Category Archives: Westchester County

Westchester to Suit Every Interest

Posted on December 20, 2012 by HV-Rob

Playland Amusement Park, Rye In its December 2012 issue, Westchester Magazine presented a feature entitled “Westchester to Suit Every Interest” – six weekend itineraries from Friday night to Sunday night. Activities, events, sites, and tours are are included for outdoor … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications and Reviews, Westchester County | 1 Comment

Boyce Thompson Institute – RFP

Posted on November 16, 2012 by HV-Rob

Press release just in from City Hall: CITY OF YONKERS ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE ACQUISITION & REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE SITE YONKERS, NY — November 16, 2012 – The City of Yonkers today announced its release … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic Preservation, Westchester County | 10 Comments

Yonkers Power Station proposal

Posted on November 14, 2012 by HV-Rob

The Journal News yesterday reported on a plan to redevelop the Yonkers Power Station. New owner Ron Shemesh and his company Glenwood POH plan to create a hotel and conference center within the existing buildings of the power station. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Demolition Alert, Dutchess County, Historic Preservation, Rockland County, Westchester County | Leave a comment

HVR News – October 14, 2012

Posted on October 14, 2012 by HV-Rob

A few updates here as there have been recent additions to the Hudson Valley Demolition Alert. KOSPA FARMHOUSE, EAST GREENBUSH In August, a house in East Greenbush (Rensselaer County) presumed to date to the 18th-century was burned down by four … Continue reading →

Posted in Albany County, Demolition Alert, Dutchess County, Greene County, Non-ruins, Rensselaer County, Rockland County, Westchester County | 4 Comments

Hudson River Neon – Part 1

Posted on October 5, 2012 by HV-Rob

Head on over to Tom Rinaldi’s New York Neon blog for this week’s entry “Hudson River Neon, Part 1 – Westchester, Rockland and Orange Counties.” Tom generously offered to make this post a collaborative effort inclusive of my photographs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Night Photography, Non-ruins, Putnam County, Rockland County, Westchester County | Leave a comment

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

Lower Hudson Valley Tour April 2012 – Part 2

Posted on May 5, 2012 by HV-Rob

Continuing from Part One, here are photographs of the Yonkers Power Station and Hudson River State Hospital. YONKERS POWER STATION HUDSON RIVER STATE HOSPITAL

Posted in Dutchess County, Westchester County | 3 Comments

Lower Hudson Valley Tour April 2012 – Part 1

Posted on May 5, 2012 by HV-Rob

Recently I had the pleasure of showing an out-of-state friend some of the highlights of ruins in the Hudson Valley. Nailhed and I spent two-and-a-half days visiting locations between Yonkers and Poughkeepsie, after which he continued on in his travels. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dutchess County, Orange County, Putnam County, Westchester County | 5 Comments