THE IRVINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS: BRICKS AND BRICK RUINS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY.

The Irvington Historical Society Presents: HUDSON VALLEY RUINS: BRICKS AND BRICK RUINS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY. The Hudson Valley was once one of the great brick making centers of the world, with scores of brickyards on both sides of the Hudson River. Countless mansions, houses, schools, and factory buildings were built from Hudson River bricks, whose legacy can also be found in piles of reject bricks found along the shoreline today-many molded with the name of the brickyard owner or company. Robert Yasinsac and Thomas Rinaldi will tell the story of this once vibrant industry and highlight brickyard ruins that still exist, as well as notable ruins constructed from local bricks. Together they are co-authors of “Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape.”

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For years, I lived right next to Kingston, New York. Spent many hours as a kid walking along the shores of the Hudson where those brickyards used to be. Hutton bricks was a big one. Lots of cool ruins and very tall smelting chimneys that are still standing today. A lot of them are around the Rondout Marina.

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