<strong>The Upper West Side</strong> of Manhattan the residential and retail neighborhoodbetween Central Park and the Hudson River is famous for its liberalismc... » 

The Upper West Side of Manhattan the residential and retail neighborhoodbetween Central Park and the Hudson River is famous for its liberalismcosmopolitan culture and appetizing. It is a neighborhood as diverse in itspopulation as it is in its architecture. Known as Bloomingdale in the mid19thcentury it was renamed the West End by the centuryas end when real estatespeculation and mass transportation made their way inevitably northward inManhattan. It was at this time that the grand boulevards and avenues CentralPark West Broadway Columbus Avenue Amsterdam Avenue West End Avenue andRiverside Drive each quickly assumed their impressive and distinct characters. «