Printers Park

Hoe Av bet. Aldus St and Westchester Av

Bronx

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

‘Tis pleasant, sure, to see one’s name in print” - Lord Byron

This park pays tribute to three pioneers in the printing field: Colonel Richard Morris Hoe (1812-1886), Johann Gutenburg (c1400-c1468), and Aldo Manuzio (1449-1515). All three men have had Bronx streets named in their honor that border Printers Park, Hoe Avenue, Aldus Street, Guttenberg Street (renamed East 165th Street in 1911).