New York Metropolitan Area: Westchester County

nygirl1 · #1 Posted **Jan 20, 2011, 4:48 AM**

So this is the tour of the city's northern suburbs and sattelite cities in the county just north of the Bronx, Westchester. There was plenty up here to see although I only covered the southern half of the county. You can see all the neighborhoods I covered at the Naked New York tour...http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2202

Tudor apartments in Pelham

Downtown in White Plains

View to the Palisades in Hastings-on-Hudson

Stores in Hartsdale

Sunny afternoon in Rye

Centuries old cemetary in Sleepy Hollow

The White Plains skyline

Dobbs Ferry

Shopping in Mt. Vernon

Taking a stroll in Bronxville

Shaded sidewalk in Vernon Heights

Stores in the Fleetwood section of Mt. Vernon

Hastings-on-Hudson

The sidewalks of Portchester, a Brazilian neighborhood

Kenisco Dam Park,Valhalla

Stores along the Avenue in Mamaroneck

Noon, Yonkers

Fall colors, Hastings-on-Hudson

Trump, New Rochelle

Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains

Deer roam free in Untermeyer park

New York in the distance

The good life, Ardsley-on-Hudson

Tidal pool in Larchmont

Downtown in Mt. Vernon

Sleepy Hollow

Shops of Rye

Almost time for Happy hour, Mamaroneck

Busy day in Portchester

Dog walking on the aqueduct in Dobbs Ferry

Lofts on the river in Yonkers

Wet street in New Rochelle

Pumpkin picking in Pelham

Shopping in Scarsdale

Residential area on the east side of town, White Plains

Out to eat in Bronxville

Shopping in New Rochelle

Broadway and Main, Tarrytown

The good life in Wykagil section of New Rochelle

Tuckahoe

Early spring in West Harrison

Park along Broadway in White Plains

The Tapanzee bridge from Irvington

Warburton Avenue in Hastings-on-Hudson

Rainy afternoon in a downtown residential section of New Rochelle

Things are all quiet in Dobbs Ferry

Buildings on Main Street in White Plains

The town of West Harrison

Typical apartments in Scarsdale

Rye Playland

Thundertubs · #2 Posted **Jan 20, 2011, 6:29 AM**

Where urbanity, good suburbia, and nature meet. Nice job.

ColDayMan · #3 Posted **Jan 20, 2011, 3:35 PM**

I'm feelin' these tours!

Expat · #4 Posted **Jan 20, 2011, 5:32 PM**

These are among my all-time favorite suburbs. Truly the good life.

Crawford · #5 Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 9:20 AM**

Probably my favorite suburbs anywhere. Great job!

ChrisLA · #6 Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 11:54 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crawford

Probably my favorite suburbs anywhere. Great job!

Yep, it certainly gives LA burbs some competition. My wife and I drove through some of these areas back in October during our northeast vacation. I've been through Westchester in the past but never in the fall, it is really beautiful.

I was wondering if the Clinton's live in New Rochelle?

Thanks nygirl1, I look forward to checking out all of your threads.

STLgasm · #7 Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 12:21 PM**

It's amazing how far the urbanity and charm stretches in the NYC area. This tour really gives me a good feeling.

nygirl1 · #8 Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 5:44 PM**

Sweet! If you guys ever get a chance head on over to the complete tours in the ssc ny subsection unter the title "Naked New York" well over 400 neighborhoods up to 100+ plus shots each thread. It took me 2 years to cover the area.

Teakwood · #9 Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 6:41 PM**

Thank you so much for letting me relive great memories. An absolutely beautiful and underrated part of the NY metro. Is there going to be a Fairfield, CT tour coming?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisLA

I was wondering if the Clinton's live in New Rochelle?

As far as I know they are still living in Chappaqua, in northern Westchester.

HHC · #10 Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 7:00 PM**

This is a suburb!?!?! HOT DAMN!! It looks more urban than any west coast/southern inner city out there.

MolsonExport · #11 Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 7:17 PM**

Lovely suburbs, great density, excellent topography. Nice photos.

The land of the famous TalB.

nygirl1 · #12 Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 11:59 PM**

Wow Molson you are so right! I failed to reach as far as his neck of the woods, however. Yeah when I was walking around this place part of me imagined what it must have been like to grow up in any of the communities. I can't explain the feeling Westchester gave me but it felt like home.

More tours to come from my collection. I'm thinking of doing it in themes. My first will be "downtown" collections outside of Manhattan.

Expat · #13 Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 12:46 AM**

^These neighborhoods feel like home to me, too.

RobertWalpole · #14 Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 5:40 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisLA

Yep, it certainly gives LA burbs some competition. My wife and I drove through some of these areas back in October during our northeast vacation. I've been through Westchester in the past but never in the fall, it is really beautiful.

I was wondering if the Clinton's live in New Rochelle?

Thanks nygirl1, I look forward to checking out all of your threads.

The Clintons presently live in Chappaqua but supposedly bought a house in Bedford, which is home to many famous actors.

A famous resident (former -- at least) of New Rochelle was Thomas Paine who wrote Common Sense around the time of the American Revolution.

Here is his house:

pj3000 · #15 Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 6:25 AM**

Since NYC is the greatest city in the US, it makes sense that its suburbs are also the greatest. Westchester County is so much cooler than most major cities in the nation... and so much more expensive too.