NYC:Manhattan hoods-Lincoln Square

Heading in upper midtown brings us into the hood known as Lincoln Sq. It goes from 59th to 72nd Sts between 8th Ave (Central Park West) to the Hudson River. This hood is mostly residential. Originally this place was known as Harnessville after the Dutch had settled in. Bloomingdale Rd was home to some of the most ambitous hosues were built as suburban villas. However, that road fell to lower classes as the middle of the 1800's came around. In the late 1830's, the Hudson River RR was built along the Hudson Waterfront to allow for transportation outside of NYC. In 1858, Frank Olmstead laid out Central Pk with the Sheep Meadow sitting along the upper 60's. In 1864, that portion actually did have sheep hence its name. The Panic of 1873 forced Harnessville to be stymized, but that didn't last too long. The 9th Ave El was constructed to allow for its population to flourish and have tennements constructed giving Harnesville a new name known as the Upper West Side. At this time, the hills were graded, and Blommingdale Rd was renamed as Broadway to connect the street that was downtown. Durring the start of the 1900's, blacks started to populate the area south of 67th St. In 1934, the sheep were relocated to Prospect Pk as the Sheep Meadow was left in that way until further rennovations came along. In the 1950's the 9th Ave El was demolished as subway lines replaced it a while ago. In 1960, a play was done by Leonard Berenstien, and written by Arthur Laurents known as West Side Story. Throughout the 60's came the construction of the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, which included the Metropolitain Opera House as its centerpiece. Appartments to go along with it were built along other avenues as people started calling this neighborhood Lincoln Sq. In 1985, Donald Trump had the idea for a plan known as Television City, but NBC decided not to have it and Trump built a complex known as Trump Place instead. The same business tycoon later on bought the building that was used by Gulf Western as well as help finance the Wollman Rink. Today, the area is still known for its culture. If you plan to go to the Julliard School of Music, then this the place. The Fordham School of Law is also located around the Lincoln Ctr. Grey's Pappaya, which was voted the best for having organic hot dogs, is located at 72nd St and Broadway. You can get here by taking the subway to 66th St-Lincoln Ctr (1), 72nd St-Broadway (1, 2, 3), and 72nd St-Central Pk W (B, C). Here is what you will find in Lincoln Sq.


























































































































































































































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