Hoe Estate
Hoe lived with his wife, Mary, on a vast 53-acre (210,000 m2) estate, called Brightside, in the Morrisania / Hunt's Point section of the Bronx. The estate was sold in 1904 by his family to developers speculating on the subway extension into the Bronx. His mansion was located at present day Printers Park at the corner or Aldus Street and Hoe Avenue in the Bronx. The newly reconstructed park opened in April 2010, equipped with a play structure inspired by the rotary printing press.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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