On Sunday, as a heat wave gathered enough momentum
in New York City to merit consideration as the muggiest day of the year so far,
I was on my way to the subway at 175th Street and Fort Washington
Avenue when I glimpsed a park on the other side of the street. Curious, I
walked across to get a better look.
The J. Hood Wright Park is not a sprawling urban
landscape like Central Park or Riverside Park, but it gives the citizens of
Washington Heights some much-needed green space—and, on Sunday, some much-needed
shade. As you can see from this photo I took, a number of people of all ages
were also gathered in the playground.
The man for whom the park was named was a
Philly-born banker who lived in a mansion on 175th Street and Haven
Avenue. I especially like him for having contributed substantially to the
Washington Heights Branch of the New York Public Library.
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