Walking Tour: Back to the Bronx: Melrose

by calendar on April 30, 2008

When
May 4, 2008   11:00 am   
Where
Meet at Washington Mutual Bank Branch
557 Melrose Av. (bet. 149 & 150th Sts.)
The Bronx
Cost
$15; $12 for members of the Municipal Art Society
More Info
Municipal Art Society

In recent decades, planning, new buildings and the arrival of artists have begun to restore viability to the South Bronx. This series of walking tours stresses renewal in response to basic urban geography. We’ll enter Melrose from the Bronx Hub and view the revived retail strip, new housing, and soon-to-be-redeveloped courthouse near the former transportation spine of Third Ave. Further afield are more innovative housing projects and the Melrose Metro-North station. Leader: Jack Eichenbaum, urban geographer.