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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…
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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
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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 §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…
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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 §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
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…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,
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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.” Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-04-17.
…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…
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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…
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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
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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 §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
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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. . . .
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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
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…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
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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 §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
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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…
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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…
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…Harmon was modestly advertising his new community as “HARMON, the New City on the Hudson—the most important and extensive suburban development in
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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
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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…
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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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 §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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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[Poem] "If You Follow the Road to Harmon, You Surely Can't Go Wrong" by C.K. Nazu, manager of the Nikko Tea House, Harmon-on-Hudson (c. 1907-1910). This verse appeared on a promotional postcard for the Japanese…
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A street map of Harmon by G.W. Bromley & Co., from Atlas of Westchester County, N.Y. Pocket, desk and automobile edition. Volume II. Yonkers, Greenburg, Mt. Pleasant, Ossining, Cortlandt, New Castle, North Castle, Yorktown, Somers, Bedford,
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Harmon Street Map 1914 §0
— A street map of
Harmon by G.W. Bromley & Co., from Atlas of Westchester County, N.Y. Pocket, desk and automobile edition. Volume II. Yonkers, Greenburg, Mt. Pleasant, Ossining, Cortlandt, New Castle, North Castle, Yorktown, Somers, Bedford,
Harmon Street Map 1914 §2
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Harmon Street Map 1914 §1
— Poundridge, Lewisboro, and North Salem. 1914. The entire book can be viewed at David Rumsey . 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…
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On Halloween, in 1922, the world-famous magician Harry Houdini gave what he called a “pseudo séance” in the Harmon home of his friend, journalist and social reformer Sophie Irene Loeb. He used the word “pseudo” when he recalled the…
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Halloween With Houdini In Harmon §0
— On Halloween, in 1922, the world-famous magician Harry Houdini gave what he called a “pseudo séance” in the
Harmon home of his friend, journalist and social reformer Sophie Irene Loeb. He used the word “pseudo” when he recalled the…
Halloween With Houdini In Harmon §9
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Halloween With Houdini In Harmon §1
— book Magician Among Spirits , because he was famous not only for astounding feats of magic, but also for debunking the spiritualists, mediums and seers who used tricks to fool credulous people into believing they could actually communicate with the
Halloween With Houdini In Harmon §3
— placed before me thus far.” 1 During his later years Houdini would occasionally give séances for the edification of friends. “The effects he would produce in the course of an evening . . . would make the ordinary mediumistic phenomena seem quite
Halloween With Houdini In Harmon §7
— of a ruptured appendix. Sophie Irene Loeb was one of the honorary pallbearers at his funeral. Harry Houdini. A Magician Among the Spirits . Harper & Row, 1924. Margaret C. Scoggin. The Lure of Danger: True Adventure Stories . Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.
Halloween With Houdini In Harmon §4
— childish. Spectators would be awed, in spite of repeated assurances from Houdini that he was merely tricking them.” 2 At Loeb’s house the séance included two slates, which were examined by the guests before the lights were dimmed. “I…
Halloween With Houdini In Harmon §5
— Spirits would manifest,” wrote Houdini, “and when the slates were opened there was a message containing a code word. Miss Loeb was astounded, for the message, signed by Jack London, contained a code word which she claimed no one in…
Halloween With Houdini In Harmon §2
— dead. “Gladly would I embrace Spiritualism, if it could prove its claims,” he wrote in the forward, “but I’m not willing to be deluded by the fraudulent impositions of so-called psychics, or accept as sacred reality any of…
Hogue, O. Wendell, and Veronica Gilbert Agne. “A Brief Historical Sketch of Croton-on-Hudson.” In Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948, September Nineteenth to Twenty-Sixth. Croton-on-Hudson, NY: Croton Golden Jubilee Committee, 1948. Seq 14 only — additional pages not yet extracted from HathiTrust htid nyp.33433062496793.
…Wood , Harmon and Company maintained the streets , furnished water and elec- tricity and provided garbage col- lection . In December 1926 , when Harmon had about 140 homes , a small num- ber of residents signed a petition to incorporate Harmon as a…
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Selling Today Like Hot Cakes §15
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Selling Today Like Hot Cakes §0
— Detail from a promotional postcard for
Harmon captioned “View of Benedict Boulevard, where it crosses Broadway.” Circa 1907. One hundred and nine years ago this month lots in
Harmon were “selling . . . like hot cakes,” according to an article in the
Selling Today Like Hot Cakes §12
— you stand in the parking area of the Dairy Mart, looking down Benedict Boulevard at Vogue Spa & Nails (the original
Harmon sales office), you can approximate the view shown in the post card. Detail from a promotional postcard for
Harmon…
Selling Today Like Hot Cakes §10
— the History of New York.” He urged New Yorkers to “Think of Your Children,” growing up in “the Highest, Healthiest, Most Beautiful, Most Accessible, and Most Aristocratic Part of Westchester County.” Early promotional post card for
Harmon captioned
Selling Today Like Hot Cakes §11
— “View of Benedict Boulevard, where it crosses Broadway.” Circa 1907. Although we can’t really appreciate what visitors to the undeveloped land at
Harmon thought in 1907, the promotional post card shown above is a revelation to Crotonites today. If
Selling Today Like Hot Cakes §2
— the first public announcement of the new property at
Harmon was made only two weeks [ago], large crowds have been visiting the property every day. A special excursion train, leaving the Grand Central Station . . . on Sunday, May 5, carried over…
Selling Today Like Hot Cakes §13
— Can you believe there was once a huge, flat, treeless field in front of you, going straight down Benedict Boulevard to the hilly area of Lexington, Sunset and Observatory Drives? “A New Village in Westchester County—
Harmon,” The Katonah Times…
Selling Today Like Hot Cakes §8
— prices and the easy payment plan, that Wood,
Harmon &. Company expect to have it entirely disposed of within a very short space of time.” We suspect everything in this article was fed to a credulous reporter by the master salesman…
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Harmon Country Club Harmon-on-Hudson Nikko Inn Published February 14, 2016 February 14, 2016
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The Hoity Toitiest Spot Extant §6
— road houses in New York City, Long Island, the Bronx and lower Westchester, James concludes his column with this pithy description: “Nikko Inn, at
Harmon-on-the-Hudson (all with hyphens), which is the hoity-toitiest spot extant, providing you…
The Hoity Toitiest Spot Extant §0
— Postcard, circa 1918, when the Nikko Inn was known as the
Harmon Country Club. Courtesy of Carl Oechsner. In the June 18, 1931 issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle , arts and entertainment writer Rian James 1 used his column to…
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…Clifford Burke Harmon, born in Illinois and reared in Ohio. Her relationship with Clifford Harmon, a wily self promoter and leading real
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Unbuilt Croton §24
— …Clifford Burke
Harmon, born in Illinois and reared in Ohio. Her relationship with Clifford
Harmon, a wily self promoter and leading real
Unbuilt Croton §25
— estate marketer, began in 1907 when
Harmon offered to sell to Lillian, and other popular artists, discounted land at his
Harmon the New City development on the Hudson River. In return she agreed to allow her image to be used…
Unbuilt Croton §40
—
Harmon was an administration building on Alexander Lane at the top of the hill still known as Nordica Hill. Croton Valley Railroad 1886 Articles of Incorporation. In January 1886 articles of incorporation for the organization of the Croton Valley
Unbuilt Croton §35
— could never be transplanted to the Hudson River, critics argued. One said, “Everyone knows that the Hudson is a low, unhealthy river where only malaria and mosquitoes are bred.” Lillian pressed ahead, hiring a music director for the
Harmon Festival
Unbuilt Croton §1
— Contact Us 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 to Join / Contact Us…
Unbuilt Croton §2
— Friends of History Unbuilt Croton 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 to…
Unbuilt Croton §26
— advertisements for
Harmon’s various land development projects. Madame Nordica, as she was known, owned an apartment in Manhattan not far from the Metropolitan Opera House, as well as a county estate in Ardsley-on-Hudson—Villa Amanda, named after…
Unbuilt Croton §84
— part two. > 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 to Join / Contact Us / Croton Friends of History…
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…Transportation [ edit ] Commuter service to New York City is available via the Cortlandt train station and the Croton-Harmon train station , served by Metro-North Railroad . Croton-Harmon is also served by Amtrak. U.S.
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A Sharp And Palpable Difference §6
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A Sharp And Palpable Difference §4
— …have been in those days—and the “sharp and palpable difference” we would have “felt in the riding quality” of our car “shod with Goodyear Cord Tires.” For more on the Nikko, the Mikado and
Harmon’s rich history, see
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Does anyone remember this bit of Harmon history? Are you the proud owner of a Harmon Hat? Zelan was an early Dupont water-repellant coating. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens…
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Everybody Needs Em §2
— Does anyone remember this bit of
Harmon history? Are you the proud owner of a
Harmon Hat? Zelan was an early Dupont water-repellant coating. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens…
Everybody Needs Em §0
— This ad for
Harmon Hats appeared in the October 1949 issue of Outdoorsman magazine. For the “amazingly LOW PRICE” of $5.45 you could be the proud owner of a “zelan treated” 1 all-purpose sports hat with “genuine mouton…
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On July 16, 1928 the New York Times published the obituary of William E. Harmon. Three days later, the Times revealed his secret. “William E. Harmon . . . a retired real estate operator noted for his philanthropies . . . was Jedediah Tingle, the
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William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §0
— On July 16, 1928 the New York Times published the obituary of William E.
Harmon. Three days later, the Times revealed his secret. “William E.
Harmon . . . a retired real estate operator noted for his philanthropies . . . was Jedediah Tingle, the
William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §2
— Mr.
Harmon’s unique method of disposing of his money,” the Times reported that “many have been benefited by his unexpected gifts, and all have wondered vainly who he could be. Once he announced publicly, under the assumed name, that…
William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §5
— …distributed as prizes in the form of savings accounts for children of good character among the hundreds who will spend vacations this summer at the society’s eight fresh-air camps.” Coming tomorrow: William E.
Harmon describes how he “hit
William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §6
— upon something everybody wants” and enlisted his brother Clifford to “let everybody know that I have it for sale.” To see some of the ads the
Harmon brothers used to let everyone know what they had for sale, see here…
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A postcard of the Harmon sales office on the corner of South Riverside Avenue and Benedict Boulevard. The building is now a nail salon. On July 16, 1928, when the New York Times published the obituary of William E. Harmon…
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What Does Everyone Want Land §0
— A postcard of the
Harmon sales office on the corner of South Riverside Avenue and Benedict Boulevard. The building is now a nail salon. On July 16, 1928, when the New York Times published the obituary of William E.
Harmon…
What Does Everyone Want Land §6
— newspaper brought enough buyers to sell out the entire property,” wrote the Times . “With the success of the idea thus proved, the firm of Wood,
Harmon & Company expanded rapidly, putting offices in Pittsburgh, Boston and various other Eastern
What Does Everyone Want Land §8
— building sites in Brooklyn that were sold on small partial payments. The great expansion of population following the subway extensions prove the wisdom of Mr.
Harmon’s choice of territory. Developments of a similar character were carried out in 36
What Does Everyone Want Land §7
— cities. It was in Boston that Mr.
Harmon interested capitalists, who invested $50,000 then and millions later, backing the establishment of the firm’s first New York office in 1898. In the years just after 1900 more than $4…
What Does Everyone Want Land §4
— …estate, and I was sure it would work. I went to Cincinnati, where I had a brother, Clifford B.
Harmon, and an uncle, Charles E Wood. I told of my new idea, and they liked it. My brother had a…
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our illegal drinks, and enjoy this vignette of Harmon history, published 81 years ago. “When I stopped at Nikko Inn, near Harmon-on-the-Hudson, last Sunday for a dish of skiyaki Roy Kojima, its Japanese proprietor, surprised me by…
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Roy Kojima Busted And Boastful §7
— our illegal drinks, and enjoy this vignette of
Harmon history, published 81 years ago. “When I stopped at Nikko Inn, near
Harmon-on-the-Hudson, last Sunday for a dish of skiyaki Roy Kojima, its Japanese proprietor, surprised me by…
Roy Kojima Busted And Boastful §0
— Advertisement from Automobile Blue Book , 1917 “Nikko Inn, in
Harmon-on-Hudson, Must Close for Two Months,” read the headline of a short article in the New York Times , on May 20, 1925. “Ten restaurants, saloons and speakeasies were ordered…
Roy Kojima Busted And Boastful §1
— …The Nikko Inn, a Japanese roadhouse and tea room in
Harmon-on-Hudson, was padlocked for two months. Roy Kojima is the proprietor, and the inn is the first place run by Japanese to be
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Mikado Inn, Harmon-on-Hudson, N.Y. [No publisher, but likely the Mikado Inn]. Circa 1920. Click the image to enlarge it. Come take a stroll in the beautiful Japanese gardens of the Mikado Inn, in Harmon-on-Hudson. Enjoy…
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Mikado Inn Real Photo Postcard Circa 1920 §0
— Mikado Inn,
Harmon-on-Hudson, N.Y. [No publisher, but likely the Mikado Inn]. Circa 1920. Click the image to enlarge it. Come take a stroll in the beautiful Japanese gardens of the Mikado Inn, in
Harmon-on-Hudson. Enjoy…
Mikado Inn Real Photo Postcard Circa 1920 §11
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Mikado Inn Real Photo Postcard Circa 1920 §2
— …Moto (a.k.a. “Data Moto” and “Toshiyuki Moto”), a disgruntled employee of Clifford
Harmon. Moto had managed the Nikko Inn and after a disagreement bought land across the street and built the Mikado. Both establishments, along
Mikado Inn Real Photo Postcard Circa 1920 §8
— the Mikado? A tasty bit of
Harmon history—a Mikado Inn menu featuring two Spring Lamb Chops for $1.50, Filet Mignon Mikado for $3.00 and a Porterhouse Steak for two for $5.00. The Motorist’s Playground An…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…The commute between Croton-Harmon and Grand Central ranges from 45 to 70 minutes depending on the time of day. The Croton-Harmon Railroad Station is the most heavily used station of all three Metro-North railroad lines. An estimated…
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comprehensive_plan_2003_raw §21
— …The commute between Croton-
Harmon and Grand Central ranges from 45 to 70 minutes depending on the time of day. The Croton-
Harmon Railroad Station is the most heavily used station of all three Metro-North railroad lines. An estimated…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw §22
— …the Croton-
Harmon Union Free School District and the Hendrick Hudson School District. The Croton-
Harmon District encompasses most of Croton-on-Hudson as well as parts of Cortlandt and Yorktown. The northern-most portion of Croton-on-Hudson is…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw §17
— …Between 1990 and 2000, the share of the population under 18 increased by from 22% to 26%; enrollment in the Croton-
Harmon school district increased during this time as well by 32%. According to the Croton-
Harmon Union Free School…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw §29
— …Croton Commons shopping plaza, on the west side of Maple Street South Riverside/
Harmon Shopping Area The South Riverside/
Harmon commercial center is situated along the east and west sides of South Riverside Avenue south of Oneida Avenue. The center…
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— …
Harmon was founded in 1903 by real estate developer Clifford
Harmon with the goal of developing a rural enclave for artists, writers and musicians. The developer constructed a playhouse on Truesdale Drive, where ballets and concerts were performed, and also…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw §40
— …South Riverside/
Harmon The South Riverside/
Harmon area acts as an important imagedefining gateway to the Village due to its strategic location on Route 9A and its accessibility to the railroad station, Route 9 and Croton Point. A key section…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw §26
— …The
Harmon/South Riverside/
Harmon shopping area is located at the approach to the train station from Croton Point Avenue, with access to the nearby
Harmon residential area. The customer base for each of these commercial centers is local, drawing…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw §23
— …Enrollment in Croton-
Harmon UFSD Schools Public Schools Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School Croton-
Harmon High School Grades K-5 6-8 9-12 Enrollment 1990 - 2000 716 278 357 Capacity 602 292 424 Percent…
comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt
…Harmon was founded in 1903 by real estate developer Clifford Harmon with the goal of developing a rural enclave for artists, writers and musicians. The developer constructed a playhouse on Truesdale Drive, where ballets and concerts were performed, and also…
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comp_plan_ch2_history_raw §1
— …
Harmon was founded in 1903 by real estate developer Clifford
Harmon with the goal of developing a rural enclave for artists, writers and musicians. The developer constructed a playhouse on Truesdale Drive, where ballets and concerts were performed, and also…
comp_plan_ch2_history_raw §0
— …Most of the land acquired for the engine terminal was purchased from Clifford
Harmon, a real estate developer, who took title to the Van Cortlandt family farm when electrification plans were announced in 1903. He stipulated in the deed to…
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Northern Westchester Examiner [ 29 ] The Croton Chronicle [ 30 ] Infrastructure [ edit ] Transportation [ edit ] Croton-Harmon Train Station The town is a stop for Amtrak 's Empire Service , Adirondack , Maple Leaf , Ethan Allen Express , and Lake
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Croton-on-Hudson, New York §49
— Northern Westchester Examiner [ 29 ] The Croton Chronicle [ 30 ] Infrastructure [ edit ] Transportation [ edit ] Croton-
Harmon Train Station The town is a stop for Amtrak 's Empire Service , Adirondack , Maple Leaf , Ethan Allen Express , and Lake
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §28
— needs were served by abundant service businesses, such as restaurants and bars. Because of the separate development of both the
Harmon and the Mt. Airy communities, there were originally two commercial districts—one centered on Grand Street, and the
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §29
— other in
Harmon—though in recent years the two have merged into a single sprawling commercial district. There is also a North Riverside commercial district serving communities along Riverside Drive, Brook Street, Grand Street, and Bank Street. A man
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §16
— instead of steam engines.
Harmon thrived as an artist's colony alongside the village, while the neighboring Mount Airy community evolved from Quakers to Greenwich Village artists and writers by the early 1900s. Mount Airy was home to many early
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §27
— engines for other modes of conveyance. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] During those days, the train station and its super-adjacent area was known as
Harmon. Because maintenance of diesel and steam engines was then very labor-intensive, there were many workers whose
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §30
— and woman fishing in Croton Point Park After the New York Central Railroad folded into Penn Central in 1968, Croton-on-Hudson's economy slowly stagnated. Although Croton-
Harmon station still served as the main transfer point northbound between local
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §47
— describing the ecology, culture, and history of the area. [ 24 ] Government [ edit ] Brian Pugh was elected mayor in 2017. [ 25 ] Education [ edit ] Most of the village is in Croton-
Harmon Union Free School District , while a portion of the village
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §31
— and express trains, the laborers who had earlier fueled a bustling service economy were no longer present in
Harmon. The exodus of labor during the early 1970s was compounded by the stagflation that was a result of higher oil prices…