Posted April 4, 20169 yr a semi-annual winter weekend trip up the hudson --- via mnrr to cold spring & beacon, ny enjoy! harlem harlem river high bridge inwood henry hudson bridge palisades yonkers glenwood tappan zee bridge ossining sing sing croton-harmon railyard indian point bear mountain bridge cold spring philipstown town hall (1867) - between cold spring & nelsonville nelsonville nelsonville masonic lodge (1846) baptist church (1833) cold spring heading up to beacon breakneck ridge newburgh dia museum (2003) gothic styled reformed church of beacon (b.1859) beacon main street the curving bend of bldgs at the end of main st beacon’s dummy light (1926) http://www.crotonfriendsofhistory.org/dummy-forever/ fishkill creek http://www.dogwoodbar.com mt. beacon & the former incline rail trail -- takes about an hour to walk up beacon engine, station one (1889) beacon falls old matteawan station (1868-1933) fishkill landing on the hudson river + matteawan on the fishkill creek = the town of beacon in 1913 originally the first methodist church of matteawan (1869) howland library cultural center (1872) former fire station the deco garret storm coal silos (1931) beacon mase hook & ladder fire hq (1911) madam brett homestead museum (b. 1709) http://www.denningspointdistillery.com this is still pete seeger country http://banksquarecoffeehouse.com http://www.2waybrewingcompany.com newburgh back to cold spring *** i hope you enjoyed the towns and the sights of a weekend getaway trip to upstate new york ***
April 5, 20169 yr It looks like Ohio, but with better rail accessibility! “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
April 5, 20169 yr Nice! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 5, 20169 yr Wow, looks like a region that I would love to explore. Beautiful natural setting, strong towns, cool surprises like the dia art museum, and rail accessibility- what's not to like?
April 8, 20169 yr Great stuff and thanks for sharing! Really beautiful area. Do many people commute from up there to New York City?
April 11, 20169 yr ^ yes, there are plenty of commuters. that trip was done via a metro-north commuter rail line which ends north of beacon in poughkeepsie (and amtrak continues onward). and for sure these towns do remind me of ohio in their mix on the main streets and in some of the homes and apt bldgs. in other ways they don't though. for example, there is more older stock, meaning the early 1800s, which exists in ohio of course, but not as much, and always a few things from the 1700s, which is even more rare in ohio. there are also more old factory bldgs and interestingly i think more victorians completely scattered all around town vs in smalltown ohio where the big colorful old vickies are generally found at either end of the main street. i guess to sum it up the hudson valley towns seem mostly the same, but feel a bit older and definately more bedroom community commuterish with the rail services.
April 11, 20169 yr Great selection and texture of photographs! That's my family's old stomping ground. My sister and I spent a lot of time there last May running down old family haunts from the 1700s and checking out some of the communities that date from the 1600s including New Paltz and Yonkers. I love Beacon's main street, but I never spent any time in Cold Spring. When we rode in to GCT after visiting the manor/museum of our family's nemesis, Frederic Phillipse, I was pleased to see this building by the 125th station was under renovation. I'm surprised to see it will offices. When I saw it under renovation, I assumed it would be housing. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 22, 20169 yr ^ thanks! When we rode in to GCT after visiting the manor/museum of our family's nemesis, Frederic Phillipse, I was pleased to see this building by the 125th station was under renovation. I'm surprised to see it will offices. When I saw it under renovation, I assumed it would be housing. thats the mt. morris bank/corn exchange bldg. it has the most tortured history you can imagine. its was just a wreck forever. i think its one of the most impressive saves in the city in its own small, yet expensive and highly visible way. i can't even imagine all the work going into it. more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/nyregion/harlem-landmark-is-reborn-from-the-base-of-the-old-corn-exchange-bank.html?_r=0 https://commercialobserver.com/2015/06/corn-popping-the-corn-exchange-building-just-finished-a-hot-new-renovation/
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