Yonkers Up & Down
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Geographically, the city of Yonkers is something of a gigantic, sprawling ziggurat of terraces rising from the Hudson River. This is a compilation of photos of the city stairs of Yonkers. Most of these stairs, in varying states of repair, connect streets or segments of streets where the terrain is too steep for normal roads and sidewalks.
Most of the photos -- most but not all of which are mine -- were taken from 2007-2015. They have previously been posted at the SoYo Sunset message board.
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Excellent pics of the city stairs. I climbed the Van Cortlandt & Beech St. stairs hundreds of times growing up on Nodine Hill.
Thank you! I grew up in the North Bronx(a long time ago) and loved all the stairs ,city and woods all mixed together and ready to explore.
Was born in Yonkers in 59. St John's. We were living at 470 No. Broadway. Moved to Morsemere after my brother was born. Have vague memories of walking everywhere. End of the Line & Untemeyers but can't name the stairs.
That was great. People walked and took buses. I remember the Riverview Place stairs. Still looks good.
Nice Pics. Thanks
I lived on St. James Terrace..near snake hill and the 72s in the 50s
Winfred Terrace was at the bottom of steep himalayalike hill where we used to sled down. It was lined with houses and heavily salted so its residents could climb out with their cars. There would be a strip of snow/ice right in the center. The only way you could make it was, 2/3 of the way down you had to get on to the pavement and turn sideways and skid with sparks flying and come to a stop before you hit the wall.
Thank you! So there's a Snake Hill in SE Yonkers?! That's also a nickname for steep rise on VCPA by Pelton Field in SW Yonkers. And I'm pretty sure I've read of yet a third Snake Hill elsewhere in Yonkers.
@@soyosunset Snake Hill will always be VCPA by Pelton
So cool! Will ask my mom about Snake Hills, she's 82!
Bravo!
A grand ending might be the broad stairs at Untermyer Park down to the view of the Hudson.
I remember walking those as a kid with my brother & Dad.
I use to take the Stanley Ave to Riverdale stairs back in the 60s- 70s to get to St Peter's school.
this is great. there is a set between Marlborough and Shelly that is long abandoned.
Love this! I think there's a PBS show about the Stairs in Pittsburgh
I used to hang on the 72s late 70s early 80s
this is awesome thanks for the upload
"The City of Gracious Living"... and "The City of Terraces"... Before It Was Demolished, Mulford Gardens Had Lots of Stairs as did Cottage Gardens...!!!
That's how I know about them! My mom grew up in Mulford Gardens. One of 5 brothers & sister. Talked about racing up & down.
A yes a city of hills!😋
Second only to San Francisco
You may have missed a few over on the east side of the city near Bronx River Road...a few are pretty well hidden!
I love my TOWN.☁️🌬️THE 🌍
Stairs on the north end of Eastview
Home of the hills..
Lol.. literally
Now I know why my mom never learned to drive shift!
@@samanthab1923 both my parents were from yonkers and we use to visit my grandparents all the time back in the 80's. I used to love driving around the town with my dad pointing out all the places he use to hang in his big Chrysler. But holy hell the times we drove down in my mom's tercel that was a completely different experience those rollbacks at stop lights on the hill were scary.
@@bev_buntu4674 Too funny! I think that’s the reason my mom never learned stick. She was always a good driver too. Still keeps in touch with friends from Sacred Heart.
@@samanthab1923 haha, yeah my parents went to sacred heart seems like everyone who went there stayed closed, good folks. My mom is in her 80's and is still getting cards from her friends from all over the country.
@@bev_buntu4674 My Mom is in her 80’s too! She would hate me telling 😂 anywho she goes to the reunions. Ask your mom about Letty Clarke 👋
The condition of these staircases is a disgrace to the city.
How's about the stairs next to R.W.Emerson.......Vallerie to Bolmer....?
Sorry! If only people could have told me about the ones I missed before I put this together!
@@soyosunset Hmmm... interesting point...
Nice💜
Very cool. Would love to see them in person.
Did you show the Vineyard Lane stairs between Somerville Place & Edwards Place? I wasn't sure. May look different now.
It looks like I visited the Somerville/Edwards stairs after I put this together. But I do have photos, here:
www.tapatalk.com/groups/soyosunset/sommerville-edwards-stairs-t5600.html#.WUcQRemQw2w
All my stairs photos (more than seen here) can be accessed via this index:
www.tapatalk.com/groups/soyosunset/picture-series-indexes-t1902.html#p17182
I don't know who's bright idea it was to shut down Highland Ave at Riverdale to put them stairs in... Now you have to go thru Stanley to Ludlow to get to Riverdale... 😳😳😳👎
have you mapped this out?
No, nothing so organized.
Now a days it would all be done by elevators, with cameras!
The stairs at 2:34 is annoying af too long 😂
No doubt the people who have to walk it think the hill is too high and steep.