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The Yonkers Gazette – Getty Square UPDATED

Feb 21st, 2015

by Frank.

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According to the Library of Congress [loc.gov] The Yonkers Gazette ran from 1866 – 1923 [J.G.P. Holden, Publisher].

J.G.P. Holden – History of Westchester – J. Thomas Scharf A. M., LL.D. 1886 – L.E. Preston & Co, Publisher

Prior to that it was just the Gazette from 1864 – 1866 [Yonkers Democratic Pub. Assn.], preceded by The Herald from 1852 – 1866 [Thomas C. Cornell, Publisher].

Thomas C. Cornell – History of Westchester – J. Thomas Scharf A. M., LL.D. 1886 – – L.E. Preston & Co, Publisher

Posted in: Newspapers, Yonkers NY.

Otis Elevator Smokestack – Elisha Graves Otis – Humble Beginnings in Yonkers, NY [UPDATED]

Feb 20th, 2015

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Elisha Graves Otis – History of Westchester – J. Thomas Scharf A. M., LL.D. 1886 – – L.E. Preston & Co, Publisher

See the Otis website for a Visual Timeline

Posted in: Elevator Companies, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Yonkers NY.

Domizio & Everts Inc. – Electrical Contractors – 1949 Calendar – The Hollywood Stripper – Yonkers, NY

Feb 19th, 2015

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Yonkers Herald Statesman © Old Fulton NY Postcards – Tom Tryniski

1949 Calendar, entitled “The Hollywood Stripper” advertisement for Domizio & Everts Inc. Yonkers 2 NY. By inserting the small cards the strippers clothes are removed. – CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE

Posted in: Electrical Contractors, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Yonkers NY.

Yonkers Odd Fellows Hall – North Broadway – Yonkers, NY

Feb 18th, 2015

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According to the Arcadia book Yonkers, the Odd Fellows hall on North Broadway was where members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, one of Yonkers’ oldest fraternal organizations dedicated to caring for the widowed, orphaned and needy, met until the hall was sold in 1946.

From the Arcadia book, Yonkers – Then & Now (pg 24) – Courtesy of the Yonkers Historical Society

Posted in: Fraternal Orders, Yonkers NY.

Overcoats – Yonkers, NY

Feb 17th, 2015

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Posted in: Apparel, Outerwear, Yonkers NY.

Parodi Cigar Factory – Emilio Parodi – East Sixth Street – East Village, NYC

Feb 16th, 2015

by Frank.

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History’s Mysteries: Ghost Sign on East 6th Street By Andito – November 21, 2011 – Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

Posted in: Cigars, East Village, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Tobaccoania.

Automobile Club of America – Yonkers, NY

Feb 15th, 2015

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… Our Exec on 199 Madison Avenue NY © Frank H. Jump

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Pete Seeger’s Where Have All The Flowers Gone – REMIX

Feb 14th, 2015

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Where Have all the Flowers Gone

Flowers Gone Rock Anthem

Flowers Gone Orchestral Strings & Banjo

Flowers Gone Collage

So let me explain the process that led up to these two compositions I call “remixes” of Pete Seeger’s a cappella performance of “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” I bought a MIDI controller keyboard last week so I can use it in the classroom for teaching GarageBand. The challenge was to learn it well enough to begin to teach after the February break. I used to compose using an ATARI and Notator music program so GarageBand is relatively simple and intuitive.

Spotify sent me an email to the effect that they have the Seeger performance, so I listened to it and immediately imagined a rock anthem version. The challenge was taking Seeger’s freeform phrasing and creating an alternative phrasing that could be set to a click track and didn’t sound cut and pasted or stilted. Excited about how quickly I put together the rock version, I took on the challenge to orchestrate a more formal version that included Pete’s signature instrument, the banjo. I hope you like them.

Posted in: Pete Seeger.