Upper West Side and
Northern Manhattan

Central Park West District—River-
side Drive—Morningside Heights and
Manhattanville—Washington Heights
—Inwood—Marble Hill

Area: 59th St. on the south to Harlem River Ship Canal (and Marble Hill) on the
north; from the Hudson River east to Central Park, Morningside Ave., St. Nicholas
Ave. (125th to 155th St.), and the Harlem River. Maps on pages 54-55 and 293.
Principal north-south streets: Broadway, Amsterdam Ave., Riverside Drive, and
Henry Hudson Parkway.

Principal cross streets: 72d, 86th, 96th, 110th, 125th, 145th, 155th, 181st, and Dyck-
man Sts.

Transportation: IRT Broadway-7th Ave. subway (local), 59th to 225th St. stations;
8th Ave. (Independent) Washington Heights subway (local), 59th to 207th St.
stations; 9th Ave. el, 59th to 110th St. stations; Fifth Ave. buses Nos. 4, 5, 8, and
19; Broadway surface car.

A rocky ridge rises gently on the west side of the city, between 59th
Street and 110th Street, and attains commanding elevations in the neigh-
borhood of Washington Heights, where many fine residences and institu-
tions have found an advantageous natural setting. Along the Hudson are
Riverside, Fort Washington, Fort Tryon, and Inwood Hill parks. Above