Westchester–A Pictorial History
The New Year traditionally brings with it anticipation and excitement for the future. We’re all wondering, as you no doubt are, what’s in store for 2010. But this time of year also makes us reflect on our past, so we thought it would be appropriate to take a few moments (er, pages) to look back. Whether you’re a third-generation Westchesterite or a recent transplant, knowing Westchester’s history can help place what’s to come in proper context—plus, it’s fun.
Published December 21, 2009 at 03:55 PM
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 | Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon in the 1940s. |
| Mount Kisco’s Main Street, looking east, in 1950. |  |
 | An October 1957 aerial view of one of the largest factories ever built along the Hudson River, the GM plant in Sleepy Hollow. Purchased by GM in 1916, it cranked out vehicles for its Chevrolet division until 1996, when the plant closed. It was torn down a few years later. Today the property sits vacant, awaiting possible residential and retail development. |
| Originally built to bring fresh water to Manhattan, the Old Croton Aqueduct (the Yonkers segment shown here in 1976) evolved over the years to become a popular bike and walking path. The portion running from the Croton River to Manhattan is a National Historic Landmark as well as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. |  |
 | The Yonkers Public Library in Getty Square in 1978, at its original location at the intersection of Nepperhan Avenue and South Broadway. It was demolished to make the road wider, but its contents happily live on in the Riverfront branch at 1 Larkin Center. |
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Love the pictures of Westchester history. I can remember quite a few from the 60's and later.
Although the Pleasantville train station may have looked like your 1936 picture I am sure there were no 1950 era automobiles as depicted in the picture.
Thanks for the memories.
George Baker
Fascinating pictures. It beckons the question; Are we better off today?
Thank you to all the contributors and the research
Peter Wattenberg
Does anyone know if I can purchase any of these pictures. They come out pretty bad to just copy and paste.
I wish you posted them in their full resolution. I'm sure your copies were not small 300 x 200 pixel pictures. it would be nice to really look at these and see all the detail