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This neighborhood has secrets. The Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group will let you in on a few.

Tours by the group lead longtime locals and newcomers to share in the history of an area that goes largely unnoticed.

By Elaine Shen / Columbia Daily Spectator

The group hosts tours around once per month.

By Camille Lurie • October 29, 2026 at 2:24 AM

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Photo by Elaine Shen / Columbia Daily Spectator

Bloomingdale is the name for the historical neighborhood that once stretched the westernmost blocks from 96th Street to 110th in Manhattan.

Photo by Elaine Shen / Columbia Daily Spectator

Tour-goers are attentive as Garber pulls out old photos of the neighborhood