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'''Riverside Church''' was built by Rockefeller. It is on [[Riverside Drive]] at about 120th St, near [[Grant's Tomb]]. | '''Riverside Church''' was built by Rockefeller. It is on [[Riverside Drive]] at about 120th St, near [[Grant's Tomb]]. | ||
| − | The church's steeple is the tallest structure in [[Morningside Heights]]. | + | The church's steeple is the tallest structure in [[Morningside Heights]]. This may soon be replaced by [[100 Claremont Avenue]]. |
| − | Martin Luther King and other Civil Rights Movement leaders once spoke there. | + | Martin Luther King and other Civil Rights Movement leaders once spoke there. |
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| + | ==Relationship with Columbia== | ||
| + | Riverside and Columbia share an amiable working relationship. It used to be the site of [[SIPA]]'s graduation ceremonies. In the 2017, the [[Columbia Spectator]] moved from its former office at 112th and Broadway, and is now headquartered in some of the church's office space. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 19 September 2020
Riverside Church was built by Rockefeller. It is on Riverside Drive at about 120th St, near Grant's Tomb.
The church's steeple is the tallest structure in Morningside Heights. This may soon be replaced by 100 Claremont Avenue.
Martin Luther King and other Civil Rights Movement leaders once spoke there.
Relationship with Columbia
Riverside and Columbia share an amiable working relationship. It used to be the site of SIPA's graduation ceremonies. In the 2017, the Columbia Spectator moved from its former office at 112th and Broadway, and is now headquartered in some of the church's office space.
External links
- Riverside Church Photograph
- Riverside Takes On the Task of Rebuilding a Church (new york times article)
