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Saw Mill River Daylighting - Industry

Saw Mill River Daylighting Otis ElevatorThe building in front of you once housed the famous Otis Elevator factory. Although elevators date back to ancient Egypt, the concept for the safety...

Saw Mill River Daylighting Otis ElevatorThe building in front of you once housed the famous Otis Elevator factory. Although elevators date back to ancient Egypt, the concept for the...

  • yonkers
  • saw mill river
  • elisha graves otis
  • 1852
  • 1854

Saw Mill River Daylighting - Transformation of a River

Saw Mill River DaylightingTransformation of a RiverImagine standing here on September 13th, 1609. You are in a Lenape village called "Nepeckamack" ("fish trapping place") at the juncture of the...

Saw Mill River DaylightingTransformation of a RiverImagine standing here on September 13th, 1609. You are in a Lenape village called "Nepeckamack" ("fish trapping place") at the juncture of the...

  • yonkers
  • larkin plaza
  • saw mill river
  • van der donck park
  • 1609
  • 1892
  • 1922
  • 1928
  • 1999
  • 2011
  • 2012

Urban Fish and Wildlife Restoration Site, Yonkers, New York

"The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its music; and the preservation of some music to perceive." - Aldo LeopoldA partnership between local youth and the Wallkill River...

"The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its music; and the preservation of some music to perceive." - Aldo LeopoldA partnership between local youth and the Wallkill River...

  • yonkers
  • larkin plaza
  • saw mill river
  • van der donck park
  • fish
  • wildlife
  • refuge

Historic Yonkers

Submitted by @lampbane

Submitted by @lampbane

  • yonkers
  • photos

Larkin Park

LARKIN PARK RESTORED 1996   JOHN D. SPENCER MAYOR   VINCENZA A. RESTIANO COUNCIL PRESIDENT   COUNCIL MEMBERS   CARLO T. DI NOTA GORDON A. BURROWS RICHARD J. MARTINELLI EDWARD J. FAGAN, JR. SYMRA...

LARKIN PARK RESTORED 1996   JOHN D. SPENCER MAYOR VINCENZA A. RESTIANO COUNCIL PRESIDENT   COUNCIL MEMBERS   CARLO T. DI NOTA GORDON A. BURROWS RICHARD J. MARTINELLI EDWARD J. FAGAN, JR. SYMRA D....

  • yonkers
  • larkin plaza
  • saw mill river
  • van der donck park
  • larkin park
  • john spencer
  • 1996

Manor House of the Manor of Philipsburg

MANOR HOUSE OF THE MANOR OF PHILIPSBURG   THE MANOR WAS CREATED IN 1693 AND BY ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED TO FREDERICK PHILIPSE BY ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK   THE MANOR WAS...

MANOR HOUSE OF THE MANOR OF PHILIPSBURG   THE MANOR WAS CREATED IN 1693 AND BY ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED TO FREDERICK PHILIPSE BY ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK   THE MANOR WAS...

  • yonkers
  • philipse manor
  • 1693
  • 1779
  • 1785
  • 1868
  • 1872
  • 1899

Philipse Manor Hall

PHILIPSE MANOR HALL   HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC SITES ACT OF AUGUST 21, 1935 THIS SITE POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN...

PHILIPSE MANOR HALL   HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC SITES ACT OF AUGUST 21, 1935 THIS SITE POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL VALUE...

  • yonkers
  • philipse manor
  • national par...
  • 1962

Dedicated to all Yonkers veterans

Dedicated to all Yonkers veterans past, present, and future that served to make this country free Yonkers Central Committee of Veterans Organizations2012Submitted by @lampbane

Dedicated to all Yonkers veterans past, present, and future that served to make this country free Yonkers Central Committee of Veterans Organizations2012Submitted by @lampbane

  • yonkers
  • philipse manor
  • 2012

Saw Mill River Daylighting - Creating a New Riverbed

Saw Mill River Daylighting Creating a New Riverbed The riverbed before you is a newly created path for the Saw Mill River. This area evolved from a wide bay at the mouth of the river to a...

Saw Mill River Daylighting Creating a New Riverbed The riverbed before you is a newly created path for the Saw Mill River. This area evolved from a wide bay at the mouth of the river to a...

  • yonkers
  • larkin plaza
  • saw mill river
  • van der donck park
  • fish
  • river

Philipse Manor Administrative Offices

Built in 1911 as a caretaker's cottageSubmitted by @lampbane

Built in 1911 as a caretaker's cottageSubmitted by @lampbane

  • yonkers
  • philipse manor
  • house
  • cottage
  • 1911

Saw Mill River Daylighting - Where is the Saw Mill River?

Saw Mill River Daylighting   Where is the Saw Mill River? Look closely at the map in front of you. It shows the path of the Saw Mill River above ground and below buildings. The map also shows...

Saw Mill River Daylighting   Where is the Saw Mill River? Look closely at the map in front of you. It shows the path of the Saw Mill River above ground and below buildings. The map also shows...

  • yonkers
  • saw mill river
  • river
  • 2012
  • 1876
  • 1672
  • 1867

Saw Mill River Daylighting at Mill Street Courtyard

SAW MILL RIVER DAYLIGHTING   AT MILL STREET COURTYARD   OPENED 2016   MIKE SPANO   MAYOR   LIAM MCLAUGHLIN, COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER A. JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN, 1ST DISTRICT CORAZÓN PINEDA-ISAAC,...

SAW MILL RIVER DAYLIGHTING   AT MILL STREET COURTYARD   OPENED 2016   MIKE SPANO   MAYOR   LIAM MCLAUGHLIN, COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER A. JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN, 1ST DISTRICT CORAZÓN...

  • yonkers
  • saw mill river
  • river
  • water
  • andrew cuomo
  • 2016

Saw Mill River Daylighting - Tribute to Yonkers Labor

Saw Mill River DaylightingTribute to Yonkers LaborThe numerous saw mills and grist mills for which Mill Street is named allowed Yonkers to grow into a manufacturing powerhouse from the 1600s to...

Saw Mill River DaylightingTribute to Yonkers LaborThe numerous saw mills and grist mills for which Mill Street is named allowed Yonkers to grow into a manufacturing powerhouse from the 1600s...

  • yonkers
  • saw mill river
  • elisha graves otis
  • 1852
  • 1900
  • 1922

Saw Mill River Daylighting - Species of the Watershed

All of these flora (plants) and fauna (animals) are at home here in the Saw Mill River watershed. Some linger around the tidal pool and mouth of the river here in Yonkers because they also live in...

All of these flora (plants) and fauna (animals) are at home here in the Saw Mill River watershed. Some linger around the tidal pool and mouth of the river here in Yonkers because they also live...

  • yonkers
  • larkin plaza
  • saw mill river
  • van der donck park
  • fish
  • 2009

Saw Mill River Daylighting - Moving Through Yonkers

Moving Through Yonkers   From Sail to Steam In colonial times, the Dutch and English settlers in Yonkers moved their merchandise up and down the Hudson River under sail. In 1807 Robert Fulton...

Moving Through Yonkers   From Sail to Steam In colonial times, the Dutch and English settlers in Yonkers moved their merchandise up and down the Hudson River under sail. In 1807 Robert...

  • yonkers
  • larkin plaza
  • saw mill river
  • van der donck park
  • rail
  • trains
  • 1911

Van der Donck Park

VAN DER DONCK PARK   AT LARKIN PLAZA RESTORED 2012   MIKE SPANO MAYOR   CHUCK LESNICK, COUNCIL PRESIDENT   CHRISTOPHER A. JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN, 1ST DISTRICT WILSON TERRERO, COUNCILMAN, 2ND DISTRICT...

VAN DER DONCK PARK   AT LARKIN PLAZA RESTORED 2012   MIKE SPANO MAYOR   CHUCK LESNICK, COUNCIL PRESIDENT   CHRISTOPHER A. JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN, 1ST DISTRICT WILSON TERRERO, COUNCILMAN, 2ND DISTRICT...

  • yonkers
  • van der donck park
  • larkin plaza

Saw Mill River Daylighting - Fish Passage

Saw Mill River DaylightingA Fish Passage   What looks like a ladder to the right of where you are standing really IS a ladder-an Alaskan Steep Pass fish ladder. It was placed here to allow the...

Saw Mill River DaylightingA Fish Passage   What looks like a ladder to the right of where you are standing really IS a ladder-an Alaskan Steep Pass fish ladder. It was placed here to allow...

  • yonkers
  • larkin plaza
  • saw mill river
  • van der donck park
  • fish

Saw Mill River Daylighting - The River in Context

Saw Mill River DaylightingThe River in Context The Watershed   A watershed is the land, hills and slopes that drain rainfall to a river. The Saw Mill River watershed (marked in green on the map)...

Saw Mill River DaylightingThe River in Context The Watershed   A watershed is the land, hills and slopes that drain rainfall to a river. The Saw Mill River watershed (marked in green on the...

  • yonkers
  • saw mill river
  • river
  • water

The First Lady of Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald

"The First Lady of Jazz" Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Vinnie Bagwell, Sculptor Art On Main Street/Yonkers, Inc. Funded by: The City of Yonkers The Bureau of Community Development The Office of the...

"The First Lady of Jazz" Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Vinnie Bagwell, Sculptor Art On Main Street/Yonkers, Inc. Funded by: The City of Yonkers The Bureau of Community Development The Office of the...

  • yonkers
  • ella fitzgerald
  • vinnie bagwell
  • 1917
  • 1996
  • art

Barbara Segal - Muhheakantuck

Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...

Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...

  • yonkers
  • mta
  • metropolitan...
  • metro-north railroad
  • barbara segal
  • art