Yonkers / Joan Jennings and Luis Perelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jennings, Joan, 1946- Author.

Perelman, Luis., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yonkers (N.Y.)--History--Pictorial works.

Yonkers (N.Y.).

Yonkers (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

A study in contrasts, Yonkers, a sprawling city 20 miles north of midtown Manhattan, traces its roots to early Dutch settlers. Yonkers has a history of retail, boasting one of the first shopping malls in the United States, but prides itself on its backbone of mom-and-pop businesses. Seabiscuit, the legendary racehorse, once stood in the winner’s circle at Yonkers Raceway. The city has 38 distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character and identity. Yonkers was home to some of the 19th century’s wealthiest industrialists and inventors whose innovations, such as the Otis safety elevator, Armstrong’s FM radio, Harvey’s elevated railroad, and Smith’s carpet looms, shaped the world we know today. Currently, the city with a rough-and-tumble, blue-collar waterfront is undergoing dramatic revitalization.

Contents:

Discovery

The Dutch and the English

The industrial age and the age of invention

From village to city

Blue collars to blue bloods

From Van der Donck to Van der Donck Park.

OCLC:

885210333