One South Nyack house has been moved to make room for the building of the Thruway, leaving a gap along the street that paralleled the railroad tracks. The larger house in the back on the right was the Ray (Buddy) Christian family home.
Overlooking the destruction of the Village of South Nyack is this Cape Cod-style house sitting on the hillside above Route 9W. Much of the village was demolished to make room for the NYS Thruway.
On the day the Tappan Zee Bridge opened, crowds gathered along the Thruway and on the South Nyack overpass, while cars and a bus waited to be able to drive across the bridge.The occasion was festive, despite a protest by local citizens.
This isn't a great picture but it was taken from DePew Avenue, looking towards Route 59 (Main Street) or High Avenue. The area between the two roads is where the New York State Thruway was built.
The center of the Village of South Nyack has been razed for the construction of the New York State Thruway, and yet this picture looks peaceful and calm. But just past the trees are the railroad tracks and the train station - and every business in...
This must be early in the day, before the crowds and before scores of automobiles had gathered to cross the TZ Bridge for the first time. There are a few people on the sides and two horseback riders. Were they allowed to ride over the bridge?
The South Nyack Station was demolished when the NYS Thruway was built. It was a part of the business district. Here signs point out Mansfield Avenue and Gus Gaetjen's Garage.
South Nyack: Foundations are littered across the ground and the hillside in the background has been cleared. This is where the Thruway was constructed, on the east side of Route 9W.
The South Nyack house on the right side of this picture is on wheels. It was moved to make room for the New York State Thruway roadbed. Unfortunately, the Nyack Library does not have identifications for many of the houses that are in these...
Looking north on Route 9W in March of 1954, the destruction in South Nyack caused by the building of the New York State Thruway cannot be seen, except for a partly destroyed house on the left. The intact house on the left was owned by Jim and Frank...
This house of many gables sat on the side of South Mountain overlooking the Village of South Nyack. It was destroyed during the construction of the Thruway.
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This picture is a companion to Nyack library image #4618. It shows an area of Nyack that was split by the Thruway. On the left is the Hilltop Restaurant. In the middle distance is the car dealership of Cyrus R. Jones (Chevrolet) at the corner of...
On this South Nyack street, which runs perpendicular to the tracks, many houses were moved or destroyed for the construction of the New York State Thruway.
Erie diesel engine 1243 pulls a train north through South Nyack. After the Tappan Zee Bridge was built, ridership on the spur to Nyack dropped and the line was shut down.
Although this picture is fuzzy, it does show the size of the concrete casements that were built for the Tappan Zee Bridge. The site may be Grassy Point, north of Haverstraw on the Hudson River, where there was a staging area. It is now the...
