The Buried Brook

In the Spring of 2022, CALL commissioned composer and sound artist Kamala Sankaram to develop The Buried Brook, a free, interactive augmented reality sound walk. It traces the sonic geography of the buried Tibbetts Brook, which once flowed from Yonkers through the Bronx to the Harlem River. While walking along the former route of the buried brook, the app invites users to turn a sensitive ear toward the past, present, and future of Tibbetts.

The Buried Brook app was created from community-sourced audio recordings, made both in public workshops organized by CALL and also on the mobile devices of participants on their own time. The Buried Brook was launched in October 2023.

Where to Walk The Buried Brook:

6 marker sites in the Bronx follow the route of The Buried Brook, they can be found here:

  • West 230th Street & Tibbett Avenue

  • West 240th Street & Tibbett Avenue

  • Intersection at Broadway & Van Cortlandt Park South entrance

  • Van Cortlandt Park - by the south playground & skate park

  • Van Cortlandt Park - south of the baseball fields

  • Van Cortlandt Park - Van Cortlandt Lake Outflow