Morningside Heights is an area from about 106th Street to about 123rd Street between Morningside Park and Riverside Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. (Map).
Morningside Heights : A History of Its Architecture & Development Columbia History of Urban Life by Andrew Dolkart
"Every town, hamlet, and neighborhood deserves an historical portrait by Andrew Dolkart. His history of Morningside Heights is a magnificent work of scholarship that grows out of a true love of urbanism and a profound respect for the contribution of architects and developers, whether high-mined or not-so, to the vitality of place."