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	Washington Heights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Washington Heights is on the high ridge that rises steeply north of the narrow valley that carries 125th Street to the former ferry landing on the Hudson River.
		The Washington Heights area of Manhattan is connected to Fort Lee, New Jersey via the George Washington Bridge.
		Washington Heights is also served by a number of smaller orthodox synagogues, as well as the Hebrew Tabernacle, a reform congregation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington_Heights (934 words)

	Encyclopedia article: Washington Heights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Washington Heights, affectionately known as "The Heights", is a New York City (The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center) neighborhood.
		Washington Heights is bounded on the south by Harlem (A district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto) and on the north by Inwood (additional info and facts about Inwood).
		There is also a significant Jewish population, particularly in the much nicer Hudson Heights subsection, descended from a previous wave of immigration, as well as students (and recent graduates) of the neighborhood's Yeshiva University (additional info and facts about Yeshiva University).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/washington_heights.htm (413 words)

	Encyclopedia: Washington Heights
		Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in Upper Manhattan.
		Alternate uses: Fort Washington (disambiguation) Fort Washington (New York) was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island and was located at the highest point on the island.
		Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Washington-Heights (503 words)

	Washington Heights
		Located on the far South Side of Chicago, Washington Heights, is bounded by 89th and 107th Streets and two railroad lines at roughly Ashland Boulevard to the west and Stewart Avenue to the east.
		In 1890 Washington Heights and Brainerd were annexed to the city of Chicago, and in 1891 Fernwood was annexed and designated as part of Washington Heights.
		By 1900 “the heights” area of Washington Heights had developed separately as a settlement for upper-income residents and was renamed Beverly.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1318.html (538 words)

	Washington Heights, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Washington Heights is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in Orange County, New York.
		It should not be confused with Washington Heights, a neighborhood in Manhattan.
		The community of Washington heights is a contiguous suburb of City of Middletown.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington_Heights,_New_York (465 words)

	The American Revolution (Fort Washington)
		By 3:00 PM the Germans had reached Fort Washington from the north, and the British were in view on the east and south.
		Washington would soon make his winter headquarters in New Jersey for a number of reasons, one of which was to protect the invaluable forges and furnaces in the northwestern part of the state.
		Washington's trusted friend Reed termed this a "fatal indecision of mind." Many British were light-headed after their successful New York campaign and felt that the end of the war must be near.
	theamericanrevolution.org /battles/bat_fwas.asp (1806 words)

	Washington Heights News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Washington Heights station booth is flanked by a clothing store with racks outside its doors displaying bright $6.99 housecoats and a bingo parlor awarding "up to $6,000 per day." Next door to the...
		An armed man who was shot by an officer intended to rob a Washington Heights residence but after being disappointed with his meager take he tried to force the apartment's residents to perform sexual...
		A subway rider was stabbed in a Washington Heights station slated to lose two of its three elevator operators next month, authorities said yesterday.
	www.topix.net /movies/washington-heights (542 words)

	Washington Heights Neighborhood Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When Washington Heights opened in 1913, though, it was not an inner city neighborhood but a "streetcar suburb" at the edge of Charlotte.
		Washington Heights lots ranged from $500 for prime Beatties Ford Road frontage, to $380 in the first block of Sanders Avenue, to as little as $300 in the second block of Tate Street.
		Because Washington Heights was outside the city limits in its earliest years, and not covered by city directories and insurance maps or served by city water, it is difficult to determine exactly when many of the homes were built or by whom.
	www.cmhpf.org /neighborhoods/WashHts.html (6787 words)

	Queers in Washington Heights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Washington Heights, where the majority of the people who inhabit the area are considered ethnic minorities as a whole, it’s difficult to examine how a community such as this treats its own minorities.
		Washington Heights, and New York City as a whole is also an area defined by a constant influx of new members of the population.
		Alberto Racier, a queer Dominican who grew up in Washington Heights, provides a bleak picture of life for a gay teen in what he refers to as “The Heights.” He describes a close-minded general community where people are fearful of exposing their true selves.
	web.honorscollege.cuny.edu /student-projects/2005/neighborhoods/1/queer.htm (627 words)

	Washington Heights Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas/TX - School Tree
		Washington Heights Elementary School is classified as a "Primary School".
		Washington Heights Elementary School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational.
		Washington Heights Elementary School IS NOT a Magnet school.
	texas.schooltree.org /public/Washington-Heights-Elementary-083398.html (153 words)

	CALME WASHINGTON HEIGHTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		he Washington Heights and Inwood Community extends form 155 Street to the Northern tip of the Manhattan Island (from North to South) and is surrounded in the East by the Harlem River and in the West by the Hudson River.
		From 1980 to 1990, a third of all immigrants to Manhattan settled in Washington Heights and Inwood.
		The neighborhood is now one of the largest points of initial settlement in the eastern U.S.; 78% of all new immigrants to Washington Heights and Inwood in the Last 10 years were Dominicans (the fastest growing ethnic group in New York City).
	salk.cpmc.columbia.edu /dept/calme/Wash1.htm (543 words)

	The History of Washington Heights
		Washington Heights, a neighborhood that advertises itself as, "In the City — Out of the Ordinary!" lies along Milwaukee's western border.
		In 1839, roughly two-thirds of what is now known as Washington Heights was purchased by George Dousman and turned into an immense farm.
		A building boom began shortly thereafter, and by 1930 more than 95% of Washington Heights' homes were completed.
	www.whna.net /html/history.html (308 words)

	Community Profile: Washington Heights
		From the rocky cliffs overlooking the Hudson River to the hilly shores of the Harlem River, the Washington Heights neighborhood has long been a patchwork of smaller communities.
		The site of a famous Revolutionary War battle, Washington Heights was settled by wealthy New Yorkers seeking country estates in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
		Other forms of cultural life include the Cloisters, and the Washington Heights Museum Group, at Broadway and 155th Street, taking in the American Numismatic Society, the Hispanic Society of America and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the nation's honorary society for artists and writers.
	www.naborsapts.org /documents/washheights.html (1500 words)

	ipedia.com: Washington Heights Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Located in northern Manhattan, it is named for Fort Washington, a fortification held by American troops duri...
		Another major museum, though little visited, is The Hispanic Society, which reportedly has the largest collection of El Grecos and Goyas outside of the Museo del Prado, including one of Goya's famous paintings of Cayetana, Duchess of Alba.
		The neighborhood was severely impacted by the crack cocaine epidemic which began in the mid-1980s, and today its crime rate is only marginally lower than that of neighboring Harlem.
	www.ipedia.com /washington_heights.html (454 words)

	Washington Heights (2003): Reviews
		Made in a forthright, unfancy style and utilizing a cast of born naturals, Washington Heights deftly draws parallels between father and son's complicated relationship and the tensions that pulse through this predominantly Dominican American community.
		Alfredo de Villa's Washington Heights feels stiff and overworked in places, and sometimes the acting is a bit awkward.
		Ramirez is very good here, and "Washington Heights", here and there, rewards you for taking a chance on a movie that looks like a student film, but doesn't feel like one.
	www.metacritic.com /video/titles/washingtonheights (622 words)

	Washington (Heights) Bridge
		Green believed that once streets were laid out and housing was constructed in Washington Heights, a fixed link would be necessary to carry traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
		The two main arches of the Washington Bridge are 510 feet long, and consist of riveted plate girders with a maximum depth of nine feet.
		(The Washington Bridge) is one of the most imposing, beautiful and substantial to be found anywhere about the metropolis, and is especially interesting as a perfect and consistent edifice in the arched style of bridge architecture.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/washington-heights (1186 words)

	Apartment Washington Heights in Enfield, CT
		Washington Heights is a small residential community tucked away from the hectic pace of city life.
		To view all of the photos, 360's, floorplans, and property information for Washington Heights we ask that you provide your email address and create a password in order to create your free Rent.com account.
		Here's what you need to do: (1) when you visit Washington Heights, write "Rent.com" on the guest card and lease application, and (2) after you sign a lease, report it on our website.
	www.rent.com /apartments/connecticut/hartford/enfield/435473 (352 words)

	Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95, US 1 and US 9)
		Between 1938 and 1952, two 2-lane tunnels were constructed from the George Washington Bridge to the approaches of the Washington (Heights) Bridge and the Harlem River Drive (which was then under construction).
		The New York approaches to the lower deck of the George Washington Bridge would provide an interchange with the Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A) and Riverside Drive, as well as to the local Washington Heights area, by means of extensive modification of the existing approaches.
		The Washington (Heights) Bridge, which lies in the background, would be accompanied two years later by the Alexander Hamilton Bridge.
	www.nycroads.com /roads/trans-manhattan (1940 words)

	History of WaHI
		Born in New York City, James Renner came to Washington Heights in 1973 and became interested in the local history of northern Manhattan.
		As a freelance writer, James has written interpretations for his historic contemporary photographs, which have been published in The Washington Heights Citizen, the Inwood News, the Manhattan Heights Forum, and the Washington Heights and Inwood Report.
		Historic Taverns of Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill (Jul 2005)
	www.washington-heights.us /history (373 words)

	Heights7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Washington Heights will always hold a special place for me, with no other place like it, filled with childhood memories of people, stores, games and places.
		Alarik Aguilar - Allentown, PA " I was born and raised in Washington Heights during 1976 to 1999.
		We were one of the many refugee families who settled in Washington Heights, giving the community the popular nickname 'The Fourth Reich.' My parents were lucky enough to get a 3rd floor walkup apt.#36 in 572W187th St. right next to the Armenian Church.
	members.cox.net /heightsmemories/Heights7.htm (11013 words)

	Any.Child.Of.Poverty. 2004
		I was in the Heights one day (Washington Heights, NY), and tried it on this fly Spanish chick..
		I was eating ice-cream at the time, I offered her some in order to get her attention, and wouldn't you know it that bitch took the ice cream from my hands and bounced.
		At the start, I wanted it to be a hood album, for Washington Heights, but as I kept going I realized that some of the tracks seemed like I was trying to be something I'm not.
	www.acoprecords.com /interviews/minus_p.html (959 words)

	Washington Heights Movie Review - MovieWeb
		When his father, who owns a bodega in the Heights, is shot in a burglary attempt, Carlos is forced to put his dream on hold and run the store.
		Director Alfredo De Villa is another director who hasnât learned that lesson and his film, Washington Heights, is a stampede of characters and subplots that has no hope of being corralled into a cohesive story.
		There is a story to be told among the characters and the setting of Washington Heights, all you have to deal is dig through the detritus.
	movieweb.com /movies/reviews/review.php?film=971&review=4279 (597 words)

	District 7: West Harlem, Washington Heights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Washington Heights has long attracted a variety of immigrant communities due to its plentiful housing, convenient transit, and abundance of parks.
		Street, was slated for demolition after the construction of the George Washington Bridge reduced river traffic.
		A further area for potential is Highbridge Park, which includes the landmarked Highbridge Watchtower with its spectacular views of the Harlem River, and High Bridge, a stone aqueduct bridge dating from the mid-nineteenth century that has been closed to pedestrians due to safety reasons since the 1970s.
	www.nylcv.org /ecofiles/manhattan/html/ccd7.htm (633 words)

	Washhts
		Wash Heights was razed for the 1964 Olympics, a stadium was built and the rest was turned into Yoyogi Park after the Olympics.
		There is a road that bisects what was Wash Heights; to the south is the stadium and to the north is the park.
		This defines the area that was Washington Heights.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Bunker/2275/washhts.html (580 words)

	Washington Heights. Catalogue hotel. Tatet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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		Located in northern Manhattan, it is named for Fort Washington, a fortification held by American troops during the American Revolution and which wa...
	www.tatet.com /search-Washington_Heights.html (341 words)

	Washington Heights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		To several generations of immigrants and their children who were yearning for a better apartment and a new start "uptown", Washington Heights was the neighborhood of dreams.
		Reading about the "Heights" on this great website is one of the great wonders of this world we're lucky to be living in.
		Was born in a neighborhood of the Heights called "Fort George", named after the fort that once was located where GW is located.
	members.aol.com /heightsmemories/HMem.htm (2760 words)

	Washington Heights
		Washington Heights focuses less on the cultural aspect of its characters.
		Eddie, a Dominican immigrant, owns a small bodega in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan.
		Economically, the area is not the greatest, but it has its own 'flavor' and sense of community.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/washington_heights.html (583 words)

	About Us: Community Building
		For instance, the Ft. Washington Armory at 168th Street and Ft. Washington Avenue opened much of its space to youth programming in 1998, with the Police Athletic League moving in to operate youth activities.
		It is also important to acknowledge the two adult leaders of the Dreamers, Al Kurland and Dave Crenshaw, who are among the most important community builders in Washington Heights.
		Other Washington Heights agencies which are influential and who work with larger numbers of youth through beacon schools are:
	www.freshyouth.org /Preview/AboutUs/communitybuilding.htm (447 words)

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