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Ossining Black Lives Matter Protest and March organized by 4 young ladies-One high school student and the rest in college. This was a highly successful peaceful protest in Westchester County, NY.
The Croton Aqueduct was built between 1837 and 1842 to bring water from the Croton Reservoir to New York City. The bridge originally just carried a big pipe over the valley but by the late 19th century public pressure convinced authorities to open it up so people could cross. Today the bridge in Ossining is part of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, which travels about 26 miles from the New Croton Dam down to Yonkers.
The Sing Sing is where the prison in Ossining gets its name.
"Take me to the river" - Sculpture by Peter Lundberg at Ossining, NY waterfront.
I can't decide how I feel about this sculpture. I think it is the location that takes away from it for me. It is right on the Hudson River, near a condo construction site and the Metro North stop in Ossining. The Blue disc at the top was orange over the summer, and was replaced at some point with this blue one. Maybe it has something to do with the changing of the seasons?
The Olive Opera House in Ossining, New York opened in 1874, replacing a similar building that burned down. It showed movies from 1914 until 1938. Today there is a nice, recently opened, bookstore on the first floor. The current owners have plans to turn the building into a studio/gallery/performance space.
This is a reunion of immigrants from Sassinoro, Italy. Many of them went to live in Ossining, New York, so I'm pretty sure the photo was taken in Ossining. I would guess the photo is from the 1940's. Would appreciate any help in identifying the place and the date.
My grandfather is the one holding his hat in the second row, at about the center of the photo.
The circa 1841 Croton Aqueduct above and the 1861 Broadway street bridge below in Ossining, New York.
"The Ossining Weir Chamber, located on the
Ann Street side of the Double Arch Bridge
promenade, is one of six such structures
located along the Old Croton Aqueduct. The
purpose of the weir chambers was to regulate the
flow of water along the aqueduct tunnel, allowing
water to be emptied into local waterways in the
event of flooding or when needed for maintenance
and repair of the tunnel. The weir chambers also
served as ventilators for the aqueduct system.
Inside the weir chamber is a large iron sluice
gate, the opening of which allowed water to drain
out of the tunnel into the Sing Sing Kill below.
When all of the weir chambers were opened,
the entire aqueduct could be drained in just two
hours. Today, the Ossining Weir Chamber is a
component of the Old Croton Aqueduct State
Historic Park. The organization “Friends of the
Croton Aqueduct” conducts periodic tours of the
Weir Chambers for the public, granting interested
parties access to the inside of the weir chamber
and aqueduct tunnel." (from thevillageofossining.org)
The view of Teatown Lake from the Lakeside Loop trail at the Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, NY