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Morningside Park at 120th Street and Morningside Avenue
Morningside Park at 120th Street and Morningside Avenue
Morningside Park at 120th Street and Morningside Avenue

Morningside Park, Manhattan Avenue at the foot of Morningside Avenue, New York City, 1905.

IMAGE DATE1905
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This view looking west into the park from 120th Street and Morningside Avenue shows the Morningside Drive overlook at the top of the steep east-west rise. Preserving views across the park and from the park towards Harlem and Long Island was a key concept of the Olmsted and Vaux design for Morningside Park.

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