take a trip up the hudson river

mrnyc · #1 Posted **Apr 4, 2016, 10:08 PM**

a semi-annual winter weekend trip up the hudson --- via mnrr to cold spring & beacon, ny

enjoy!

harlem

harlem river

high bridge

inwood

henry hudson bridge

palisades

yonkers

glenwood

tappan zee bridge

ossining

sing sing

croton-harmon railyard

indian point

bear mountain bridge

cold spring

philipstown town hall (1867) - between cold spring & nelsonville

nelsonville

nelsonville masonic lodge (1846)

baptist church (1833)

cold spring

heading up to beacon

breakneck ridge

newburgh

dia museum (2003)

gothic styled reformed church of beacon (b.1859)

beacon main street

the curving bend of bldgs at the end of main st

beacon’s dummy light (1926)
http://www.crotonfriendsofhistory.org/dummy-forever/

fishkill creek

http://www.dogwoodbar.com

mt. beacon & the former incline rail trail -- takes about an hour to walk up

beacon engine, station one (1889)

beacon falls

old matteawan station (1868-1933)
fishkill landing on the hudson river + matteawan on the fishkill creek
= the town of beacon in 1913

originally the first methodist church of matteawan (1869)

howland library cultural center (1872)

former fire station

the deco garret storm coal silos (1931)

beacon mase hook & ladder fire hq (1911)

madam brett homestead museum (b. 1709)

http://www.denningspointdistillery.com

this is still pete seeger country

http://banksquarecoffeehouse.com

http://www.2waybrewingcompany.com

newburgh

back to cold spring

*** i hope you enjoyed the towns and the sights of a weekend getaway trip to upstate new york

***

Ex-Ithacan · #2 Posted **Apr 4, 2016, 10:54 PM**

I'm envious of your trip. The Hudson valley is so historic and scenic, with plenty of urbanity along the way. I drove up back in 2008 and hit both sides of the river. Big fun.

Wonderful set, thanks mrnyc.

DetroitSky · #3 Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 1:32 AM**

Awesome tour. Looks like a great trip.

williamphilapa · #4 Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 2:15 AM**

Great stuff. Huge thread. Thanks for sharing!

Crawford · #5 Posted **Apr 10, 2016, 5:31 AM**

Great pics, and looks like you covered some serious ground.

Love the Hudson River towns. Always a fun weekend excursion.

boden · #6 Posted **Apr 14, 2016, 9:37 PM**

Interesting thread.

jmd41280 · #7 Posted **Apr 14, 2016, 11:57 PM**

Thanks for sharing your photos! I've been to both Cold Spring and Beacon and have really enjoyed both towns. Did you get a chance to check out the ruins of the West Point Foundry in Cold Spring?

Matthew · #8 Posted **Apr 15, 2016, 12:41 AM**

Beacon and Newburgh! When I was a kid, I would spend every other summer with family in New York (my dad is from New York City and I have family in the area) and I remember going to Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Kingston, Rhinebeck, Saugerties, etc., and I can remember laughing at the name Catskill, which was a mountain range, a park, and a town. I also remember someone saying the Tappan Zee Bridge was dangerous. I've often thought Beacon would make a great thread on the forum. When I saw the name of the thread, I was checking for Beacon and there it is! Thank you for sharing this! Very awesome!

mrnyc · #9 Posted **Apr 15, 2016, 3:30 PM**

^ thx all -- glad you enjoyed -- hudson river towns are great for day trips and getaway weekends!

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Originally Posted by jmd41280

Thanks for sharing your photos! I've been to both Cold Spring and Beacon and have really enjoyed both towns. Did you get a chance to check out the ruins of the West Point Foundry in Cold Spring?

ah good call there. you hit a sore spot. i didn't have a chance this time.

caldor120la · #10 Posted **Jun 21, 2016, 2:57 PM**

Thanks, jmd41280 for all your posts, just took the trip along the Hudson your latest, wonderful. for some reason I keep returning to your work on Brownsville PA that seems to be special for me, and I'm sure many other. Hope to see more of your travels in the future.
Thanks again