419 passages in 124 source items for “Harmon”

Harmon The New City §6 — See the sand dune behind the Harmon Shops? Most of that land is gone today. Here are the links to previous posts about marketing Harmon. Many thanks to Carl Oechsner for sharing this rare photograph. Selling Harmon Cannon Ball Time…

Harmon The New City §8 — Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Clifford Harmon Harmon-on-Hudson Hudson River Railroad Published September

Harmon The New City §3 — extensive suburban development in the history of New York.” Below are links to some previous posts about Harmon’s innovative marketing campaign, but before we get to that there’s another significant detail in the photo. Sand dune at the…

Harmon The New City §2 — …Harmon wanted everyone riding the Hudson River line to see—his sign for “Harmon, the New City” which he modestly called “the most important and

Harmon The New City §9 — 27, 2014 September 28, 2014

Harmon The New City §0 — Surveyors working along the tracks at the Harmon Shops, circa 1906. Courtesy of Carl Oechsner. Click the image to enlarge it. Sometimes what’s most interesting about an old photograph is a tiny detail, not necessarily the main image itself…

Harmon The New City §1 — …In the foreground we see two surveyors, working along the tracks at the Harmon Shops, circa 1906. Behind them—hard to make out because of the damage to the print—are some workmen leaning nonchalantly on a wooden railing.

Harmon The New City §7 — …at Harmon What Does Everyone Want? Land Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new…

Croton-Harmon station §24 — Commons Croton-Harmon, NY – Amtrak Croton-Harmon, NY – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak) Metro-North station page for Croton–Harmon List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA Railroad History:

Croton-Harmon station §2 — 41.1898°N 73.8827°W  / 41.1898; -73.8827 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Croton-Harmon station ) Train station in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, US Croton–Harmon Croton–Harmon station in 2007 General information Location 1…

Croton-Harmon station §25 — New York Central Railroad Harmon Shops (Penny Vanderbilt) v t e Amtrak stations in New York Active stations Albany–Rensselaer Amsterdam Buffalo–Depew Buffalo–Exchange Street Croton–Harmon Fort Edward Hudson New Rochelle New York City Niagara Falls

Croton-Harmon station §14 — …Harmon (as a condition of his donating the land for the station), [ 5 ] the station was known as simply Harmon until

Croton-Harmon station §23 — Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF) . Metro-North Railroad. 2015 . Retrieved January 28, 2019 . External links [ edit ] Media related to Croton–Harmon station at Wikimedia

Croton-Harmon station §30 — Street Highbridge * Morris Heights University Heights Marble Hill Spuyten Duyvil Riverdale Ludlow Yonkers Glenwood Greystone Hastings-on-Hudson Dobbs Ferry Ardsley-on-Hudson Irvington Tarrytown Philipse Manor Scarborough Ossining Croton–Harmon Croton

Croton-Harmon station §54 — September 2014 Commons category link from Wikidata Pages using the Kartographer extension

Croton-Harmon station §51 — Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croton–Harmon_station&oldid=1330814189 " Categories : Railway stations in the United States opened in 1911 Metro-North Railroad stations in New York (state) Former New York Central Railroad

The Other Harmon §24 — …The business relationship with his brother and uncle concluded in 1907 but William continued on in the position of chairman of the board of the Harmon Real Estate Corporation. William Harmon with his children. Harmon, just 38 years old,

The Other Harmon §30 — Main Street by another philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. Next to the library, he constructed Harmon Hall, a community recreational facility. The building has housed the Warren County Historical Society Museum since 1961. 1928 Harmon Foundation

The Other Harmon §38 — benefactor of lore was none other than the real estate developer William Harmon, aka Jedediah Tingle, who had cleverly distributed monetary gifts under the name of his maternal great-grandfather. William Elmer Harmon. Programs / Articles / Silver

The Other Harmon §33 — fund. William Harmon was one of many white Americans intrigued by the flowering of African-American art and literature in the 1920s. In 1926 the Harmon Foundation began recognizing African-American achievements in music, visual arts, literature,

The Other Harmon §31 — Exhibition brochure. In 1922 he established the Harmon Foundation which funded parks, including playgrounds and recreational fields, in 34 states across the nation, most of them in small towns like Lebanon’s Harmon Park. That park, opened in 1912,

The Other Harmon §2 — Friends of History The Other Harmon Croton Friends of History Programs / Articles / Silver Lake, Croton's Hidden Gem A Dummy Forever! The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery Postcard Tour The Other Harmon In Search of Teatown Who We Are / How…

The Other Harmon §23 — …1902 map of Wood Harmon & Co.'s Properties in Brooklyn. By 1905 Wood, Harmon & Co. had offices in 40 cities east of the Mississippi River and was acclaimed as the largest real estate operation

The Other Harmon §0 — The Other Harmon — Croton Friends of History Croton Friends of History Programs Articles Silver Lake, Croton's Hidden Gem A Dummy Forever! The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery Postcard Tour The Other Harmon In Search of Teatown Who We Are…

Clifford B. Harmon §8 — …Legacy Per stipulations in the agreements related to developing Harmon-on-Hudson, the Metro-North Railroad station Croton-Harmon is named after Harmon. When the hamlet of Harmon was annexed by the village of Croton in 1930, the "Harmon" designation…

Clifford B. Harmon §6 — Wreckage of Harmon's biplane at the Boston aviation meet In December 1928 Harmon sent a proposal to the League of Nations for an international air force that could be used by the League to prevent wars. While the proposal…

Clifford B. Harmon §9 — In his will he left $48,431 for the continuation of the Harmon Trophy. He was interred the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Legacy Per stipulations in the agreements related…

Clifford B. Harmon §7 — Personal life Clifford Harmon married Zephyr Hord on September 18, 1887, in Dayton, Ohio; they divorced sometime after 1898. Harmon was later engaged to be married to Blanche Freeman, but broke the engagement in April 1904 to marry Louise Adele…

Clifford B. Harmon §1 — Harmon and his uncle both liked the idea; together they pooled a total of $3000 to start Wood, Harmon & Co. Their first development was near Loveland, Ohio, and consisted of 200 lots. With some well-crafted advertising, the development sold…

Clifford B. Harmon §12 — …New York State Archives, Albany, New York. ↑ "Will Surprises Harmon". The Courier-News. December 13, 1920. p. 5. ↑ "Clifford B. Harmon Divorced By Rich Wife". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 8, 1925. p. 2. ↑ "Harmon, Defending Singer, Whips Monte Carlo Flirt…

Clifford B. Harmon §5 — …In May 1927 Harmon was on hand for Charles Lindbergh's arrival in Paris; Harmon met Lindbergh during post-flight receptions. In June, Harmon installed a plaque commemorating Lindbergh at Le Bourget airport in Paris. Wreckage of Harmon's biplane…

Clifford B. Harmon §0 — …Early life Clifford Burke Harmon was born on July 1, 1866, in Urbana, Ohio, the youngest child of William R. and Mary Wood ("Molly") Harmon. He had one older brother, William Elmer Harmon, born in 1862. His father William R…

The Other Harmon §2 — real estate development. “When wealthy real estate developer William Elmer Harmon founded the Harmon Foundation in 1922, it originally supported causes as varied as playgrounds, biblical films and nursing programs. But it is better known today as one

The Other Harmon §4 — had an impact on his attitudes toward blacks, and in particular, Harmon himself became interested in supporting them after meeting an artist who was unable to sell his paintings because of his race. The Harmon Foundation gained its now well…

The Other Harmon §0 — …Harmon is well-known to Crotonites as the famous aviator and real estate developer who created what he modestly advertised as “HARMON, the New City on the Hudson—the most important and extensive suburban development in the history of New

The Other Harmon §10 — Published March 5, 2013 March 8, 2013

The Other Harmon §7 — receiving such large numbers of high-quality art works that the Harmon Foundation began organizing a corresponding exhibition to provide an opportunity for the candidates to show and sell their work. These awards exhibitions gained even more national

The Other Harmon §3 — of the first major supporters of African American creativity and ingenuity. Harmon grew up in the Midwest, where his father was an officer in the 10th Cavalry regiment, a black unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers. Growing up among the…

The Other Harmon §1 — York.” But how many of us have heard about his brother and partner, William E. Harmon? A serendipitous discovery on the blog of the libraries of the Smithsonian reveals that Clifford’s brother left a legacy more interesting and more…

The Other Harmon §5 — focus in 1925 when it began presenting cash awards to blacks for distinguished achievements in eight fields: business, education, fine arts, literature, music, race relations, religious service, and science. Between 1928 and 1933, the Foundation was

Cannon Ball Time To Harmon §0 — New York Evening World, June 25, 1907 Another example of the innovative advertising Clifford B. Harmon used to sell land in Harmon, “the highest, healthiest, most beautiful, most accessible and most aristocratic part of Westchester County. . . .

Cannon Ball Time To Harmon §1 — where the New York Central's million dollar electric terminal is located.” “Don't wait! HARMON is your golden opportunity. . . . $10 secures a beautiful villa site. . . . Every lot a river view.” See this post for more ads for the “Quickest…

Cannon Ball Time To Harmon §2 — Successful Real Estate Development in the History of New York.” For all Harmon-related posts click here . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens…

Cannon Ball Time To Harmon §3 — Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Published May 1, 2013

Selling Harmon §0 — …He was responsible for 256 subdivisions in 26 cities in the United States during the early 20th century, including the section of Croton that was originally called Harmon-on-Hudson. Here are a

Selling Harmon §5 — 2013

Selling Harmon §1 — selection of newspaper ads for Harmon-on-Hudson, telling us that “All New York is Amazed!” at the “Quickest and Most Successful Real Estate Development in the History of New York.” “Think of Your Children,” growing up in “the Highest…

Selling Harmon §2 — Most Beautiful, Most Accessible, and Most Aristocratic Part of Westchester County.” Harmon never let the facts get in the way of selling real estate, which explains why one ad says that “Every Lot” has “a River View.” The Evening World…

Selling Harmon §4 — Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Published January 28, 2013…

Selling Harmon §3 — New-York Daily Tribune, June 14, 1908 The Evening World, June 22, 1907 New-York Tribune, April 17, 1921 Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on…

If You Follow The Road To Harmon You Surely Cant Go Wrong §8 — LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Ephemera Harmon Harmon-on-Hudson Nikko Inn Post card Published August 19, 2015 November 26, 2017

If You Follow The Road To Harmon You Surely Cant Go Wrong §2 — Nazu, who was manager of the Nikko at the time, for this wonderful ode to Harmon: Of Harmon on the Hudson You surely must have heard, But if you’ll give attention I should like a word, About the Nikko…

If You Follow The Road To Harmon You Surely Cant Go Wrong §5 — …If you have any vintage photographs or ephemera of the Nikko or the early days of Harmon please send an email . Local postcard expert Susan Hack-Lane, who

If You Follow The Road To Harmon You Surely Cant Go Wrong §3 — situation picturesque; The food is fine we think; So get a horse or motor car, And bring your friends along; If you follow the road to Harmon, You surely can’t go wrong. Here are a few previous posts about…

If You Follow The Road To Harmon You Surely Cant Go Wrong §1 — wonderful depiction of the Nikko and helpfully provides the location of “police traps” on the roads in Westchester. The lines indicating the Hudson River along the left cleverly become strings for Japanese lanterns at the bottom. We can thank C…

If You Follow The Road To Harmon You Surely Cant Go Wrong §6 — helped date the card, pointed out the names written on the front, Nellie L. Beach and Billy Beach. Beach was a Peekskill family name (Beach Shopping Center) which may explain why this card was never mailed. ↩︎ Share this: Print (Opens…

If You Follow The Road To Harmon You Surely Cant Go Wrong §4 — the manager in this 1908 ad (though the last name is spelled “Nezu”). Another clever bit of promotion from 1917, when the Nikko was called the “Nikko Inn.” One of our favorite Nikko stories by a New York journalist who…

If You Follow The Road To Harmon You Surely Cant Go Wrong §7 — Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens…

Nikko Inn Harmon N Y §0 — …Harmon was modestly advertising his new community as “HARMON, the New City on the Hudson—the most important and extensive suburban development in

Nikko Inn Harmon N Y §2 — Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Nikko Inn speakeasies Published March 27, 2012 August 12, 2014

Nikko Inn Harmon N Y §1 — the history of New York.” Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X…

Harmon Shops Of The New York Central Railroad §1 — Clifford Harmon’s real estate development. Harmon Shops looking south, 1907. The photos come from articles in two industry publications—the Street Railway Journal and the Electric Railway Journal —which describe the facility in great detail and

Harmon Shops Of The New York Central Railroad §3 — River Railroad Company,” Street Railway Journal , vol. XXIX, June 8, 1907. “Harmon Shops of the New York Central Railroad,” Electric Railway Journal , vol. XLIII, June 6, 1914. Harmon Shops looking north, with the inspection shed in the foreground,

Harmon Shops Of The New York Central Railroad §0 — …Here are some photos of the “Harmon Shops” in 1907, when they were brand new, and in 1914, when they became the terminus of the innovative “electric system” from New York City—one of the main selling points for

Harmon Shops Of The New York Central Railroad §5 — window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Clifford Harmon Published September 26, 2014 September 27, 2014

Harmon Shops Of The New York Central Railroad §4 — 1907. Harmon car shop, 1907. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X…

Harmon Shops Of The New York Central Railroad §2 — include maps, schematic drawings, and additional photos. Click the links below to read them. You can also click the photos to enlarge them. Interior view of the machine shop, 1914. “The Electrical Maintenance Plants of the New York Central & Hudson

The Twentieth Century Limited At Harmon §0 — The Twentieth Century Limited engine at the Harmon yards. Photograph by Robert Yarnall Richie. Here’s a wonderful photograph of the famous Twentieth Century Limited engine at the Harmon yards on May 12, 1938. The image is part of a…

The Twentieth Century Limited At Harmon §4 — Transportation Published December 28, 2014 December 28, 2014

The Twentieth Century Limited At Harmon §3 — …Related Tagged Harmon

The Twentieth Century Limited At Harmon §1 — photographs of the engine taken by Robert Yarnall Richie, who worked as a free-lance commercial and industrial photographer for many large corporations. Richie’s work is significant for its artistic qualities as well as documentary information. See

The Twentieth Century Limited At Harmon §2 — more of the photos in the Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection, part of the digital archives of Southern Methodist Unversity . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share…

Newly Married Folks Buy At Harmon §0 — Article from the New York Tribune, June 12, 1921 “Harmon-on-the-Hudson has been one of the most active suburb real estate centers since early this spring,” reported the New York Tribune in this article published on June 12…

Newly Married Folks Buy At Harmon §3 — window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Published April 7, 2013

Newly Married Folks Buy At Harmon §1 — . . . says that in the last few weeks about one hundred building lots have been sold mostly to recently married couples, many of whom have already started to erect homes. Among the homes recently constructed are interesting cottages and bungalows.”

Newly Married Folks Buy At Harmon §2 — Can anyone identify these homes? Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X…