Category Archives: Ulster County

A Vestige of Overlook

Posted on August 11, 2014 by HV-Rob

The Overlook Mountain House is one of the Hudson Valley’s most well-known and most-visited ruins, and was one of the first ruins outside of Westchester County that I trekked to. As with many other ruins whose interiors have vanished and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ulster County | 6 Comments

Camp Chi-Wan-Da and some sites around Milton and Kingston

Posted on October 22, 2013 by HV-Rob

Camp Chi-Wan-Da, Ulster Park I don’t assume I’ve been to every notable ruined site along the Hudson, but it’s still a pleasant surprise to find out about an expansive property containing a number of ruins in various states of decay. … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-ruins, Ulster County | 4 Comments

Rosendale, August 2013

Posted on August 6, 2013 by HV-Rob

Charlie, We loved thee. LINKS: The Century House Historical Society (Widow Jane Mine) Snyder Estate Natural Cement Historic District Rosendale Natural Cement Products Walkill Valley Land Trust (Rosendale Trestle) Daily Freeman article on re-opening of trestle BONUS: We stopped in … Continue reading →

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The Lion Gardiner

Posted on July 16, 2013 by HV-Rob

The National Railway Historical Society recently announced its first-ever list of endangered United States railroad landmarks. Included on the list are passenger stations majestic (Michigan Central Station in Detroit) and humble (Duffields Station in Virginia, believed to be the second-oldest … Continue reading →

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Gracemere – old photo unearthed

Posted on June 25, 2013 by HV-Rob

A great benefit of having a website like this is the stream of communication received from persons well-connected with our ruins before they were ruins. Occasionally we receive some piece of information or some photograph or two that adds to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ulster County, Westchester County | 4 Comments

Hutton Company Brick Works, Kingston

Posted on March 27, 2013 by HV-Rob

The future for a rare surviving example of a type of industrial operation once common along the Hudson River is in question pending the outcome of development plans for the site. The surviving structures of the Hutton Company Brick Works … Continue reading →

Posted in Demolition Alert, Ulster County | 10 Comments

HVR 2012

Posted on December 25, 2012 by HV-Rob

As I did last year, I present a calendar of images not yet published on this website (except possibly for one picture from a month in which I did not shoot many ruins.) [I published this post two days ago … Continue reading →

Posted in HVR Annual Calendar, Orange County, Putnam County, Ulster County, Westchester County | 6 Comments

Hudson Valley Moon Houses

Posted on September 6, 2012 by HV-Rob

In his landmark 1939 publication The Hudson, Carl Carmer wrote “The lands on the Hudson in the last fifty years have been absorbed to an amazing degree by institutions… The Roman Catholic Church owns more land on the shores of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dutchess County, Non-ruins, Ulster County, Westchester County | 43 Comments

Six Degrees of the British Monarchy and Hudson Valley Ruins

Posted on July 23, 2012 by HV-Rob

Recently I received the following two images of a carpet swatch from Dave Morrison whose father George was assistant to the Vice President, Operations & Industrial Relations of the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company in Yonkers, NY. The cutting … Continue reading →

Posted in Dutchess County, Ulster County, Westchester County | 4 Comments

HVR News – May 11, 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by HV-Rob

I received a card a couple of days ago from Historic Hudson announcing tours of the Oliver Bronson House, May 19 and 20, 2012, 1pm and 3pm daily. This early 19th century home was remodeled by Alexander Jackson Davis in … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia County, Demolition Alert, Dutchess County, Orange County, Tours Lectures and Events, Ulster County, Westchester County | 4 Comments