Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
I had come across these brick structures during an earlier visit to Croton Point, but had forgotten about them and I certainly didn’t know what they were. However, it seems that there was once a large (75 acre) vineyard on Croton Point. These two structures were wine cellars. According to an article entitled “The Grape…
I was briefly taken aback when I first noticed these apparently contradictory signs. Then I figured out what was going on. I’ve deliberately organized the composition to hide the true situation, which is that there’s another road going off to the left (out of the picture). The two roads are part of a one way…
As far south as you can get on Croton Point, this area is known as Teller’s Point. The viewpoint is to the south with Hook Mountain State Park on the right and in the distance the Tappan Zee bridge. I liked the lettering on the rocks: “Keep off the Rocks”. I imagine it would quite…
In the previous post (See: Croton Point – Cabins) I referred to a piece by Sarah Gibbs Underhill (a descendant of the original owners of “Interwasser”, a mansion, which once stood on Croton Point) in which she said: “The four yew trees are still standing, and have grown to heights of 60 to 100 feet….
Near the southernmost tip of Croton Point, Teller’s Point are a number of wooden cabins. I couldn’t see inside, but I could see toilet facilities outside and from reading I’m led to believe that the cabins have electricity, water and at least in some cases have tv (although apparently ancient tv sets). The location of…