Peekskill - A Coloring Book

A COLORING BOOK

BY KRISTIN DALISO

In commemoration of the city of Peekskill’s seventy fifth anniversary of being incorporated, I present you with a fun do-it-yourself coloring book. Enjoy stepping back into history and see how the heart of the city beats as strong as it ever did.

View of the Flatiron building from South Division & Brown Streets 1940 This was once Tuttle Brothers hardware store and today the building is popularly known as The Peekskill Coffee House, The Coop and multiple artist lofts.

View from North Division & Park Street. One of Peekskill’s most popular blocks stemming back from in the 50’s all the way to today. It has even been nicknamed “Restaurant Row”. A true social hub for locals and visitors.

View of Bank Street 1955 A very popular hot spot Fanny Farmers Candy Shop sat on the corner of Park & Bank Streets. Nestled right next door was Darlings, a place for everything baby & child.

West side of Washington Street 1940 Approaching South Street you would see this Texaco Station which is still an operating gas station today.

Main Street 1947 View of Arthur Week’s original retail location. Rosenblum's in this image is now The Birdsall House.

In the 1950’s the Hermax Building on South Division & Brown Street, at one time housed Tuller’s Department store. Today you would see one of Peekskill's newest businesses, The Hudson Room.

View of Main Street 1955 Mason Motors displays the brand new '56 Desoto. This building still exists today and is now known as Jo-Lea's 1600 Main Street.

The Big Scot department store was targeted as part of the upgrade of the downtown core area. Big Scot would be known today as the "Walmart" of the 1960's. It is the current site of the Peekskill Area Health Center.

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The Peekskill Evening Star was the city's daily newspaper from 1939 until 1985 when the paper folded into what would become the nexus of the Journal News, a conglomeration of local papers from throughout Westchester County.

This brick building on the corner of Main Street and Nelson Ave began in the 1830’s as the first telegraph office in the area. Shortly after the civil war, the top floor became a performance theater known as Dramatic Hall. The last business resident was Kurtzhals Hardware store. One of Peekskill’s oldest buildings.

A view of South Street in the 1940’s Featuring popular businesses such as Siole’s Sweet Shop and Modern Bake Shop.

A modern view of Park Street looking north west going towards “Restaurant Row”. One of downtown Peekskill’s most unique structures.

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Located at the intersection of Main and Division Streets is the popularly known area called "Busy Corner" This location housed the Busy Corner Drug Store since the early 1900's. Across the street, people shopped with distinction at Genungs, then Steinbachs, then Howlands. Now the current site of the New York State Compensation Board.

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The Standard House 2014 Built in approximately 1855, it was originally used as a boarding house and tavern, catering to the busy traffic in the industrial area of the city near the New York Central Railroad and the Hudson River.

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Here is another view looking North of The Flat Iron building. It is iconically designed being influenced by the French and Italian Renaissance. Over the years this building surrounded by Brown, Division and Esther Streets housed many professionals, as well as art galleries.

2014 Centered around Union Avenue, 1st Street & South Division Street Impressive view of Church of the Assumption Guardian Building in the heart of Peekskill.

Peekskill Train Station 2014 Decorative elevator doors, a reminder of our many creative citizens.

Peekskill Paramount 2014 The Paramount Movie Theater opened in 1930 on Brown Street. It was saved from demolition in the 1970’s and has become a true cultural center for downtown Peekskill. This picture is a reflection of a bustling night in town.

Peekskill Riverfront 2015 - The muscular bronze diver in Carole A. Feuerman’s “Golden Mean,” one of five sculptures installed in Riverfront Green Park, balances upside down on two hands, his body arching more than16 feet into the air as if ready to spring into the Hudson.

This book is dedicated to my family who has been local to the Peekskill area since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incorporation and many years before then. - Kristin Eckhart Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Aliso

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