Art Deco/ WPA design in Isham and Inwood Hill Parks
A slide lecture ending in a walking tour with Pat Courtney. Take a look at the Art Deco/WPA era design and structures in both parks. Learn of the designers discovered during the process of the study for potential historic districts in Inwood which was selected in 2011 as one of the inaugural “Six to Celebrate” communities by the Historic Districts Council.
Saturday June 30th, at 1:00pm at the Isham memorial terrace in Isham Park, above Broadway, enter the park at the stone gate across from West 212th and up the sloped path or stairs by the Ginkgo tree to the terrace (follow signs). In case of rain, meet at the Inwood Hill Park Nature Center:
Julia Isham Taylor, birthday celebration (JITs actual birth date: June 28, 1866) Come help to celebrate the birthday of the woman who initiated the gift of Isham Park in 1911-12.
We will share readings about Julia and a cake from our new neighborhood bakery and coffee shop Darling Cafe! http://darlingcoffeenyc.com/
To read about VIP organized lectures earlier in June during the Art Stroll, go to these links:
**June 2nd:
http://volunteersishampark.blogspot.com/2012/06/1st-lecture-in-series-related-to-isham.html
**June 9th:
http://volunteersishampark.blogspot.com/2012/06/shorakapok-tour-yesterday.html
**June 16th:
http://volunteersishampark.blogspot.com/2012/06/springs-and-wells-in-inwood-hill-and.html