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Theo…good idea about the NYU area, but 2170 University ave ( 1940 )
is a Dutch Colonial not a three over three Mansard roof line, unless radically changed.McCAFFREY-Irene B. March 15. Wife of the late Francis J., former State Senator of New York. She is survived by her brothers James O’Hara, Richard O’Hara and Vincent O’Hara; four children, Francis Jr., Joan Patton, David and Susan; and four grandsons, Francis, Joseph, Luke and David. Upon graduation from Cathedral High Shool on Park Avenue in 1939, she worked for the BBC and the War Relief Fund. She received her BS from Fordham University in 1944 and her law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1948. She was one of three women in a class of 110. She later received her BA in History and Literature, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the College of Mount St. Vincent, and in 1997 she studied at Oxford University. Irene worked for the Youth Service Agency for the City of New York under Mayors Wagner, Lindsay and Beame, and as Deputy General Counsel for the Human Resources Administration for the City of New York during the Koch administration. Memorial donations for cancer research may be made payable to Columbia University, C/O Dr. Gregory Mears, Room 932, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, 161 Fort Washington Ave., New York, NY 10032.
The notes on the photo indicate that it was contributed to KHS by Vincent McCaffery in August 1958.
I do not think that the Vincent McCaffery in 1958 was related to Francis McCaffrey (1917-1989). Francis McCaffrey lived on University Ave and later an apartment at 4445 Post Road 1n 1950, until he died in 1989. His wife Irene died March 15th in 2000 leaving sons Francis Jr. of Floral Park and David of the Bronx. Irene did have a brother named Vincent O’Hara. It does not appear that this family ever had a large house in Riverdale. There also does not appear that a Vincent McCaffrey was in this family around 1958. We need to more about the person “Vincent” that donated the image. What address did he give, if any details etc. I did find a Photographer, H “Henry” Mortimer Misell born July 15th 1883 – March 6 1943 and married to Fannie, born 1883 through 1940 no children living various places in Manhattan.
Just curious …. post what is on the back if there is some handwriting or print.
At least it looks like a house along a ridge with the Hudson in the background, however, not well kept up.
Thank you to everyone that have posted to this topic. Loved all the baseball action, maps and memories. I get many notices but missed a lot of these updates until today
The owner of Paul’s Restaurant was Paul Recker. You can read his legal case here…https://www.google.com/books/edition/Supreme_Court_Appellate_Division_Third_D/_V3J0HN9J1oC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Paul%27s+Restaurant%22++Paul+Recker&pg=RA5-PA295&printsec=frontcover
I forgot to check 1941 tax images ! https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_2_03421N_2091#17.41/40.904782/-73.896701
I will have to check dates, but the Mosholu Hotel became Paul’s Restaurant. It appears to be the same structure in the 1920 photo. Note that the Paul’s postcard was mailed in 1945 and my 6,500 postcard collection was donated to the Bronx, Huntington Free Library. Also note, you can also see this image in the Arcadia publication Northwest Bronx by Bill Twomey & Thomas X. Casey
For a deeper dive on Google, you can also select “Books ” or go to https://patents.google.com/ to search Patents
At his home, Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y., Thursday, Feb.. 7, 1918, Thomas N. Cuthbert. Funeral service at Christ Church, Riverdale, Saturday, Feb. 9, 1918. I was not able to see the article, but by Google, he was an attorney and there are many hits on by his name & adding NY to the search. There was a notice that he represented a client that was denied a permit from the parks department from using Van Cortlandt Park to graze his cows
Your 1924 aerial view is helpful as to the layout of the sunken gardens, but other 1900 images show a more wooded scene between the VC house and gardens. The paths may have gone West to East and then turned North.
Van Cortlandt Mansion : Erected 1748, Now in the Custody of the Colonial Dames of the State of New York states the Grove was above the Old Mill.
