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Before the Cross-Bronx Expressway was well underway.

Been playing a lot with CSS filters to find new ways to find beauty in aerial photography.

By the early 1950s, the modern Gowanus Expressway hadn't been built yet but the 14th Street had been upgraded to be partly grade seperated as a feeder to the Battery Tunnel. 

Old aerial photo from when the island was originally agricultural. 

Hundred years ago, this area was quite agricultural. 

"Built atop the North Hudson Sewage Treatment Plant in Harlem, Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park is the only park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. Inspired by urban rooftop designs in Japan, this 28-acre multi-level landscaped recreational rises 69 feet above the Hudson River and offers a wide variety of recreational, athletic and arts experiences for all ages, interests and abilities.

Housed in five major buildings are an Olympic-size pool, a covered skating rink for roller skating in the summer and ice-skating in the winter, an 800-seat cultural theater, a 2,500-seat athletic complex with fitness room, and a 150-seat restaurant.  Outdoor sports amenities include a 25-yard lap pool, a wading pool, four tennis courts, four basketball courts, a softball field, four hand/paddleball courts, and a 400-meter eight-lane running track with a football/soccer field.

Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park also boasts spectacular promenade views of the Hudson River, the Palisades and the George Washington Bridge. At water level, there is a 400-seat amphitheater. An educational greenhouse, two playgrounds, a water splashing area, a delightful kid inspired carousel  and a number of picnic areas round out DF Riverbank's many offerings."