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'''Audubon Avenue''' is an avenue in the [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]] neighborhood in [[Upper Manhattan]] that runs north-south, west of and parallel to [[Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]]. Its southern terminus is at West 165th Street and [[St. Nicholas Avenue (Manhattan)|St. Nicholas Avenue]], and its northern terminus is at Fort George Avenue, just north of West 193 Street. It crosses over the [[Trans-Manhattan Expressway]], just to the east of where it enters the tunnel. |
'''Audubon Avenue''' is an avenue in the [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]] neighborhood in [[Upper Manhattan]] that runs north-south, west of and parallel to [[Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]]. Its southern terminus is at West 165th Street and [[St. Nicholas Avenue (Manhattan)|St. Nicholas Avenue]], and its northern terminus is at Fort George Avenue, just north of West 193 Street. It crosses over the [[Trans-Manhattan Expressway]], just to the east of where it enters the tunnel. |
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Audubon Avenue is named for naturalist [[John James Audubon]], who owned a farm in the area.<ref>[http://mobile.nycgovparks.org/?id=7848 Audubon Playground], [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. Accessed September 17, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xOhzui9AObUC&pg=PA23 |title=The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins |author=Henry Moscow |publisher=Fordham University Press |year=1990 |page=23 |isbn= 9780823212750}}</ref> |
Audubon Avenue is named for naturalist [[John James Audubon]], who owned a farm in the area.<ref>[http://mobile.nycgovparks.org/?id=7848 Audubon Playground] {{wayback|url=http://mobile.nycgovparks.org/?id=7848 |date=20070929091432 }}, [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. Accessed September 17, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xOhzui9AObUC&pg=PA23 |title=The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins |author=Henry Moscow |publisher=Fordham University Press |year=1990 |page=23 |isbn= 9780823212750}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:18, 21 October 2016
Audubon Avenue is an avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood in Upper Manhattan that runs north-south, west of and parallel to Amsterdam Avenue. Its southern terminus is at West 165th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, and its northern terminus is at Fort George Avenue, just north of West 193 Street. It crosses over the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, just to the east of where it enters the tunnel.
Audubon Avenue is named for naturalist John James Audubon, who owned a farm in the area.[1][2]
References
- ^ Audubon Playground Template:Wayback, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed September 17, 2007.
- ^ Henry Moscow (1990). The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins. Fordham University Press. p. 23. ISBN 9780823212750.
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