Bronx Walk - Exploring Webster Ave, E 180 Street & More, May 6, 2021

Welcome! The Bronx borough has several long and wide streets. Some of them can take anywhere from forty-five minutes to one hour and half or more to explore. What I normally do in my exploration is do a bit of each street to make it more interesting. Hence, East 180 Street was the prime candidate for today’s walk exploration. I started from E. Tremont Ave and Webster Ave (Echo Triangle Park) intersection to get to the Street and then combined several other streets to the end of the exploration. I had a blast like runner’s high. I am sure those of you who run/jog or used to will understand what runner’s high means. Thanks. – TEchi World Walk. Echo Triangle Park This park and the adjacent Echo Place derive their name from a wooded glen, once situated on nearby Webster Avenue, which was famous for its echoes. Originally owned by James Buckhout, Echo Place was formerly known as Ludlow Street, from Concourse to Anthony Avenue, and Buckhout Street from Anthony Avenue to Julius Richman Park (formerly Echo Park). Echo Place received its current name in 1903. Echo Triangle is formed by the intersection of Echo Place, East Tremont Avenue, Grand Boulevard, and Grand Concourse. The initial concept for the Grand Concourse came from the engineer Louis Risse in 1870, who intended a boulevard in the Continental style for horses and carriages. The distinctive characteristics of his design were its remarkable breadth of 182 feet and its usage of varying elevations, with underpasses at large intersections, that allowed for an “express” lane of uninterrupted traffic. Eventually completed in 1909, the road ran from Mosholu Parkway down to East 161st Street. In 1927, it absorbed Mott Avenue, which ran from East 149th Street to this site on East 138th Street, making the total length of the Concourse four and a half miles. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, major government, commercial, and residential buildings were situated along the Grand Concourse. https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/ech... Timestamp: 00:00 E. Tremont Ave & Webster Ave intersection (Echo Triangle Park) 01:57 Webster Ave 10:14 E. 180 Street 39:45 Boston Road 41:28 E. 179 Street 47:34 Honeywell Ave 48:52 E. 178 Street 57:59 Corona Ave 01:02:35 E. 176 Street 01:05:03 Walter Gladwin Park 01:07:39 E. Tremont Ave 01:25:15 E. Tremont Ave & Grand Concourse intersection – B&D trains – End