Digital Tour of Poughkeepsie - Full Video
Located approximately 75 miles north of New York City on the east bank of the Hudson River, Poughkeepsie was settled over three hundred years ago by Dutch and English immigrants. The village grew quickly as merchants shipped agricultural produce from its hinterland and manufactured goods from numerous industries on sloops and steamboats on the metropolis to the south. Poughkeepsie was incorporated as a city in 1854 and reached its highest population a century later, with bustling retail and commercial trade in a vibrant downtown. However, as with almost all older cities in the northeast and upper mid-west of the United States, Poughkeepsie experienced a major decline throughout the middle of the 20th century. Manufacturing businesses, retail establishments, and many segments of the population left the city while suburbs grew in the surrounding town and countryside. In the 21st century, the city continues to change.
A Digital Tour of Poughkeepsie is an attempt to understand the City of Poughkeepsie as a small urban center that has an important human history and continues to evolve over time. Narrated by Harvey Flad (Vassar College Emeritus Professor of Geography), this DVD explores the landscape and history of 15 Poughkeepsie landmarks and neighborhoods.
All archival images courtesy of the Dutchess County Historical Society unless otherwise indicated.
Welcome to Poughkeepsie, NY
QUEEN CITY OF THE HUDSON VALLEY
The Hudson Valley's largest community, Poughkeepsie is a diverse cultural hub with a picturesque river walkway to boot. The city combines the energy of urban life with the breathtaking beauty of the Hudson Valley. The town of Poughkeepsie is a peaceful, mostly residential community on the Hudson River. Funky in parts, scenic in others, the town is home to Marist College and the historic Vassar College, a recognized arboretum. Check out more at:
Top 10. Best Tourist Attractions in Poughkeepsie - New York
Top 10. Best Tourist Attractions in Poughkeepsie - New York: Walkway Over the Hudson, Locust Grove Estate, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, Vassar College, Bardavon Opera House, Marist College, Mid-Hudson Children's Museum, The Poughkeepsie Post Office, Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, The Waterfront
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Awesome Libraries in the US
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Stephen A Schwarzman Library (New York City, New York)
Geisel Library at University of California (San Diego)
George Peabody Library (Baltimore, Maryland)
Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library at Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, New York)
Beinecke Rare Book Library at Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut)
University Club Library (New York City)
The Walker Library of the History of Human Imagination (Ridgefield, Connecticut)
Seattle Public Library (Washington)
Kirby Library at Lafayette College (Easton, Pennsylvania)
Library of Congress (Washington, DC)
Harold Washington Library (Chicago, Illinois)
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Digital Tour of Poughkeepsie/ Central Business District 1
Washington Street continues north, while the central business district is to the south.
The Post Office is an important piece of federal architecture. During the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the need to put people back to work in the Depression was paramount. FDR created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to do just that, and among many other federally financed projects the WPA constructed new post offices all over the country.
FDR was personally interested in local history. He mandated that each new post office for every community refer to some aspect of the community's local history. In the case of the City of Poughkeepsie, the design of the building was a direct model of the original 18th century Courthouse. It is constructed of local fieldstone and has certain design elements that reflect the Dutch heritage of the region.
The original courthouse was important in the Revolutionary period. It was where legislators from throughout New York State met and decided to become part of the newly independent federation of thirteen states. The debates in the Poughkeepsie courthouse eventually led to the amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.
The WPA also gave artists meaningful work. Most of the post offices built during this period have murals depicting local history painted on their inside walls. The mural inside the Poughkeepsie post office depicts the early Indian inhabitants and the settlement of the Dutch and then English in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Across the street from the post office on the eastside of Market Street is the Poughkeepsie Journal Building. It was built to emulate the structure of the post office, and essentially what FDR was doing with federal money, they were doing with private money. The Poughkeepsie Journal Building is also in the Dutch Colonial style with rooflines that are very similar to buildings that were built by the Dutch in Albany and New York City during the Dutch period of the early 17th century.
The City Hall is located across from the post office on the westside of Market Street, directly opposite the Poughkeepsie Journal building. It is a mid-20th century structure and was built in a modernist architectural style. Unfortunately, there were lots of problems with the flat roof and construction, as the building was closed for ten years due to water leakage. It is the central building for city services, such as the Mayor's and City Manager's offices, the offices of the Planning and Taxation Departments, and also the central office for the Police Department.
South of City Hall is the Grand Hotel, originally built as a Sheraton Hotel, and attached to it is the Mid-Hudson Civic Center and the McCann Ice Arena. Continuing southward, across the westbound arterial is the current County Courthouse, built on the site of the 18th century courthouse, and the County Office Building. Across from it is the renovated Bardavon Theater, the oldest continuous theater in New York State, and a few banks and financial institutions.
Further south, is the former YMCA Building which now houses the County's Department of Social Services. Because the DSS offices are here in the county seat, all who seek social services, such as welfare, come into the city, thus straining the city's ability to provide necessities such as housing, since the city has a relatively small tax base compared to the rest of the county where many of these residents come from.
Digital Tour of Poughkeepsie/ North Side
Main Street effectively cuts the city into two social geographic halves: the North and South sides. They can be distinguished by significant differences of socio-economic status. Census data from the North Side indicates that the population is considerably lower in annual income, education, and housing value, while higher in rental housing and ethnic diversity, especially persons of color.
On the corner of Pershing is El Bracero, the first Mexican social node in the late 1990s for the Mexican community when they would come to the City of Poughkeepsie to look for work. The restaurant itself and the owner became the link in this chain of migration that has been so important in developing the Mexican community in the city. More than 5,000 men, women, and children from Mexico have immigrated to Poughkeepsie between 1995 and 2000. The majority of the immigrants have come from the state of Oaxaca in Mexico.
The Salvation Army thrift shop on Main Street suggests that this is an area where the apartments, a lot of which are single room occupancy, are for single men and for those who, in terms of social class, are in need of thrift shops.
Across the street on Pershing from El Bracero is a small storefront church with primarily African-American parishioners. A West Indian Jamaican restaurant is located a bit further north on Pershing.
Continuing northwards and crossing the westbound arterial on Pershing, just to the east of the arterial, is the former City Home or Infirmary. From 1854 to 1900, it was known as the Alms House.
It is also here in this part of Poughkeepsie, we see not only the old infirmary, but also a number of small working men's cottages. They were built in the19th century for the working men who worked in the mills along the ponds of the Fall Kill, where most of the industries were located in the 18th and 19th century because of the use of water power.
Vassar Michigan says NO undocumented illegals
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People of Michigan say no to Obama's nonwhite invasion of historic Vassar.
Vassar, Michigan was founded in 1849 and named for Matthew Vassar who later founded Poughkeepsie, New York's Vassar College. An agricultural and lumbering town, Vassar sawmills provided millions of board feet from local 150-feet-by-4-feet-diameter Cork pine, especially for America's growing prairie states.
In 2014, Grosse Pointe Park-based Wolverine Human Services hedged answers to inquiries made by the People of Vassar about a plan to flood the town with undocumented aliens. So, a group was formed, Michiganders for Immigration Control and Enforcement, to protest the placement of surge aliens. The People kept Vassar safe by refusing to allow the relocation of 100s of undocumented nonwhite so-called child refugees. The housing of these immigrants is illegal and unconstitutional. The illegals are not welcome here in Vassar Michigan! Obama made this crisis for his own agenda. Let him solve his own problem.
Listen to Tamyra Murray's eloquent speech to the People of Vassar and America.
Just say no to White Genocide. Racism is a codeword for White Genocide.
It's less about fleeing 3rd world countries and more about a 2nd Moor Invasion.
Michigan State Sen. Mike Green on Plan to Bring Illegal Immigrants to Vassar. July 1, 2014
Undocumented immigrants could be headed to Mid-Michigan. July 4, 2014
Obama Administration to ship illegal immigrants to Vassar, Michigan. July 9, 2017. The Obama Administration plans to ship anywhere from 50 to 200 illegal immigrants, mostly minors from Central America, to Vassar, Michigan.
Vassar Michigan meeting for criminals. July 10, 2014
VASSAR MICHIGAN FOXNEWS. July 15, 2014
Economic And Social Congestion: Results Of Poor Immigration Management And Illegal Aliens
Driving through Mid-Hudson Bridge to Main Street, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA (2019)
Poughkeepsie (/pəˈkɪpsi/ pə-KIP-see), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie, is a city in the state of New York, United States, which is the county seat of Dutchess County. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 32,736.[4] Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson Valley midway between New York City and Albany, and is part of the New York metropolitan area.[5][6] The name derives from a word in the Wappinger language, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing,[7] meaning the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place, referring to a spring or stream feeding into the Hudson River south of the present downtown area.[8]
Poughkeepsie is known as The Queen City of the Hudson. It was settled in the 17th century by the Dutch and became New York's second capital shortly after the American Revolution. It was chartered as a city in 1854. Major bridges in the city include the Walkway over the Hudson, a former railroad bridge (originally called the Poughkeepsie Bridge) which re-opened as a public walkway on October 3, 2009; and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge, a major thoroughfare built in 1930 that carries U.S. Route 44 (concurrent with State Route 55) over the Hudson. The city of Poughkeepsie lies in New York's 18th congressional district.
Mid-Hudson Bridge
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge is a toll suspension bridge which carries US 44 and NY 55 across the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Highland in the state of New York. Governor and local resident Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor attended the opening ceremony on August 25, 1930. The bridge was renamed the Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge in 1994 though the span is rarely referred to by its official name.
The bridge is 3,000 feet (910 m) long with a clearance of 135 feet (41 m) above the Hudson. At opening, it was the sixth-longest suspension bridge in the world. The chief engineer was Polish immigrant Ralph Modjeski, who had previously engineered the strengthening of the nearby Poughkeepsie Railroad bridge. Primary contractor was the American Bridge Company of Ambridge, Pennsylvania with steel from Carnegie. The span is unusual in that stiffening trusses were intentionally constructed on top of, not below, the deck.
Copy of John Flowers Elves Vassar Hospital December 19 2014
John Flowers Elves - Vassar Hospital December 19th 2014
Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie /pəˈkɪpsiː/ (pə-KIP-see), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson Valley midway between New York City and Albany. The name derives from a word in the Wappinger language, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing, meaning the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place, referring to a spring or stream feeding into the Hudson River south of the present downtown area.
Poughkeepsie is known as The Queen City of the Hudson. Poughkeepsie is the principal city of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area, which includes all of Dutchess and Orange counties. It was originally settled in the 17th century by the Dutch and became New York's second capital shortly after the American Revolution. It was chartered as a city in 1854. Major bridges in the city include the Poughkeepsie Bridge, a former railroad bridge now serving as a public walkway, which opened on October 3, 2009, and the Mid-Hudson Bridge, a major thoroughfare built in 1930 that carries U.S. Route 44 (concurrent with State Route 55) over the Hudson. The City of Poughkeepsie lies in New York's 18th congressional district.
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Governor Cuomo Discusses Women's Equality Act at Vassar College
When you pass a law in NY, people notice. On June 05, 2013, in Poughkeepsie, NY, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo introduces new legislation, the Women's Equality Act to end discrimination and inequality based on gender. The announcement was made at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.
Summer in Poughkeepsie
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel Poughkeepsie - Poughkeepsie, New York
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The Holiday Inn Express Poughkeepsie Hotel is the Smart Choice. When it comes to comfort and convenience among the hotels in Poughkeepsie, NY, the Holiday Inn Express hotel has just what you need. Offering complimentary breakfast and wi-fi service free of charge, the Holiday Inn Express is located 2 miles north of IBM and 5.5 miles south of the The Culinary Institute of America. Centrally located in the Hudson Valley, other attractions within just a few miles from the hotel include Vassar College, Marist College, St. Francis Hospital and Vassar hospital. Nearby historic sites include the Locust Grove Samuel B Morse's house, Vanderbilt Mansion and FDR Presidential Museum and Library, and Eleanor Roosevelt's Cottage in Hyde Park. Conveniently located 2 miles south of the train station, guests may stay, park and ride on a train to to Grand Central Station (Metronorth line) or Penn Station (Amtrak) in New York City. A 24-hour Fitness Center is available at the hotel. Additional attractions in the area include the Mohonk Mountain State Park which offers trails for hiking and mountain bike and rock climbing. Ideal for jogging, walking or sightseeing, the Walkway Over the Hudson is located 2.5 north of the hotel. The hotel is located within 5 to 30 minutes from a variety of great restaurants. Historic Rhinebeck, NY is just 17 miles north. As the Holiday Inn Express staff welcomes you to Poughkeepsie they will offer you all the information you need to enjoy the Hudson Valley.
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The world’s priciest universities! Find out which universities are the most expensive with the highest tuition in the world!
9. Tufts University ($56,382)
Tufts University came into being in 1852 after it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is located in Medford and Somerville. The land was originally owned by Charles Tuft who said, “I will put a light on it,” when asked what he planned on doing with the land. So, every year, all of the freshmen light their own candles on the President’s Lawn during their first night there. Some notable people who graduated from Tufts College are eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Warner Bros. Television CEO Peter Roth, and Space Shuttle Discovery commander Frederick Hauck. Attending this university costs students around $56,382 every year.
8. Amherst College ($56,426)
This college was developed from a secondary school called Amherst Academy in 1821. Originally there were only forty-seven students. However, it grew rapidly, and in the mid-1830s, it became the second largest school in the United States. Something interesting about Amherst is its library; it is named after the famous American poet, Robert Frost, who worked at the college as an English professor and Simpson lecturer for about forty years. Amherst College has come to be known as one of the best regarding quality teaching because there is a significant amount of student-professor interaction. Around ninety percent of the classes have less than thirty students, and the ratio of students to faculty members is approximately eight to one. Perhaps this is the reason Amherst was ranked ten times as the number one liberal arts college in the United States out of two hundred sixty-six. It’s probably also the reason that tuition is so expensive. The yearly fee to attend this school is $56,426.
Ethan Bronner of New York Times @ Vassar, Conflict of Interest
Actual footage of Ethan Bronner admitting that his son joined IDF 5 weeks ago at Vassar College on February 3rd, 2010. Bronner, finally admits that his son is in the IDF, an army, that does terrible things to Palestinians when publicly confronted by a blunt question. See related videos. Judge for yourself, based on what he says, in the talk, where his thoughts truly lie. It's more revealing (believe it or not) than the articles he writes in NYT. An example (paraphrase): Gazans are poor but not that poor. Not as bad as some of the starving African nations. An Israeli Army general told me: We make sure that about 100 trucks go into Gaza every day. We make sure so no one (children included) is starving, just enough so they won't starve. We actually calculate their caloric needs!!! What do you think as a human being?
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3. Lisa Gail Collins, Ph.D.
Lisa Gail Collins PhD, is a professor in Art History, Africana Studies, and American Studies at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She received her B.A. in Art History from Dartmouth College and her Ph.D. in American Studies–with graduate minors in Studies in Africa and the African Diaspora and Feminist Studies–from the University of Minnesota. A member of the Vassar faculty since 1998, she teaches interdisciplinary courses in American art, social, and cultural history with an emphasis on African American lives; art and social change; creativity and everyday life; feminist thought and activism; and social and cultural movements in the United States.
Ms. Collins is author of The Art of History: African American Women Artists Engage the Past (Rutgers University Press, 2002), Art by African-American Artists: Selections from the 20th Century (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), and Arts, Artifacts, and African Americans: Context and Criticism (Michigan State University, 2007). She is coeditor, with Margo Natalie Crawford, of New Thoughts on the Black Arts Movement (Rutgers University Press, 2006) and coauthor of African-American Artists, 1929-1945: Prints, Drawings, and Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003).
Her articles appear in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, International Review of African American Art, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Rutgers Art Review, Chicago Art Journal, Exposure, Colors, and Transition: An International Review.
She has taught, upon invitation, at Barnard College, Bowdoin College, and Princeton University,
and received fellowships from the Ford Foundation, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, College Art Association, and The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress and singer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses in 2015, she has received multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a British Academy Film Award, and an Emmy. Her films have earned $6.4 billion worldwide, and she appeared in the Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2009. Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School in New Jersey, where she acted in several plays. As a teenager, she was cast in the television series Get Real , and made her breakthrough as the protagonist in her debut film, the Disney comedy The Princess Diaries . Hathaway made a transition to adult roles with the 2005 dramas Havoc and Brokeback Mountain. The comedy film The Devil Wears Prada , in which she played an assistant to a fashion magazine editor, was her biggest commercial success to that point. She played a recovering alcoholic in the drama Rachel Getting Married , which garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She followed ...
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