Category Archives: Westchester County

Maryknoll Seminary, Ossining, NY

Posted on February 2, 2012 by HV-Rob

One of my favorite buildings in the Hudson Valley is the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Seminary which is located on a hilltop high above the Hudson River in Ossining (Bing Aerial). According to American Architecture, Westchester County, New York by … Continue reading →

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Stone Walls

Posted on January 11, 2012 by HV-Rob

“There is a drama in the woods of New England and southern New York that may not be found anywhere else in the world.” ~ Susan Allport, Sermons in Stone. In her book Sermons in Stone (1990), Susan Allport cited … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature Sites, Westchester County | 14 Comments

HVR 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by HV-Rob

A calendar of heretofore unpublished photographs from 2011. JANUARY Yes, there is an abandoned house (partially) in this photograph. Rockland County. FEBRUARY Frank Chevrolet, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County. Actually I took this shot in early March. Apparently I didn’t shoot … Continue reading →

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Christmas Walk at Rockwood

Posted on December 26, 2011 by HV-Rob

On Christmas Day I walked the site of Rockwood Hall, a great, vanished Hudson River mansion. It was a nice afternoon, brisk, but not chilly, and the sky opened up a bit to allow the setting sun to illuminate the … Continue reading →

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Tarrytown Village Hall

Posted on December 5, 2011 by HV-Rob

It was one year ago today (December 4 as I start writing this) that the historic village hall, an old mansion, was demolished. Today I present photos of demolition day, as I have not posted them to the internet yet. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demolition Alert, Westchester County | 10 Comments

Public School 6, Yonkers

Posted on December 2, 2011 by HV-Rob

Public School 6, one of our favorite ruins in Yonkers, is again slated for the wrecking ball. A plan to raze it several years ago and to construct a Walgreens on the site dissipated and the chosen developer was later … Continue reading →

Posted in Demolition Alert, Westchester County | 50 Comments

Memorial Field, Mount Vernon / Cross-Processing

Posted on November 21, 2011 by HV-Rob

Although photo labs have almost entirely stopped producing color slides in-store, you can still get E-6 film processed at local labs. By “cross-processing” the film, the lab will run it through the same chemicals used for developing color negative (C-41) … Continue reading →

Posted in Demolition Alert, New York City, Photography, Westchester County | 2 Comments

Demo Alert – Meads Mountain House; Millwood Station

Posted on October 4, 2011 by HV-Rob

Sorry, the original entry for this post got published too soon. Here it is in full form. Here’s a couple of Demolition Alert updates – one that happened already and one that is only a threat but a threat that … Continue reading →

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“Washington’s Headquarters” (Miller House), White Plains

Posted on September 27, 2011 by HV-Rob

UPDATE NOVEMBER 15, 2019 The Miller House  has been restored following years of neglect. The Westchester County Board of Legislators approve plans championed by County Executive George Latimer to replace the roof and make structural reinforcements as well as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic Preservation, Westchester County | 17 Comments

Mount Vernon NYWB RR Stations

Posted on September 16, 2011 by HV-Rob

A couple weeks ago I revisited a couple of the abandoned stations of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad, a defunct line (actually two branches) that crossed southeast Westchester County to a terminal on the present-day site of the … Continue reading →

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