I thought at first that it was a dandelion, but then I noticed that it stood about three feet tall. I’m not aware that dandelions grow that big so I’m a bit mystified.
Taken with a Fuji X-E1 and Fuji XF 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
I had some time to kill before my next train home arrived so I decided to stop at Maude’s Tavern for some refreshment. It’s right next to the Hastings-on-Hudson Metro North station so I could wait comfortably there for my train.
First picture taken taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II. Second with a Sony RX100 M3
Above: James Daley Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 200. The VFW Post 200 in Hastings is named after James Daley, who was killed in action in France on November 5th, 1918. Daley was the last Hastings resident to die during WWI. The Sons of the American Legion honored Daley Saturday, July 10th 2021 at his gravesite at Mount Hope Cemetery. It was the 100th anniversary of his burial there.
A piece dated 21 January 2010 on the Hastings-on-Hudson Historical Society called “A Moment of Glory for 25 Main Street” by By Judy (Wemer) Chamberlain reads:
Hastings was all a buzz this past summer with the news that a movie was being filmed on Main Street. It is exciting when something out of the ordinary happens in a small town. It gives everyone something to talk about, and it makes for good “people watching.” The featured actors included Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin, though only Meryl was in the scene shot this June in the village.
It’s Complicated, the new romantic comedy written and directed by Nancy Meyers, chose to feature one of my favorite buildings in town. The First National Bank building, on the corner of Main and Whitman, was built in 1907, and through its long history the building has housed an assortment of businesses.
My connection to 25 Main Street was through a dentist. Dr. Stewart had his office on the second floor. Mounting the steps was like marching to the gallows. I would walk down from school with dread for my afternoon appointments. I remember that the waiting room was austere, the magazines of little interest to me, and time waiting for my turn in the chair, unbearable.
There was one bright spot though. The receptionist was a lovely lady with silver gray hair, who always had a large colorful handkerchief attached to her stiff white nurse’s uniform. Her name was Mrs. Feury. I think her first name may have been Beth, but since I never called her anything but Mrs. Feury, I’m not certain. She was efficient and tried her best to put patients, especially nervous children, at ease — no small feat given the antiquated drills that awaited you beyond the closed door.
Today the office of dentist Dr. Harvey Kutz is located at 25 Main. However, now for at least the run of this newly released film, the sturdy brick building with its pleasant arches, will be famous in Hastings for its transformation into a restaurant.
Unfortunately, only those who stopped by in person to watch will know this, because the scene shot here ended up on the cutting room floor. For the rest of us who intently watched the film to spot our landmark, well, we’ll have to be content to know that this fine building brought a film crew, Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep, and some excitement to Hastings
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II
This statue is “Between Heaven and Earth” by the famous Hastings sculptor Jacques Lipchitz and it’s located on a grassy area between the Municipal Building and the Public Library (1966).
A plaque on its base reads:
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH
JACQUES LIPCHITZ
1891-1973
PRESENTED IN 1969 BY THE SCULPTOR
TO HIS ADOPTED HOMETOWN OF
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II
A cast aluminum eagle originally perched atop the Municipal Building’s pediment. It had to be removed because of its weight. It’s now located on the terrace outside the main entrance.
The plaque on the base reads:
To commemorate
the centennial of
the village of
Hastings-on-Hudson
Incorporated
November 18, 1879
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II