C" is visible in this photograph taken during a speedboat race in 1956.
    Photo Credit: Courtesy of Evelyn Ruggiero
  • A revised Columbia "C" is still visible today, although the style has changed over the years.
    Photo Credit: Colter Hettich
  • Photographer Percy Loomis Sperr captured this image of the West 207th Street rail yard in 1933 shortly after the facility was completed.
    Photo Credit: Percy Loomis Sperr
  • The West 207th Street rail yard is still recognizable from the 1 train platform at 207th Street.
    Photo Credit: Colter Hettich
  • An estate's surviving arch entryway, on Broadway near West 2167th Street (pictured in 1890), remains a lone witness to the incredible wealth and eccentricities of its former owners.
    Photo Credit: Courtesy of DFM
  • If you don't look close, you'll miss it. This 120-year-old arch still stands today, but it's covered by the garages of auto mechanics on Broadway.
    Photo Credit: Colter Hettich
  • This is the earliest known photograph of the Dykman farmhouse, taken circa 1870.
    Photo Credit: Courtesy of DFM
  • The Dykman farmhouse serves as a monument to northern Manhattan's past, and is a favorite field-trip destination for local schools.
    Photo Credit: Colter Hettich

Inwood’s history is documented in a new book, titled “Lost Inwood.”

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