This was a Cub Scout outing.
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I often take a photo of a pet when I look at a home as a real estate broker. People never object; why would they? I don’t know the names of some, especially on the homes I don’t list for one reason or another, but I’ll get better with names as we go forward.
-J. Philip Faranda
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You hear stories of entire houses being moved, but how often do you actually see it happen?
- J. Philip Faranda
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If you have driven on Central Park Avenue you’ll know this building. The Eurpean Health Spa (more info here) has been derelict for quite a long time- perhaps decades. It was an active gym at one time, and the flying saucer architecture with Atlas in front gained it some notoriety. However, gyms come and go, and perhaps the pricey location precluded anyone from reopening the place. It has fallen into neglect and overgrowth; graffiti covers the base, and you can see things hanging through the tinted glass that may indicate the ceiling has been breached by water or abandoned construction.
While I was taking photos a passerby asked if it was finally sold. I told him that while I was in real estate, I was photgraphing it for pleasure. We both expressed what a long time it had been, and what a waste of both a remarkable building and prime property.
If I had the money…
View from Central Park Avenue
-J. Philip Faranda
Posted in Noteworthy, Serendipity | Tagged Edgemont, European health spa, Eurpean Spa, NY, Scarsdale | 4 Comments »
For some reason I had a terrible time remembering the term “mansard roof ” for the longest time. It just doesn’t fall into common conversation easily. “This beer is as flat as a mansard roof” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
It is a very distinctive piece of architecture and, happily, somewhat common in the Village of Ossining. Here are a few random ones near my old stomping grounds.
This one was getting a new roof as I took the photo! Note dumpster
Three in a row on Clinton Ave
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In the Summer of 2006, a very rare tornado touched down in Central Westchester, hitting parts of the Rockefeller Estate in Pocantico Hills, not far from my home. The only damage was to a heavily wooded area. The power of the twister must have been awesome. Seeing the aftermath in person left me speechless. It was as if Godzilla had ravaged the area; places that were previously solidly green were now open sky.
I recall another one hit the same day in nearby Hawthorne, inflicting similar damage to trees along Route 9A.
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Nothing like this in the morning: the previous dinner’s cold antipasto. Aged provolone, pepperoncini, prosciutto, olives, red peppers and other goodies soaked in Italian dressing all night. Yum. 
-J. Philip Faranda
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-J. Philip Faranda
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