Bob and I have had a chill couple of days settling into the new house. The house is situated right off of Broadway, one of the main streets through town and very close to the small downtown, rail station, and with views of the Hudson River and the Mario Cuomo Bridge, which is lit up at night.
from the top floor (balcony off main bedroom) of the house
Today we explored the downtown area a bit more, basically Main Street off of Broadway before stopping into a local market to pick up a few items.
What do we know about Tarrytown, New York? Very little at this point, although I’m about to do some quick online research, but one thing you can’t fail to pick up on when you’re in the area is the connection to Washington Irving. Tarrytown lies just south of the community of Sleepy Hollow, and our house is only a couple of blocks from Washington Irving School. Our homeowners tell us that the area is pretty rabid about Halloween. You are definitely expected to decorate.
Wikipedia tells me that Irving was born in 1783 in Manhattan and died in 1859 here in Tarrytown. He is fittingly buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York. In addition to writing short stories such as “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” which is how I’m familiar with him, he also wrote a number of biographies (including one of George Washington) and served as Ambassador to Spain in the 1840s. Hopefully, we will continue to learn more about the area during our stay.
the top of which we can see from the house
where Irving served as a vestryman and warden
This music hall was built in 1885, which makes it the oldest operating theater in Westchester County. It has 843 seats and hosts stand-up comedy, musical acts, and films. The night we arrived, Patton Oswald was playing. We are hoping to get tickets to something while we’re here.
where we ate with the homeowners on Thursday night.
for one of our birthday celebrations
that we’ll have while we’re here
as the South Church of Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow.
It became a separate congregation in 1851.
As a quick update on my foot injury. The swelling has gone down quite a bit, and it was feeling much better yesterday after trying to stay off of it and icing it on and off, elevating it, etc. This morning it was pretty painful again during our walk, so we headed to an urgent care center just to have it assessed. No fracture or broken bones, so just have to keep icing, blah, blah, blah. I have ordered a walking boot to help keep me mobile through the recovery.
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