Photo Gallery for Today: Haverstraw, NY

Scenes from BRICKTOWN, NY, a.k.a. Haverstraw. See text below.

Photos by Frank and Cat LoBuono. All Rights reserved.

Cat at one of her favorite places in town - the little Spanish bakery on Main St., of course!

"I think I'll have this one"! "Or, maybe, that one"!

So much to choose from!

I love the barbershops in town. There are many, considering the size of the village. And they are always busy - even late on a Saturday night like it is here! They seem to be a crucial social center in town.

And love the neon!

Cat's photos taken from inside Antoine-McGuire's looking out across Main St.

Damn that's good! Another pint in Antoine-McGuire's

Cat says, "talk to the hand"!

Cat and our friend, Paul, seem deep in conversation over a few pints at Antoine's

"No pictures please"! Too late!!! Having fun inside Antoine McGuire's

Scenes from Bricktown, a.k.a. Haverstraw, NY. Located along the banks of the Hudson, Haverstraw was once the brick-making capital of the US. Most of NYC's brick homes, built in the mid 19th Century through the early 20th, are made from Haverstraw brick. It was also the site of a devastating, man-made disaster when so much mud was removed from the Hudson River banks to make the bricks that whole homes and families were consumed by the giant sink hole created by all the digging. It's a fascinating, old, and, yes, sometimes, worn-out Hudson River village to live in. You can find out more about Haverstraw by going to this FaceBook site:

Haverstraw-Our Hometown