Daylighting

the
Saw Mill River
1922--2012
1922
Presented by
Jim Pinto

Stauffer View showing Philipse

M
Manor
Hall,
H ll circa
i
1784

Map of the
Village of Yonkers
1851 closest
l
td
detail
t il
showing downtown

Note the number of ponds

and mills as well as large hat
factories (in green)

Hudson River access at

Dock Street circa 1900

Larkin Plaza circa 1920

Philipse Manor, Warburton Music Hall

j t before
just
b f
Saw
S
Mill Ri
River was covered
d
Otis Elevator,
Elevator
now site of i.park

The Saw Mill River Flume under construction

1922

Larkin Plaza late 1920s

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
removed for construction

Lining the Ponds

Saw Mill River is uncovered October 2011

The Chamber where the

Saw Mill meets the Hudson

IMG_2908 Park Overview from rooftop of

FILE485.JPG
Hudson Park.BMP

Van Der Donk

Park at Larkin
Plaza looking
to the
h
Palisades

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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