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A skateboarder makes his way past Village Hall on Main Street in Irvington just before sunset Aug. 2. Village Hall is home to the village government, the police department, the public library and the 432-seat Irvington Theater.
Joe Galano, right, owner of Irvington Hardware, helps customer Bob Beach with a purchase Aug. 30. Galano and his wife Ellen have owned the shop, which has been a hardware store for 120 years, since 1985, making them the longest tenured business owners in the village.
People walk along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Irvington on Aug. 28. The trail runs for 26 miles parallel to the Hudson River, starting in Yonkers at its southern terminus, and ending at the Croton Dam in Cortlandt. The dirt path, which runs through all the Hudson River towns, is popular among walkers, runners and cyclists.
While his girlfriend plays softball on a nearby field, Alan Bigelow of Nyack plays his guitar at sunset Aug. 22 in Scenic Hudson Park in Irvington. Scenic Hudson, one of two riverfront parks in Irvington, is co-owned by the Village of Irvington and The Scenic Hudson Land Trust. It features two ball fields and an almost one-mile walking path around the park.
Danielle Diaz, owner of Geordanes Neighborhood Market in Irvington, hands a sandwich to village resident Rob Jacobsen during the lunch hour Aug. 17. Diaz opened Geordanes 36 years ago, making it the second-oldest business operating in Irvington. She says her success is due to local customers, who continually tell her when she is doing something right, as well as when she is doing something wrong.
Main Street in Irvington at dusk Aug. 1 from the Piermont Pier in Rockland County. Main Street makes up the commercial district of the Hudson River village, running for half a mile from Route 9, also known as Broadway, to the river. Irvington is named for American author Washington Irving, who made his home at Sunnyside, an estate in Tarrytown, just over the northern border of Irvington. The population of Irvington at the 2020 census was 6,652.
Diners sit outside Aug. 2 at FarmEats BBQ on Main Street in Irvington. The restaurant is among the growing variety of cuisine available to diners in Irvington.
FarmEats BBQ on Main Street in Irvington. American fare, Indian, Greek, Mexican, Italian, and Japanese restaurants have also opened on Main Street and at the riverfront in recent years.
Frank and Maryann Maugeri of Irvington celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary July 25. The couple, photographed July 27, have lived in the same house in Irvington since 1964, and their sons live in an adjacent houses across the street. Frank, 94, and Maryann, 91, also share the same birthday, April 26.
Rob Rafelson of Irvington and Bonnie Leff of Chappaqua enjoy a picnic dinner at sunset July 24 in Matthiessen Park in Irvington. Matthiessen Park is a village-owned park. Scenic Hudson Park, also on the Hudson River, to the south of Matthiessen Park, is owned jointly by Irvington and The Scenic Hudson Land Trust. Both parks are open to the public.
About Seth Harrison: A voracious consumer of the news and passionate about covering the news, Seth is also an admittedly obsessed, oft-injured marathon runner. Seth can often be found in New York City, often for work but mostly for pleasure, where he is constantly amazed that after living in the metropolitan area for most of his life, he continues to discover treasures of the city that he never knew existed.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Irvington historic sites and places to visit: lohud on location
