Avenue A runs south from Mulberry Avenue, winding between the golf course and the river’s east bank. Back in the day, it used to stretch further east through the golf course and connect to River Road (which used to be called Memorial Drive) on the west side of the river, with a low water crossing at Woodlawn Avenue. But in the late 1960s, the road was closed through the golf course, and now it ends right at the river.
Even though the old river crossing was shut down years ago, the concrete structure is still standing strong! Today, it’s a favorite spot for pedestrians and fishermen. If you look closely, you can find a faint stamp in the concrete that reads, “NYA 1939,” a reminder of the people who built it during the New Deal era.
