The New York Velodrome was a state-of-the-art bicycle track at 225th Street, between Exterior Street and

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within the

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and

Kingsbridge Heights Kingsbridge Heights is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the northwest Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries are Van Cortlandt Park to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Kingsbridge Road to the south, and the Major Deegan ...

neighborhoods of

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. It bordered the Marble Hill neighborhood. After the surrounding of Marble Hill was filled in and merged to the Bronx or the mainland, the space filled in became part of Kingsbridge. The velodrome was built on top of the new land that was available. The

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stopped in front of it at the Kingsbridge Station (a building that still stands today). The Velodrome was one of the largest

velodrome A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement ...

s in the world. It became a popular destination for professional cyclist. The velodrome was destroyed in a fire on August 4, 1930. Years later, different businesses were built on top of the site. Today, the parking garage and Target store section of the River Plaza (Shopping Mall) is present.

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MyInwood.net - New York Velodrome
Velodromes in New York City Defunct sports venues in Manhattan 1930 disestablishments in New York (state) 1930 fires in the United States Sports venues demolished in 1930 Sports venues in the Bronx Fires in New York City Kingsbridge, Bronx {{NYC-sport-stub

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