Daylighting Daylighting

the the
Saw Mill River Saw Mill River Saw Mill River Saw Mill River
1922 1922- -2012 2012
Presented by Presented by
Jim Pinto
Stauffer View showing Philipse
M H ll i 1784 Manor Hall, circa 1784
Map of the
Village of Yonkers
1851 l t d t il 1851 closest detail
showing downtown
Note the number of ponds
and mills as well as large hat
factories (in green)
Hudson River access at Hudson River access at
Dock Street circa 1900 Dock Street circa 1900
Larkin Plaza circa 1920
Philipse Manor, Warburton Music Hall Philipse Manor, Warburton Music Hall
j t b f S Mill Ri d j t b f S Mill Ri d just before Saw Mill River was covered just before Saw Mill River was covered
Otis Elevator Otis Elevator,
now site of i.park
The Saw Mill River Flume under construction
1922 1922
Larkin Plaza late 1920s Larkin Plaza late 1920s Larkin Plaza late 1920s Larkin Plaza late 1920s
Larkin Plaza Larkin Plaza
Parking Lot pre-Daylighting 2000
The Flood Gate that protects the Daylighted river
The Diversion Chamber before it was covered
Tiebacks holding back the roadway
Groundwater being Groundwater being
removed for construction
Lining the Ponds
Saw Mill River is uncovered October 2011 Saw Mill River is uncovered October 2011
The Chamber where the
Saw Mill meets the Hudson Saw Mill meets the Hudson
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IMG_2908 Park Overview from rooftop of
Hudson Park.BMP
Van Der Donk Van Der Donk
Park at Larkin Park at Larkin
Plaza looking Plaza looking
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to the to the
Palisades Palisades
A Waterfall and a Footbridge grow in Downtown Yonkers
Kiosks tell the History
An Outdoor Classroom in Van Der Donk Park
Van Der Donk Park after dark
The Saw Mill River
no longer .
Lost in Yonkers