Tumble Inn The Tumble Inn was situated at the location now occupied by Skyview. A postcard from 1919 displays the property's backyard, captioned as "view from our bedroom windows." The reverse side contains a note from someone named Aunt Ella, stat…

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New York Walk Book, 1923 A map from the "pocket edition" of the New York Walk Book, released in 1923 by the American Geographical Society. The publication featured three primary walking routes in the Croton area: - Salt Hill Route—Croton to Croton …

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Log Cabin Restaurant, circa 1915 A historical photograph of the Log Cabin Restaurant from approximately 1915 shows a rustic log cabin structure that served as a dining establishment in the Croton-on-Hudson area during the early 20th century.

A map of Central Park from 1865, published by L. Prang in Boston. In 1931, the reservoir was drained and filled with material from Rockefeller Center and Eighth Avenue subway construction. Today, the Great Lawn occupies the site.

The Grape King of Croton Point Richard T. Underhill earned the title "Grape King" through pioneering viticulture efforts at Croton Point during the 19th century. He initially purchased European grape varieties from Andre Parmentier, a Belgian nurser…

Croton Landing, 1881 A historical map detail from the Atlas of Westchester County, New York, compiled by G.W. Bromley & Co., Civil Engineers, published in 1881. The image shows Croton Landing as it appeared during that era.

Finney Farm, 1916 A depiction of Finney Farm from the letterhead used by Mabel Dodge Luhan, a notable figure in early 20th-century American cultural circles known for her salons and patronage of artists and writers.

A vintage 1907 postcard showing "Camp Schrader, Mesmonk Island, Croton River." The specific island's identity remains uncertain, with suggestions it may have been Deer Island.

A pen-and-ink drawing from Hudson Valley Echoes, issue #3, 1953. "Early morning is greeted by the calls of the Crows as they fly off at their slow pace to distant hills... Departing from our camping place in the small lagoon located near the southwes…

Detail from "An Improved Map of the Hudson River, with the Post Roads between N. York & Albany," published by S. Mahon & Co. in 1830.

Detail from the Travellers' Guide of the Hudson River, "Published by H.B. Kirkham, 1848."

Detail from Thomas Jeffreys' map, The Provinces of New York, and New Jersey, "Drawn by Major Holland, Corrected and Improved by Governr. Pownall, Member of Parliament 1776."

A map detail from Colton's Map of Westchester County, "Drawn, Engraved and Published by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 182 William St. New York. 1886."

Map details from the 1908 Atlas of the rural country district north of New York City, compiled by E. Belcher Hyde and published from offices at No. 5 Beekman Street in Manhattan.

Six photographs from the 1924 Westchester County Park Commission report. "Croton Point Park" opened to the public in 1923, and was purchased on July 2, 1923. The county replaced "a group of shacks known as 'tent city'" with baseball fields and a chil…

A map from the 1924 Report of the Westchester County Park Commission, published during a period when "the Westchester park and parkway system was being greatly expanded."

A Civil War era map from the U.S. Coast Survey, 1861-1865. The survey was conducted under A.D. Bache, great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin. James McNeill Whistler, the painter, worked as a Coast Survey engraver before his artistic career.

A stereoview photograph of the Croton Reservoir in Central Park from Deloss Barnum's "Views in Central Park" series. The site of the reservoir is now occupied by the Great Lawn.

A detailed engraving from the October 17, 1896 Scientific American depicting the New Croton Dam construction. According to Christopher Tompkins, author of The Croton Dams and Aqueduct, this image is "especially noteworthy for its accuracy in depictin…

A 1906 engineering plan depicting the downstream elevation of the New Croton Dam, prepared by the New York City Aqueduct Commission, from the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress.

Selling Harmon Clifford B. Harmon was a prolific real estate developer who created 256 subdivisions across 26 American cities during the early 1900s. One of his most notable projects was the section of Croton originally branded as Harmon-on-Hudson. …

The Motorist's Playground This post examines early 1920s roadhouse culture in the Croton area. Advertisements from the June 12, 1921 New-York Tribune featured three Croton "road houses" in a promotion marketing "Westchester County, the Motorist's Pl…