NYC Facades

Of Columbus Circle fame

I was just taking a picture of the statue of Christopher Columbus, who seemed very out of place among the skyscrapers hundreds of feet to either side. That didn’t really pan out, but I did find it interesting having Columbus posing above the hurried man crossing the street.

It just so happens that there is another Christopher Columbus Statue in Riverdale, constructed by Robert Moses when he built the Henry Hudson Parkway. (Clearly, I don’t know the whole story.) I rode my bike up there, but didn’t get a chance to photograph the gent; perhaps another trip will take me there.

Shot from the train station beneath the Henry Hudson Bridge, facing south.

Henry Hudson Bridge from Inwood Hill Park

I admit my picture was not actually of the Bridge, but was in my narrative regarding Robert Moses (see the first trackback).