Newspaper article about the arson trial resulting from the investigation following the disastrous fire of July 5, 1877 that consumed much of downtown Chester.
The Central Nyack inn owned by William Lemmens, and located on Route 59 and the Turnpike. There is a person in the upstairs middle window and another standing on the front step. A man is also holding a horse and carriage in front of the Inn.
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The Village Hall on 134 Main Street in 1967. Image #0249 is an enlargement of this picture.The door for the Police Department, located upstairs, is on the right.
The Excelsior Fire House in Northvale, NJ, was a simple structure. The double doors opened for the fire truck. Upstairs was probably a meeting room. On the outside is a metal ring which was used as a fire alarm.
John Lodico, Sr. talks about growing up in Upper Nyack near the river in the Van Houten's Landing neighborhood near the river. He focuses on the Italian American immigrant culture there, particularly as epitomized by his father, his time at Nyack...
This simple dwelling with an open porch and a trio of upstairs windows has ornate gingerbread supporting the porch pillars. It is one of many pictures of the Siegriest family, who lived in Nyack and in Central Nyack.
Miriam Haagens Wexler talks about her life: how she came to American from Holland on December 7, 1939 and later how the family came to Nyack. Along the way she talks about the Clarkstown Country, her family, her home, and especially her garden. ...
This American four-square is covered with stucco and the porch is been enclosed. It is a two-family dwelling. The upstairs tenants actually have the address of 91 Sickles Avenue. This is one of the original houses in the Aldine Park enclave.
The Benjamin Eckerson family and guests pose for a photographer at their home on Broadway at the corner of Second Avenue. We assume the man in the upstairs window is Mr. Eckerson. A woman and a child peer out of another second story window. On the...
Known as the Abraham Merritt Dry Goods Store, this building has stood at this location since 1870. Merritt had been in the dry goods business for many years, in a building just across the street. In this building, there was an upstairs hall where...
Discussion includes Virgil Cross, his work at Mohonk Mountain House and the family business which included a coal yard, a grocery store and the Cross Lumber Company, and rationing during World War II.
