everything old is new again

apparently
 way back when
  in the late 1700s
 george washington 
lived in a rental house on cherry street
 not far from the battery 

the battery
 lies 
at the south end of manhattan

 more recently
the battery
redubbed
 battery park
 extended 
up along the westside of manhattan
 segueing 
into
 hudson river park
 which
 is the last leg
 of
 riverside park

 it was bordered
 to the east
 by the westside highway 
(route 9w)

 but 
things change
 while staying the same

 the battery 
spawned 
battery park city
 and 
the park itself
 which
 also has a marina

 the westside highway 
once elevated over a cobblestone street 
was torn down
 the cobblestones beneath it
 replaced

 its new name 
west street

 battery park city 
likely 
won't change its name 
but
 what was once the battery
 is 
now
 once again
 the battery 

if i haven't bored you yet 
you can read 
more 
about 
here 

i can see battery park city 
from my office aerie 

last time 
i actually walked
 along there
 was
a year ago july

 i hope to get there again soon
 it sounds like a nice way
 to spend a fridaycation

 its got some spectacular views