ossining reservoir: Ossining Reservoir in June 2010 - 06/30/10 10:29 PM
I have blogged about the Ossining reservoir before. I grew up a block away and rode my bike around it when it was an overgrown mess. It was rededicated as a park about 10 years ago. It was mentioned in the TV series Mad Men, as the Drapers live in Ossining in that program. I actually got a fair bit of attention when I wrote about the many historically accurate references from that fictional show to the reality of Ossining history. That's all good, but what's better is actually being there. I drove past a few days ago and took a nice pause … (3 comments)
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ossining reservoir: Ossining- Indian Village - 12/16/09 09:44 PM
One of the great neighborhoods in Ossining is known as the Indian Village. All of the streets have tribal names, such as Mohawk and Seneca Roads. I happened to grow up on Osage Drive. Although most of the streets are pre war, the majority of the homes are baby-boom era housing. In that respect the place is a bit like Levittown on Long Island; the original homes are slowly giving way to larger, expanded structures.
Here are two homes on my street that are more or less in their original footprint. They happen to be the homes across the street from … (9 comments)
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ossining reservoir: The Mad Men Connection to Ossining, NY - 09/29/09 07:06 AM
If you are a fan of the AMC series Mad Men, you probably know by now that Don and Betty Draper live in Ossining, NY. I am from Ossining. I remember first hearing Betty mention Ossining and thinking how neat that was, but now each episode this season is almost surreal. The producers clearly have done more than perfunctory research for historical accuracy.
For instance, last season, in a card game with the neighbors, it is mentioned that "they are going to build apartments up on Cedar Lane." Well, they did build apartments up on Cedar Lane. Why they would insert … (12 comments)
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ossining reservoir: Ossining Reservoir Park - 02/18/09 09:38 AM
Many who grew up in Ossining, NY like I did will remember an old, overgrown algae-covered man-made pond near the Chilmark Shopping Center known simply as The Reservoir. It was the Village's water supply for much of the pre-World War II era, was then was replaced by water towers, and in subsequent decades became a derelict mess. When I was growing up in the 70's and 80's the Reservoir was used for skating (AT OWN RISK, as the sign said) and hanging out.
The water towers had their share of graffiti, and nobody really knew what good the Reservoir was. I learned to … (0 comments)
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