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Little Red Lighthouse
October 2, 2011 by kim.
The Little Red Lighthouse (Jeffreys Hook Lighthouse) is located under the George Washington Bridge in our neighborhood. Have you heard of the book “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge“? It was written in 1942 by Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward and talks about how even the little lighthouse is just as important as the huge bridge that towers over it. The lighthouse was set for destruction in 1951, but the public protested and it was preserved. We went on one of the tours a couple of weekends ago:
All pictures taken by Chris except for pictures OF Chris, which were taken by me
George Washington Bridge (GWB)
Under the GWB
GWB and lighthouse
Isn’t it the cutest little thing?
Lighthouse and GWB
You can see the size of the lighthouse compared to the people. Not very big. The only way up is a single person spiral staircase:
Staircase
Once you get to the top, you have to crawl through this teeny tiny door:
Chris and the teeny tiny door
The view from the top is beautiful, though, and worth the trip:
View of NYC near the GWB
View of the Palisades in New Jersey
We stayed for a little while and then headed back down the stairs:
Chris going down stairs
Chris in stairwell
Yay Little Red Lighthouse!
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