The Peekskill Evening Star

Here's a bit of feel-good news about our holiday window display. Thank you to the Peekskill Herald for presenting the story!

Miracle on Main Street The holidays are a special time of the year. The streets are filled with beautiful lights that dazzle our eyes, and joyful music rings out everywhere. People are filled with joy, good cheer, and hope for a wonderful new year. But sometimes, there is a little extra sparkle of holiday magic in the air...

January 1951 - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt arriving at the Synagogue for a 'Talk'! Evening Star building in the background!

This is a photo from the last night of production of the Evening Star. From left: Layout Editor Cathy McDonald, Pressman Joe DeMateis (background), Photographer Stuart Bayer, Editor-in-Chief Jack Murphy, and Gannett Publisher Joe Ungaro (trench coat). Photo by Joe Larese December 7 (I believe), 1985. (Thank you to Stuart Bayer for providing us this photo)

Thank you to Frank Goderre for more history of the neighborhood!

July 1954 - Slum clearance on Main Street for the Peekskill Housing Authority in preparation for the construction of Bohlmann Towers.

This is the old Chapman homestead (address 807 Main Street - the same address as Bohlmann Towers) - the house was built in 1790 on Main Street in the Town of Cortlandt (Peekskill not designated a Village until 1816) and when purchased by private owners it was already 150 years old. This series of photos shows the house being moved to Garrison on the Old Albany Post Road by the Peekskill Seaplane Base out of Verplanck.

The next photos are of the house after it was moved and completed by the new owners.

Frank Goderre for the Peekskill Museum

Flags and snowflakes to welcome Biden and Harris to office!

Those were the days.
This opened in Peekskill Jan 1, 1942.
This ad ran Dec 31, 1941 in the Peekskill Evening Star.
Happy New Year!