Home > Design > Culture > The Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York, turns 100 years old. Culture Posted on: July 07, 2009 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn The Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York, turns 100 years old. By Hannah McCann Jeff Liao EXHIBIT Conceived in the late 19th century as the Champs-Élysées of the Bronx, the four-mile-long Grand Concourse fell on hard times in the 1960s, as middle class residents fled New York City for suburbia. Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100, a yearlong exhibition series at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, celebrates the boulevard with a design competition (see page 34 for info on submitting), rich archival material, and contemporary artworks, like Jeff Liao's panoramic view of the new and old Yankee Stadiums (detail below). bronxmuseum.org About the Author Hannah McCann