famous road
Hawk's Nest (Route 97)
A serpentine stretch of NY Route 97 clinging to cliffs above the Delaware River near Port Jervis. Its stacked stone-walled curves star in countless car commercials.
26 km · about 30 min drive
New York, United States · North America
Washington Heights is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Mechanicstown, 26km from Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Washington Heights is a town located in New York, United States. With a population of 1,689, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Washington Heights sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Washington Heights to your route.
J. W. Chorley Elementary School was a modernist architecture school building in Middletown, New York designed by American architect Paul Rudolph while he was serving as Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. The school was torn down in November 2012.
The school was built from 1964 - 1969 and included an open floorRead more
plan. It featured a "progressive" design and was built on a 27-acre campus. It was the only building he designed to serve children.
The weblog inhabitat ran a feature on the destruction of Rudolph's work including Chorley Elementary and Rudolph's Sarasota High School building. In 2010, the Preservation League in New York named John W. Chorley Elementary School to its 2010 Seven to Save list of threatened properties. In 2010 the Center for Architecture held an event examining the school and plans to replace it with a parking lot. The Library of Congress has an architectural drawing of the school in its collection.
The building included clerestory windows for natural light.
The school was demolished in November, 2012.
Rudolph's oeuvre of work fell out of favor along with many works described as Brutalist architecture in the 1970s. But in the new millennium interest in his work, conservation, and restoration have brought renewed interest and vigor to preservation efforts seeking to maintain his remaining works.
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Washington Heights is located in New York, United States, North America. The coordinates are 41.4701 latitude, -74.4157 longitude.
Washington Heights has a population of approximately 1,689 people, making it a town in United States.
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famous road
A serpentine stretch of NY Route 97 clinging to cliffs above the Delaware River near Port Jervis. Its stacked stone-walled curves star in countless car commercials.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Scenic winding road through the Hudson Valley that has been a favorite Sunday driving destination for NYC car enthusiasts since the 1920s.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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