Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 122nd Street (West)

1885

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 122nd Street (West)

Riverside Park at W. 122nd Street and Riverside Drive. Shown is the temporary tomb of General U. S. Grant. The permanent structure was located about one-half block to the north and directly opposite 123rd Street. See: "Sketch of the life of General U. S. Grant" compiled by Col. John J. Garnett, with programme of the Ceremonies of the Dedication of the Grant Monument in New York, April 27, 1897. A. N. p. v 156 About 1885-90 Official photograph, Copyrighted, for the benefit of "Grant Monument Association:" Carvalho, photo Gift of Urbrock Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection