^ ha - pretty sure dmx is not yonkers, but he is nearby...and that is my hint to keep an eye out for the next thread
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Originally Posted by the pope
Well, I can say i've been to yonkers now.
Two things: I had a professor in college who would go on long winded raves about Otis Elevator. Now, for some reason, Otis holds a special place in my heart.
As for the old coal chutes, an alternative hypothesis: The building could predate the city's sewer system. E.g. chicago put in a sewer system in the late 19th century, and to be lazy, they just plopped it on the existing road, and many old original buildings are now about 4ft below street level. Obviously, I don't know Yonkers' history, but just tossing it out there. A good clue would be many other buildings in the area with similarly sunk windows.
Or its just a coal chute and I'm trying to sound smart. |
pope -- yeah i can see the raving about otis because skyscrapers and otis elevators go hand in hand, there would not be one without the other.
as for the supposed coal shutes, actually that was my second thought. i think you are right on. i think they are just buried windows or whatev. i know for a fact the road was redone+widened and that the moquette rowhouses lost their streetfront entrances when that happened. so yep its probably when that strip got buried.