The Glenwood Power Plant (also known as the Yonkers Power Plant) was constructed circa 1904-06 and shut down circa 1963. It sits next to the Glenwood railroad station. The plant had sat abandoned for quite some time when I went to photograph it. To my pleasant surprise on the day of my visit, we saw work being done to renovate/reuse the building! I am unsure of its current status.
More information: Goran Group (real estate developer)
Location: Google Maps
The Shultz Brick Yard operated in Kingston, NY from ~1876 to 1940s. All that remains now is a chimney, a former mule barn which was repurposed and then again abandoned, and a bunch of bricks. A derelict wooden barge is located nearby, in the Hudson River.
More Information: Hudson Valley Ruins and BrickCollecting.com
Location: Bing Maps
Photographs of the former Hudson Cement Company, located in Kingston, NY. The facility operated from the 1950s to the 1980s. These white cement silos still stand on the abandoned land, which will likely be demolished for new development along this prime waterfront property.
More information: Hudson Valley Ruins website
Location: Bing Map
Beautiful old buildings on the Carmelite Sisters property in Germantown, NY.
This commercial property dates to approximately 1880 according to the Town of Poughkeepsie Reconnaissance-Level Historic Resource Survey (September 2011). A one-story section of the building collapsed and was demolished, revealing an old painted sign indicating the store held “Staple and Fancy Groceries.” The line above it is unfortunately not legible.
Property cards for the property are difficult to interpret due to multiple buildings being on one lot. The cards appear to indicate the mansard roof was installed in 1982 (it is unknown if it was a replacement roof or a new roof style). The cards also indicate Breyer Ice Cream was present in 1955, a good store in 1981, and a bakery at an unknown time.
Location: Google Map
The Delancy Trolley Station is located in New York City alongside the tracks at the Delancey/Essex subway station. This abandoned trolley station operated from 1904/1908 to 1948. The tracks below are still embedded in the floor and there are wooden channels in the ceiling protecting the trolley wires from any contact with the steel structure. This area is proposed to become “the Lowline.”
More information: Click here
The Poughkeepsie Inn, located on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Formerly known as the Poughkeepsie Motor Hotel.
Location: Google Maps (41.668154, -73.930231)
Photographs of the Sedgewick Machine Works along the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY. The site served as a testing facility for elevators and dumbwaiters.
A February 7, 2014 article in the Poughkeepsie Journal discusses some of the history of the site:
“While the main plant that was used to build the equipment was lost to fire in the early 21st century, other deteriorating buildings and the nine-story tower remain on the site.”
“Sedgwick Machine Works was the first furnace and iron works operation to be established in America, founded in 1643.”
“The company became so well-known and respected that its equipment was installed in, among other sites, Vassar College in Poughkeepsie and the Hotel Astor, Empire State Building and Tavern on the Green restaurant in New York City.”
“President Franklin D. Roosevelt relied on a Sedgwick elevator to travel between floors at Springwood, his family estate in Hyde Park.”
Location: Bird’s Eye View
This building, with some beautiful bracketed cornices, is all but completely covered by other buildings and additions. It was once a beautiful building, that is now almost completely forgotten. If you know anything about its history, please contact me!
The building is located at Maiden Lane and Canal Street in Ellenville, NY.
Location: Bird’s Eye View
In the past, ice yachting was a popular sport along the Hudson River. Occasionally the Hudson River freezes over enough that ice yachts can be again brought out. Several local people own amazing vintage ice yachts!
