Peekskill Harvest Festival – An interesting looking building

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I’ve noticed this building a few times and often wondered why it has this strange, oriental looking appendage.

According to Peekskill’s Downtown Historic Walking Tour it’s the :

Former Kentora Hotel located at 1 North Division Street. The distinctive and purely decorative onion dome of turret attached to this corner building since 1905 is a kind of exclamation point announcing the downtown center. Originally the Empire House Hotel in 1885 (with William Brennan as proprietor) the brick corner building was identified as the Kentora Hotel in 1907. “Kentora” was coined from the owner’s names, Clue and Torpy. Guest rooms were upstairs, and a saloon was downstairs. It was home to the Clinton Drug Store from about 1910 to the 1960s. The street level business has been occupied by Submarine Galley for many years

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

Peekskill Harvest Festival – Peekskill Bazaar and Thrift Shop

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This shop was amazing. It seemed to sell everything: plastic religious memorabilia; clothing; paintings; jewelry; belts and belt buckles; electronics etc. You name it – they had it. And everything was packed into an incredibly small space. So small that it was difficult to walk around inside.

Most of the items seemed to be “cheap and nasty” and I couldn’t help but wonder whether anyone actually bought any of it.

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Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

Peekskill Harvest Festival – Overview

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A shot of the crowds along Division Street.

According to Peekskill Patch:

Peekskill’s inaugural Harvest Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 2 pm to 10 pm, rain or shine and will be held in Downtown Peekskill, near the Gazebo. The event is open to the public and will feature live stage music from top performers, activities for kids, artisan vendors, food, and a selection of beer, including autumn favorites. The festival is preceded by the Peekskill Farmers Market held on Bank Street from 8am to 2pm.

“Peekskill Harvest Festival will be one of the Hudson Valley’s premiere fall musical and creative events, drawing people from the tri-state area to enjoy this free, open-air concert on the streets of historic downtown Peekskill against the backdrop of the Hudson Valley’s dramatic fall foliage,” said Brian Fassett, President of the Peekskill Business Improvement District.

A special “family fun zone” will be set up from 2pm to 6pm featuring free games, free crafts, and music programming on the north end of Division Street between Park and Main Streets. BASF will be on hand offering kids the opportunity to participate in hands-on science experiments. Kids will be able to decorate pumpkins, search for dinosaur eggs and participate in a variety of arts and crafts activities. All ages are encouraged to find the big pumpkin and guess its weight to win a gift basket of Farmers Market treats.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.