Please join us for our first in-person program since June 2019! Thomas Rinaldi and Robert Yasinsac will present Hudson Valley Ruins on Saturday December 3, 3:00pm, at the Bronxville Public Library.
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In an effort to raise awareness for the plight of neglected historic sites in the New York’s Hudson Valley, co-authors and photographers Thomas Rinaldi and Robert Yasinsac will offer a glimpse at some of the region’s forgotten cultural treasures. Many of these buildings are listed on the National Register of Historical Places, and a few are even National Historical Landmarks. But in spite of their significance, these structures have been allowed to decay, and in some cases, to disappear altogether.
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Rinaldi and Yasinsac have been photographing the Hudson Valley since the mid-1990s. Their book “Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape” was published in 2006 by the University Press of New England. The New York State Museum in 2016-17 presented a photography and architecture exhibition of their work entitled “Hudson Valley Ruins.” Rinaldi and Yasinsac continue to document the demolition, restoration, and reuse of neglected historic sites in the Hudson Valley.
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Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Bronxville Public Library
Bronxville Public Library
201 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, New York 10708
Good morning Rob,
My grandfather was the chauffeur and what not at the Sayles (the Reiners) estate in Sunnyside. He and his wife raised their 3 sons in the cottage— my dad was one of the sons. I have fond memories of my visits to the estate, just loved play in the rock gardens and exploring the vast property. The “cottage” was great, so happy it was retained. I see the garage my dad worked in was demolished and now site of the True Parents conference building. Thanks for all the work you’ve done on the Hudson Valley’s rich history.