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!
yonkers, ny (1646; 20 sq.mi.; pop=200k)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York
first up, some excellent views from the metro-north train platform
this is new waterfront transit oriented development or tod
the new van der donck park at larkin plaza in front of the yonkers train station
looking south
top of the old station
looking northeast
kawasaki subway plant fka otis elevator factory
directly east in your face is the monster new public library
was the site of the original otis elevator factory
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)
more new construction -- main street tod
redeveloped tod near the river
nicely wrapped around an old tavern
waterfront view
the victorian pier pavilion (1901)
looking north along the hudson river
the palisades directly west across the hudson
what i believe is a sugar plant just south of downtown
annnnd looking at a stunning view (!) of the gwb, nyc and jc to the south
one of the nicest railway underpasses i have ever seen
separates downtown from the waterfront
the new park makes for quite a beautiful welcome for rail commuters
“overcoats $12.50 to $18 - none higher”
approaching the philipse manor (1682)
& a westchester county bee line bus
southside view
back yard grounds
brick and stone mix over the years
philipse administrative out bldg (1901)
st. john’s church (1752)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joh...kers,_New_York)
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
pretty st. joseph’s church by city hall
from up the hill and on a pedestrian bridge to city hall
bridge views of proctors theater (1916-73)
views from city hall parking garage
armory?
getty square (informally fka ghetto square)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Square
fka grant’s dept store on getty square
around getty square
an alley + everybody knows jackies, i heard it mentioned many times - mommies!
* 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 *
vacant lot art
heading up warburton ave to ashburton ave & yep i’m following that guy above
formerly an armory until 1988 (1918)
at ashburton ave
along ashburton ave
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
near ashburton ave & nepperhan ave
neighborhood ghost steps leading down to the hill to alexander & sons factory
approaching the massive alexander & sons furniture factory complex (1880)
http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yas...ch/smith1.html
a historic view
coal shutes? or more likely a widened road sunk these
YoHo arts community in this section of the old factory
http://www.yohoartists.com/
rounding the northend corner of the factory
scenes from the back of the factory
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
the only abandoned apt in these historic rows
a ghost road between moquette row n & s
lastly -- a peek at the back yards of moquette row n
the old croton aqueduct trail park
http://www.nynjtc.org/hike/old-croto...rytown-yonkers
an oca stone trail sign
glen park apts
st casimir church near glen park (1899)
another angle of st. john’s
main st and warburton ave
yonkers trompe l’oeil (1997)
http://www.westchestermagazine.com/c...%2F&mode=print
very bee-sy
fixing up the whole block all at once
in front of van der donck park larkin plaza
oddfellows and more fixr uppin
must have been the church rectory?
road near main heading to buena vista rd
buena vista ave redevelopment
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
umm....err...!
more details
buena vista ave homes
* meeowwnnnkers! *
more community gardens -- this city has quite a lot of them
finally, a bite to eat by the waterfront...
http://dolphinrbl.com/
...and it’s time to go -- that’s all folks!
*** 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/
