Rob Yasinsac's Hudson Valley Ruins Website Updates

May 3, 2008 - Added Mulford Gardens, Yonkers' largest and Westchester's oldest public housing complex, now vacant and soon to be demolished.

March 7, 2008 - Added a link to Yaz Country, a new site for my non-ruins photography. Updated the New York Trap Rock / Marlboro page.

January 30, 2008 - The Preservation League of New York State named the Yonkers Power Station to its annual list of Seven to Save Most Endangered Properties list. The full press release can be read here.

December 28, 2007 - Added the Staples brickyard in Malden.

November 27, 2007 - Added the abandoned Steel Mill and Van Cortlandt Park.

November 13, 2007 - Minor updates at the Suburban Countryside Community page (added recent photos), Wyndclyffe (a couple recent pix added), Brewster (Croton Magnetic) Mines (info update - site destroyed). Also, some night photos of the Halsey Teahouse in Irvington. 

September 1, 2007 - Added Annie's Snack Shack and updated the Oranegburg Nike Radar site page with new photos. Completely redesigned the Dark Shadows' "Old House" page with new images.

August 8, 2007 - Added the the underground chambers of the Potter Estate (Mystic Pointe Condominiums ) in Ossining, and photos from the August 4 fire at Hackley School in Tarrytown.

June 15, 2007 - Added photos of Bannerman's Castle Illumination 2007.

May 26, 2007 - Added Shagabak and Matteawan State Hospital, two Dutchess County sites.

May 18, 2007 - Added Southwest 2007, my trip to see the ruins of Utah, Arizona and California.

May 8, 2007 - Added the Sheffield Paper Company mill, Saugerties.

March 10, 2007 - Updated the Yonkers page with four new photo galleries of various buildings and sites around the city, including some in ruins and some threatened by demolition. Added a new set of photographs to the Yonkers Power Station site. Updated the Albany Post Road Milestones page.

January 26, 2007 - Added the C. V. Pierce Company.

January 20, 2007 - Added a new set of photos of the New Rochelle Water Company.

December 26, 2006 - Added Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Mills to the HVArchitecture page.

December 18, 2006 - Added Hudson Cement Company & Shultz Brick Yard, and photos of Albany by Night.

December 8, 2006 - Added Sanford Mills, Amsterdam, and Springfield, Vermont.

November 17, 2006 - Added Letchworth Village.

November 8, 2006 - Added Victorian Gables, an abandoned mansion.

November 7, 2006 - Redesigned the Route 6 Ruins page with new scans of old photos, and a few new images (formerly "Westchester/Putnam Ruins"). Added a separate page for Brewster Furnaces with many new images.

October 14, 2006 - Added Middletown, including the Ontario and Western Railway Station and Highland Lakes State Park.

September 16, 2006 - Added HVArchitecture, at look at the non-ruined architectural delights of the Hudson Valley.

September 3, 2006 - Added Chester Hide and Skin Corp.

August 16, 2006 - Added information for the exhibit "Yonkers Power Station: Monumental Ruin on the Hudson." Exhibit Open Tuesday September 12, 2006 at the Municipal Art Society in New York City. Added the Wellington Hotel in Albany.

July 30, 2006 - Added the Suburban Countryside Community.

July 4, 2006 - Announcement of release of book Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape.

May 2, 2006 - Added the Milestones of Westchester County.

January 11, 2006 - Added Peekskill ruins to the site.

January 4, 2006 - Added the Paper Company.

December 29, 2005 - Added a section devoted to Concert Photography, and a few night images of an abandoned quarry along the Hudson.

December 12, 2005 - Added several images to the Overlook Mountain House page.

November 25, 2005 - Added General Electric, Hudson Falls. This is the first of forthcoming updates for the "Northway" region, beyond the traditionally accepted boundary of the Hudson Valley. 

November 23, 2005 - Several of my photographs of the Yonkers Power Station are included in an exhibit at the Yonkers Public Library - Riverfront Branch. "Yonkers: Then and Now," presented by Blue Door Art Gallery and The Yonkers Historical Society opened  November 20, 2005 and runs until January 8, 2006. The exhibit is open regular library hours: Monday through Thursday 9 AM to 8 PM; Friday 10 AM to 5 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM; and Sunday 12 Noon to 5 PM. The Library is located at One Larkin Center, across from the Yonkers Metro North Railroad Station. For further information, call (914) 337-1500.

August 11, 2005 - Tweaked the layout of a couple of the Bannerman's Island Arsenal pages, and updated the Yonkers Power Station at Glenwood page to include information regarding our recent efforts to locally landmark the site.

May 31, 2005 - Added the Bennett School for Girls.

May 8, 2005 - Updated the Yonkers/Glenwood Power Station page.

April 29, 2005 - Added the Hudson River Yard, Tarrytown.

April 3, 3005 - Added New York Trap Rock

March 25, 2005 - Updated the Boyce Thompson Institute page.

February 25, 2005 - Added the Ossining Banks and added three night photographs from Yonkers.

February 18, 2005 - Added Vineyard Avenue Fire Station, Yonkers.

January 31, 2005 - Added Richmond Hill, Irvington.

December 14, 2004 - Updated the Alder Manor page, and edited the Glenwood text.

December 6, 2004 - Added the Paper Mill, and updated the Empire Brickyard page, with photos of the actual brickyard ruins.

December 2, 2004 - Updated the Boyce Thompson Institute page and the Dugan's page.

October 14, 2004 - Added to the Castleton-on-Hudson website. (Page since removed from www.hudsonvalleyruins.org.)

July 28, 2004 - The Briarcliff Lodge book will be available after August 15, 2004. 

July 2, 2004 - Updated the Night Photography page.

May 5, 2004 - Updated the Briarcliff Lodge page and the Leatherman page.

March 30, 2004 - Added the European Health Spa.

March 5, 2004 - Updated the Irving page. Added Hudson Valley Demolition Alert. Added Exposition Number 2, a series of black-and-white photos of interiors in Rockland and Orange Counties.

December 5, 2003 - Added Multiple Exposures. Reinstated the Night Photography page. Added four sites for Rockland county: Nike Missile Base, Tappan Zee Playhouse, abandoned boats, and the Peck House.

November 20, 2003 - Major update of website, with many new additions, and new layout of main page. Added Starlite Coach Diner, Middlehope Drive-In Theater, Brockway Brick Yard, Arryl House, Empire Brick Yard, House at Poolsburg and Castleton-on-Hudson.

September 29, 2003 - Added a page with specific information regarding upcoming Hudson Valley Ruins slide show presentations.

September 21, 2003 - Briarcliff Lodge partly destroyed by fire yesterday. Updated Briarcliff Lodge page.

September 14, 2003 - Added the James House.

May 6, 2003 - Added Catskill Mountain House Site.

December 22, 2002 -  Added the Steamer Lancaster and three photos to the Anaconda Wire and Cable Company.

September 15, 2002 - Changed font color on main pages from red to grey.

September 1, 2002 - Added a new photo of the Glenwood Power Station, taken from the Hudson River.

June 12, 2002 - Added Saw Mill River Parkway Ruins, and the New Rochelle Water Company ruins.

May 10, 2002 - Added Oswego Ruins, photos from my college town.

April 8, 2002 - Added Irving, an essay on neighborhood development with two photos from this Tarrytown neighborhood.

March 24, 2002 - Made Edits to the Briarcliff Lodge texts. Specifically the main page, and the gallery page of  Other Campus Buildings. Changed the references regarding Harmony Hall and the Music Building. Edited the Glenwood text as well.

February 10, 2002 - Added Westchester/Putnam - A Tour of ruins, abandoned buildings, and architecturally distinct  structures in Northern Westchester and Southern Putnam Counties, NY. Edited the Hudson Valley Ruins in the News. page, with more listings of illustrated presentations.

January 11, 2002 - Edited text on Tarrytown Hospital homepage.

August 2001 - Moved entire site to www.hudsonvalleyruins.org.