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RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. – Do you know the Rivertowns better than anyone? Can you pick out the location of a landmark, building or object from just a photo?
To claim your fame as the most in-the-know Rivertowns resident, be the first to identify the location of this photo in the comments section below.
Last week's first correct answer was submitted by scrambledgreggs@gmail.com. The place was the cornerstone date on the James Harmon Community Center.
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Francis is correct, but to be more specific. It is the clock that was installed by the original bank that is still for sale on Main Street in Dobbs Ferry that was reconditioned by Wachovia Bank, when they took over that building about 15 years ago. In the background is Doubledays, which has also been a history of successive pubs. When it was the Ferry Inn, it was wild on Thursday nights. The hair salon across the street, which was operated by three women who included themselves in the Enterprise ads with looks of attitude had to install a pull down steel protection door to prevent their windows from being smashed each Thursday as the result of someone getting smashed at the Ferry Inn and deciding that the rejections and disappointments in their life demanded action; throwing a garbage can through the window. Doubledays is still really fun, but much more under control.
It would be great if someone decided to buy the bank and bring something to Main Street that strengthens the retail businesses by adding more shoppers. Unfortunately, when it can take years to get through the approval processes, it can get so frustrating that you start to want to throw a garbage can through someone's window. The disappointing thing is that it is not the Village that makes getting approvals for real estate difficult, except perhaps by be willing to allow everyone a voice in the process, which I also have to commend. It is the very vocal opposition to anything called change that creates the environment in which the Boards feel that they have to move slowly and carefully, instead of taking swift action in the best interests of the community.
And before those who are protesting other changes take the time to explain that they would not oppose this change, maybe it would not be them opposed to this one: unfortunately, everything that suggests a change or something new can find someone to oppose it. That said, I was told the other day that there actually are people who will oppose everything indiscriminately. They are called CAVE people: Citizens Against Virtually Everything. The problem I have is identifying anyone who would take that position as a "citizen." Being a citizen requires an understanding of civics, which in turn demands the ability to support those things which are good for the community, even if it is something that worries them personally.
Main St in Dobbs Ferry