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Yonkers (Images of America)

Amazon.com Price:  $18.32 (as of 02/05/2019 20:52 PST- Details)

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A study in contrasts, Yonkers, a sprawling city 20 miles north of
midtown Manhattan, traces its roots to early Dutch settlers. Yonkers has a history of retail, boasting one of the vital first shopping malls in the US, but prides itself on its backbone of mom-and-pop businesses. Seabiscuit, the legendary racehorse, once stood within the winner’s circle at Yonkers Raceway. The town has 38 distinct neighborhoods, each and every with its own character and identity. Yonkers used to be home to one of the most 19th century’s wealthiest industrialists and inventors whose innovations, such as the Otis safety elevator, Armstrong’s FM radio, Harvey’s elevated railroad, and Smith’s carpet looms, shaped the arena we all know lately. Currently, The town with a rough-and-tumble, blue-collar waterfront is undergoing dramatic revitalization.


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