
Return of "Lost Inwood"
Tue, Dec 07
|The Inwood Farm
After a long pandemic break we are excited to announce the return of "Lost Inwood” hosted by Cole Thompson and Don Rice! Register by Sun, Dec 5th.


Time & Location
Dec 07, 2021, 7:30 PM
The Inwood Farm, 600 W 218th St, New York, NY 10034, USA
About the Event
The monthly “Lost Inwood” history series has been a neighborhood staple at the Indian Road Cafe (now Inwood Farm) since 2009. It’s a dazzling visual display of vintage photographs and colorful tales featuring a different local topic every month.
This month’s talk features images from the region’s forgotten Gilded Age and includes:
- A look at the Seaman-Drake mansion — built in the 1850s on the Wizard of Oz-like property known as Mount Olympus, remnants of its entry archway can still be found in modern-day NYC (if you know where to look).
- A discussion around Industrialist C.K.G Billings and his palace, Tryon Hall, on the current site of Fort Tryon Park — Billings was so crazy-rich that he once hosted a 14-course dinner on horseback, which included caviar, flaming peaches, and champagne served from saddlebags.
- A peek inside the home of William H. Hurst, President of the New York Stock Quotation Telegraph Company, and the only surviving property from this forgotten Gilded Era.
- A peek inside the home of William H. Hurst, President of the New York Stock Quotation Telegraph Company, and the only surviving property from this forgotten Gilded Era
- Never-before-seen photos taken by the owners of these real-life castles, inside and out, which include fumed oak bowling alleys, indoor pools, and magnificent art collections.
Cole Thompson founded the popular local history website myinwood.net. Don Rice serves as President of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance, which helps to ensure the preservation of Uptown's historic landmark. Both longtime Inwood residents, Thompson and Rice recently collaborated on the book, also titled "Lost Inwood," for the Arcadia Publishing Company's Images of America series.