Take A Twitter Tour Of Roosevelt Island From Top To Bottom With NY Historical Tours And Eastern Consoldidated Real Estate
Last Thursday, July 30, NY Historical Tours visited Roosevelt Island. Eastern Consolidated Real Estate Investment Sales joined the Roosevelt Island tour and tweeted their journey from Lighthouse Park to FDR Four Freedoms Park and stops in between.
Join us at 10am for another tour with @BisnowNY, @adelaidepol + @NYCHistoryTour! This time around we're exploring #RooseveltIsland!— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015We're headed over to #RooseveltIsland by means of the tramway @ 60th+2nd, one of several @MTA transit options. pic.twitter.com/Y7Da9dGyuD— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015From @NYCHistoryTour: the tram run by @RIOCny also operates a majority of the free buses on #RooseveltIsland as well. pic.twitter.com/0DDJwR1txL— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015.@NYCHistoryTour Before transit options, this info booth was an elevator stop coming down from the Queensboro Bridge. pic.twitter.com/UuGtBsNWlc— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015.@NYCHistoryTour In the 1600s, #RooseveltIsland was Manning Island before turning into Blackwell Island. Dutch also named it Hog Island.— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015When bought by NYC in the early 1800s, the island was used for penitentiaries and hospitals. This led to the name of Welfare Island (1/2)— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015.@NYCHistoryTour Name #RooseveltIsland coined in the 60s to pay tribute to FDR and rebrand the island's reputation. pic.twitter.com/ZNUNeZO0eG— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015For 14K #RooseveltIsland residents, retail options are slim but expanding. Most $ is spent off the isle @adelaidepol pic.twitter.com/ImE6dcCtOB— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Riverwalk, the only bar on the isle, according to @NYCHistoryTour + the owner has admitted to taking a loss for now. pic.twitter.com/h0EzMGeJdp— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015But retailers know the impending effects of @cornell_tech and new residents coming in just a few years. -@NYCHistoryTour— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015New residential development projects are on the rise, which will have expansive views of #LongIslandCity. pic.twitter.com/Xb45jY3An3— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Kevin Draper @NYCHistoryTour talks Rockefeller University, complex on Manhattan's waterfront expanding over the FDR. pic.twitter.com/SBbXvlKupq— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Blackwell Family House, landmarked bldg that's the 6th oldest house in NYC from 1796! @NYCHistoryTour pic.twitter.com/PCvlKjc3n1— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Blackwell House provides a stark contrast from 1970s Brutalist residences. @NYCHistoryTour #RooseveltIsland pic.twitter.com/8n3waPHtOW— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Once low-income housing, today certain bldgs converting to free market apts give residents options to buy homes. pic.twitter.com/Jtcu79SYGy— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015#RooseveltIsland's Main St curves provide allusion of expansiveness + European-ness unlike standard USA main streets. pic.twitter.com/ngYELZgBbg— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Mae West, arrested for 10 days for her scandalous Bway show "Sex," was one famous temp resident of #RooseveltIsland. @NYCHistoryTour— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Another island landmark, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, is now a community facility. @adelaidepol #RooseveltIsland pic.twitter.com/5BlXbRnqnO— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Built in 1889, this church turned community facility is a meeting place for #RooseveltIsland residents and visitors. pic.twitter.com/TTgkkbIRgV— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Entering Island House, a large resi complex, you can see the incredible views of some of the Manhattan-facing apts. pic.twitter.com/tNe8BInwih— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Between river views and open windows, some residences almost feel like cruise ships on #RooseveltIsland. pic.twitter.com/FCKLeP188z— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015#RooseveltIsland in 70s touted as a tech-oriented future, w clean air buses, electric cars, and now, solar powered bldgs. @NYCHistoryTour— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Stopping by local retailer Main St Sweets for a reprise from the heat, "the sweetest game in town!" #RooseveltIsland pic.twitter.com/tdzpmSTAZX— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015According to the owner of Main St Sweets, the test market for @FreshDirect delivery service was right here on #RooseveltIsland!— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Walking north, we pass the only parking complex near the bridge to QNS, an affordable parking option for commuters. pic.twitter.com/jFeU6yAX13— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015One of the challenges in updating retail, is modernizing stores and drawing slightly larger retail crowds. @adelaidepol— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015#RooseveltIsland + @WaltDisneyWorld: some of the very few locs w AVAC systems that eliminate the need for garbage trucks. @NYCHistoryTour— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015River artwork cheekily shows off #NYC's relationship between $$ + #RealEstate according to @NYCHistoryTour. pic.twitter.com/GPx8BbiPLT— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015One of the more unique riverfront sections on #RooseveltIsland is styled like a ship front. pic.twitter.com/SUXKbnVSTD— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015The Octagon bldg, a former insane asylum (!), is now a mixed-use residence which has been fashionably converted. pic.twitter.com/pcuHjjjJ3L— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015The lighthouse was built after many boats crashed from the river's incredibly strong currents @NYCHistoryTour pic.twitter.com/1kpAzL6wBR— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015From here we see Hell's Gate Bridge whose engineer worked on the similar Sydney Harbor Bridge @NYCHistoryTour pic.twitter.com/og6Lf8cz74— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 201510 Days in a Madhouse, written from a reporter who entered herself to the frmr Octagon asylum was a catalyst for psychiatric care + reform.— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Visiting Island House again, we're checking out a free market apt on the market which has been totally gut renovated. pic.twitter.com/HtPb5BaYS5— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Of those buying new apts, 80% of current buyers are not from #RooseveltIsland recently, according to @Corcoran_Group Broker Deanna Kory.— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Headed south, the Smallpox Hospital was for all infected by smallpox, from rich to poor. @NYCHistoryTour— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Braving some rain, headed south to see @cornell_tech site which will draw thousands of students to #RooseveltIsland pic.twitter.com/kBoxbeYdnG— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Near entry of FDR Park the Smallpox Hospital designed by James Renwick who also made St. Patrick's @NYCHistoryTour pic.twitter.com/jSv6su7ZYw— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Old smallpox hospital. Slightly creepy? pic.twitter.com/cdNBgEGMbg— Dave Ceule (@DCoolDog) July 30, 2015Recently Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for presidency right here @4FreedomsPark! pic.twitter.com/z31vTvBABh— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015The @UN is the appropriate backdrop for the beautiful @4FreedomsPark, keeping in mind FDR's legacy. @NYCHistoryTour pic.twitter.com/gkx2KvErKG— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Every stone + tree of the orig. @4FreedomsPark design by Kahn in the 70s was made to plan when built @NYCHistoryTour pic.twitter.com/0TYUsZgq3z— Eastern Consolidated (@EasternConsol) July 30, 2015Roosevelt Island covered from point to point. Time to head back to the big island. pic.twitter.com/it23aI7FZw— Dave Ceule (@DCoolDog) July 30, 2015
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