Photos of Parkchester for your viewing pleasure here!!!
Learn more about Parkchester (Bronx, NY) here.
Some added trivia about Parkchester (added 5/17/2009) -- continued below
"Before Parkchester was Parkchester, and before the Bronx was even officially the Bronx ..... In 1861 [when the area was "farmland"] Parkchester was the site of The New York Catholic Protectory, an orphanage for boys and girls .....The boys and the girls were taught a trade so they’d be employable once released ..... The boys even had a functioning fire department. But they weren’t able to save the girls’ building when it caught fire in 1875. It was destroyed, but the girls got out safely...." Interesting stuff. This is an excerpt from an article in the Bronx Bohemian website. Read the rest here.
Learn more about Parkchester (Bronx, NY) here.
Some added trivia about Parkchester (added 5/17/2009) -- continued below
"Before Parkchester was Parkchester, and before the Bronx was even officially the Bronx ..... In 1861 [when the area was "farmland"] Parkchester was the site of The New York Catholic Protectory, an orphanage for boys and girls .....The boys and the girls were taught a trade so they’d be employable once released ..... The boys even had a functioning fire department. But they weren’t able to save the girls’ building when it caught fire in 1875. It was destroyed, but the girls got out safely...." Interesting stuff. This is an excerpt from an article in the Bronx Bohemian website. Read the rest here.
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