Just north of Manhattan is one of New York City’s most diverse and culturally enriching boroughs: the Bronx. The Bronx is home to Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the New York Botanical Garden, and so many other wonderful sites to visit. The popularity and spread of hip-hop music in the 1970 and 80s can be traced back to the Bronx. Besides the historical sites you can visit, you will surely be hungry after a long day of exploring the Bronx and its expansive history. The Bronx’s iconic Arthur Avenue has a plethora of Italian cuisine and dishes you can choose from, while you can find an abundance of gourmet Latin restaurants in other neighborhoods. While you might not be able to hit all these locations in one day on foot, be sure to check out these food establishments after a fun outing to a landmark in the Bronx.

Between 1954 and 1957, the Municipal Art Society surveyed historic buildings in all five boroughs to create a database of potential landmarks to preserve. Local residents and MAS staff compiled individual sheets devoted to about 200 buildings. Each sheet outlined the building’s date, location, and style and provided a description and a small photograph. This is the list of Bronx buildings with descriptions by architectural historian Agnes A. Gilchrist.

Bronx Post Office ca. 1954 In the 1930's most Federal buildings were classical in a derivation of Colonial Revival. A few of the best buildings, such as the Folger Library in Washington and the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia have a blending of classical proportions with original details which can be called a classical essence and which Paul Cret tried to teach his students. The post office lobby is on the front of the ground floor, but remains rather simple, except for murals created by Ben Shahn. The exterior is of great beauty, however. The gray brick with the white marble trim gives an elegance to the simple rhythmic facade with the seven high arched openings, four windows and three with doors in the lower parts and glass above. The ornamentation, lettering, and sculpture relieve the walls of monotony.