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2007 John Scott Armchair Walking Tours
In Memoriam
John Scott,
1916-2005
We wish to honor the memory of Rockland County Historian John Scott. John's lifetime of work in preserving Rockland County's rich history remains with us through the thousands of photographs, many publications and numerous historical markers he left for current and future generations.
We will continue his work in presenting Rockland's story through various slide programs in our series of Armchair Walking Tours. We dedicate the future series of these programs to his memory by re-naming them the John Scott Armchair Walking Tours.
12th Anniversary Armchair Walking Tours Presented in conjunction with The Historical Society of the Nyacks.
Armchair tours are free. Donations are accepted. No reservations required.
Armchair Program 1 Wednesday, September 26th, 7:30pm at Nyack Center
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Terry Talley, former Grandview major, author and historian, will present the first program in the series, GRANDVIEW, GEMS ON THE HUDSON. Ms. Talley will describe the many fascinating homes hidden away on Clausland Mountain and the incredible true stories about the amazing houses on River Road. These include Diamond Jim Brady's hangout, Dictator Trujillo's hideout, and Boss Tweed's scheme for Clausland and Hook Mountains. See the fairytale castle with waterfalls and 19 birdhouses built into its walls, Carol Chaning's stone mansion, and the honeymoon cottage built for Helen Hayes. The program comes alive with spectacular photographs of the river and the grand houses of GRANDVIEW. | ||
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Armchair Program 2 Wednesday, October 24th, 7:30pm at Nyack Center
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During the late 19th and early 20th century, Rockland Lake was a busy community with thousands of workers engaged in the ice harvesting and rock quarrying industries. Ice from Rockland Lake was served not only in New York City's finest restaurants, but was also shipped to the finest establishments as far away as India and Australia. Later, after the Palidades Park was created, Rockland Lake became a recreational destination for thousands of New Yorkers who traveled up the Hudson River on the many dayliner steamboats destined for Hook Mountain and Rockland Lake Landing. Relive the life and times of this fascinating village in an exciting slide show featuring more than 100 views of this now-vanished village. | ||
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Armchair Program 3 Wednesday, November 28th, 7:30pm at Nyack Center
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This presentation traces the work of the Emery brothers, whose architectural firm designed many of Nyack's most prominent public buildings and private homes from 1894 to 1949. This tour of their works includes the Nyack YMCA, the distinctive St. Paul's Methodist Church on S. Broadway, the First Reformed Church on S. Broadway, St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church on Jefferson St., the Nyack Library on S. Broadway, and the original Nyack Hospital. Among the private residences they designed are three large and distinctive houses along S. Broadway. These include the Van Slyke House at the corner of Clinton and S. Broadway, the Van Buren House at 171 S. Broadway, and the Traphagen Home at 131 S. Broadway. This slide tour, which will include over 100 slides of their works, will be presented by Win Perry, President of the Historical Society of the Nyacks, Upper Nyack Village Historian, and partner in the firm of Colgan Perry Lawler Aurell Architects, which is the succesor firm to the original Emery Bros. | ||