Welcome to the Little Red Lighthouse located alongside the Hudson River and underneath the George Washington Bridge. “A Fairy Tale,” entitled The Little Red Lighthouse And The Great Gray Bridge, was written in 1942 and I have always wanted to visit the lighthouse on one of my trips to New York. Because of this week’s theme, Mike and I made the effort to hike down the steep path in order to visit it. I am so glad as there were families with picnic baskets and little children with wide eyes and who I imagined had read the book. The book is available through Amazon and would be a nice present for your children and/or grandchildren. If you plan to visit The Little Red Lighthouse, please note that we chatted with security, who told us it is not a safe place to be after dark.
September 7, 2016 at 8:06 am
I took people on bus tours in NYC and never knew that existed. Love the post.
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September 7, 2016 at 8:22 am
I love the pop of red color in the landscape.
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September 7, 2016 at 8:24 am
What a pleasant surprise! I have never heard of the children’s book or seen the light house.
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September 7, 2016 at 8:39 am
Nice, I have known it was there, but I have never seen it for myself. Thanks for sharing
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September 7, 2016 at 9:52 am
i have never heard of the book or lighthouse. shame on me since i lived in new york area most of my life!!!
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September 7, 2016 at 10:39 am
For those wanting to visit the lighthouse, you can hop on the A train and get off at 181st Street in Washington Heights. Walk down two or three blocks to Riverside Drive where you will turn right. Cross over the walking bridge and follow the walking path down to the Hudson River. We found it easier to take the A train because parking is hard (near impossible) to find if you drive.
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September 7, 2016 at 9:37 pm
Beautiful photo Mary Nell! One of these trips back home I will have to stop and shoot this!
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September 7, 2016 at 10:25 pm
Looks fake. I LOVE it. Really appropriate for the theme. Now it sparks my interest after dark! But you wouldn’t catch me there!!
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September 8, 2016 at 11:38 am
Great find. I shall have to look for the book. I like the pop of red against the bridge.
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September 8, 2016 at 2:00 pm
How lovely – and the composition is very clever with the path leading the eye in.
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September 11, 2016 at 12:40 pm
It is an unusual place to find a lighthouse. Love the photo.
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September 11, 2016 at 9:31 pm
Like the photo.
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September 28, 2016 at 5:55 pm
Never heard of the book but your picture is delightful!
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