with all the great weather i felt like walking around, so i spent a morning in yonkers
fyi this city is just above the bronx on the hudson river -- enjoy the big thread! :cheers:
yonkers, ny (1646; 20 sq.mi.; pop=200k)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York
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first up, some excellent views from the metro-north train platform
this is new waterfront transit oriented development or tod :tup:
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the new van der donck park at larkin plaza in front of the yonkers train station
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looking south
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top of the old station
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looking northeast
kawasaki subway plant fka otis elevator factory
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directly east in your face is the monster new public library
was the site of the original otis elevator factory
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on the ground now
the old yonkers train station
designed by warren & wetmore (1911) who also designed grand central
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers...-North_station)
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more new construction -- main street tod
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redeveloped tod near the river
nicely wrapped around an old tavern
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waterfront view
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the victorian pier pavilion (1901)
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looking north along the hudson river
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the palisades directly west across the hudson
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what i believe is a sugar plant just south of downtown
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annnnd looking at a stunning view (!) of the gwb, nyc and jc to the south
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one of the nicest railway underpasses i have ever seen :yes:
separates downtown from the waterfront
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the new park makes for quite a beautiful welcome for rail commuters :tup:
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“overcoats $12.50 to $18 - none higher”
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approaching the philipse manor (1682)
& a westchester county bee line bus
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southside view
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back yard grounds
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brick and stone mix over the years
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philipse administrative out bldg (1901)
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st. john’s church (1752)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joh...kers,_New_York)
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fka proctors theater in front of the city hall hill & city hall across s. broadway
in front is washington park, which i believe is the real getty square
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pretty st. joseph’s church by city hall
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from up the hill and on a pedestrian bridge to city hall
bridge views of proctors theater (1916-73)
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views from city hall parking garage
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armory?
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getty square (informally fka ghetto square)
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fka grant’s dept store on getty square
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around getty square
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an alley + everybody knows jackies, i heard it mentioned many times - mommies!
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* time out for yonkers transit trivia --
the nyc subway was always planned to go up to getty square,
but when northern yonkers declined to join the bronx it did not happen --
still, they have a lot of bus service and 4 metro-north stations + amtrak *
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vacant lot art
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heading up warburton ave to ashburton ave & yep i’m following that guy above
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formerly an armory until 1988 (1918)
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at ashburton ave
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along ashburton ave
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the east end of ashburton ave is fka mulford gardens, the oldest public housing project,
it was torn down for this new bldg & new defensible space theory low-rise public housing
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near ashburton ave & nepperhan ave
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neighborhood ghost steps leading down to the hill to alexander & sons factory
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approaching the massive alexander & sons furniture factory complex (1880)
http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yas...ch/smith1.html
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a historic view
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coal shutes? or more likely a widened road sunk these
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YoHo arts community in this section of the old factory
http://www.yohoartists.com/
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rounding the northend corner of the factory
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scenes from the back of the factory
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across the street & up the hill from the front of the factory are
the rather famous moquette row n & moquette row s
these were alexander factory worker’s housing
the end units were demolished inthe 1970s when nepperhan ave was widened
today all the apts are still well kept & cared for, except for one unit
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the only abandoned apt in these historic rows
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a ghost road between moquette row n & s
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lastly -- a peek at the back yards of moquette row n
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the old croton aqueduct trail park
http://www.nynjtc.org/hike/old-croto...rytown-yonkers
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an oca stone trail sign
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glen park apts
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st casimir church near glen park (1899)
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another angle of st. john’s
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main st and warburton ave
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yonkers trompe l’oeil (1997) :hmmm:
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very bee-sy :ahhh: fixing up the whole block all at once
in front of van der donck park larkin plaza
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oddfellows and more fixr uppin :tup:
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must have been the church rectory? :(
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road near main heading to buena vista rd
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buena vista ave redevelopment
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former old german club ‘yonkers teutonia’ -- waiting for some love
it was purchased in 2009 for $450K, but nothing happening yet
* note to brave urban spelunkers --the door was wide open
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umm....err...! :eek:
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more details
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buena vista ave homes
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* meeowwnnnkers! * :haha:
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more community gardens -- this city has quite a lot of them :tup:
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finally, a bite to eat by the waterfront... :cool:
http://dolphinrbl.com/
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...and it’s time to go -- that’s all folks!
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*** i hope you enjoyed the beautiful late summer morning walk around yonkers, ny ***
ps --- tour itinerary thx to rob yasinsac & hudsonvalleyruins --- more to see & read here:
http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/
:notacrook: