Draddy Gymnasium

4481 Manhattan College Py | Riverdale | built 1943

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 1985

    Draddy Gymnasium is featured in an episode from The Cosby Show's first season

    In 1985 Draddy Gymnasium was featured in "Back to the Track, Jack," a first-season Cosby Show episode in which Cliff Huxtable and his old Hillman College track teammates train for a masters relay rematch with Norton University. The 2,345-seat arena, home of the Manhattan Jaspers, has a 200-meter indoor track and honors the first wife and son of alumnus Vincent dePaul Draddy.

    “In 1985, Draddy Gymnasium was featured in a first season episode of The Cosby Show titled "Back to the Track, Jack…”

    Source: Wikipedia

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