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08 Nov 2010

Hastings in Yonkers!

November 8, 2010
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1890s, News/Current Events

“View at Hastings-on-Hudson,” painted by Jasper F. Cropsey ca. 1891, on view at the Hudson River Museum, and currently part of their Paintbox Leaves exhibition. We have so loved working on this blog, dear readers, and sharing the wonderful stories and photographs that the Historical Society has collected over the […]

05 Aug 2010

Sails on the Hudson

August 5, 2010
The Hastings Historical Society
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I’ll bet many of you spotted the picturesque ships on the Hudson River on June 6th, 2009. Member Paul Duddy did, and snapped these great photos for us. This nautical parade, called the Great River Day Flotilla, was part of the 2009 Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Celebration.

Pretty as the ships were, when you […]

17 Jun 2010

Watch Where You Step!

June 17, 2010
The Hastings Historical Society
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Now we all know, of course, that the fabulous figures of Mercury flanked by Minerva and Hercules that frame the Grand Central clock were carved by Hastings sculptor John Donnelly. This week on the blog, however, we ask you to look not up, but down. We recently read this little […]

26 Feb 2010

New York Has a Snow Day

February 26, 2010
The Hastings Historical Society
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But the internet, like the U.S. Postal Service, just won’t quit!

The snow came down all day, and it is still falling. Parts of Hastings are without power. We timid folks of the Hastings Historical Society certainly did not make it to the Cottage today. And yet some dizzy New York […]

18 Feb 2010

Anaconda Demolition Videos

February 18, 2010
The Hastings Historical Society
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We are delighted to report that James Dean’s video of the Anaconda building site demolition is back on YouTube! Click on the screen below to start the video rolling. And if you just can’t get enough waterfront clearance, James has also posted a sped-up compilation of all the demolition footage […]