Cherry Valley

More Photos, Postcards, Etc

2009-05-22T09:36:00.001-04:00

Great photos of mostly downtown Cherry Valley, posted by Liz

Downtown

2009-03-25T12:20:00.004-04:00

I never get tired of these 1900-era post card views of downtown Cherry Valley.

What's in the street in the foreground? It's not the memorial.

The Bean

2009-03-13T08:26:00.006-04:00

Here's an old photo that showed up on ebay a while back. It's a great look at a delivery wagon and drug store in downtown Cherry Valley.

Right next door is where the Bean seems to be moving in. Word is that their rent got too high at their old location so they're moving here. I hear a sign promises lunch and dinner.

It'll be great to have that shop open again, and if the Bean's fare is anywhere near as good as it used to be, I'll be very happy.

Good luck, ol' Bean.

Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4

Note: the Bean is now open and seems to be doing fine.

Church Street

2009-02-19T06:54:00.004-05:00

Church Street, looking southeast. Postmarked in 1909. Interesting that it's printed in Germany.

Stone Barracks

2009-01-17T09:57:00.004-05:00

The Stone Block house on Lancaster St. was built as barracks at the time of the Civil War.

This is a much better scan than the previous post.

Bridge on Rt. 166

2008-12-11T08:52:00.001-05:00

Never heard anyone call it Harriott Bridge before. No matter.

Judge Morse Office

2008-11-18T08:49:00.003-05:00

In 1837 Samuel F.B. Morse visited the Cherry Valley home of his cousin, Judge James Otis Morse. It was here [down the road a piece], with the assistance of Judge Morse and Amos L. Swan, manufacturer of the Cherry Valley Melodian, that Samuel F.B. Morse developed the first working telegraphic machine.
- cooperstown.net

Tryon Inn

2008-02-18T14:46:00.003-05:00

The Tryon Inn in the 1920s

Turnpike pamphlet pt 1

2007-12-17T17:34:00.000-05:00

Cherry Valley Turnpike pamphlet published around 1930

Turnpike pamphlet pt 2

2007-12-17T17:28:00.001-05:00

Cherry Valley Turnpike pamphlet from around 1930

Cherry Valley Turnpike

2007-12-17T17:25:00.000-05:00

Rt. 20, Great Western Turnpike, call it what you will

The Tepee

2007-12-17T17:22:00.001-05:00

A great look at the Tepee around 1950

1909

2007-12-17T17:18:00.000-05:00

Cherry Valley Monument Square around 1909

Montgomery St.

2007-12-17T17:12:00.001-05:00

The Cherry Valley street, looking up!

Main St in 1912

2007-12-17T17:01:00.000-05:00

This is a great look at this postcard with close up shots.

Cherry Valley homes

2007-12-17T16:57:00.001-05:00

Three homesteads in Cherry Valley

Glensfoot

2007-12-17T16:53:00.001-05:00

Scenes of Glensfoot

Farms

2007-12-17T16:50:00.001-05:00

Photos from Cherry Valley farms

A good looking book

2007-12-17T16:46:00.000-05:00

Jimmy of Cherry Valley, the story of a boy and his favorite type of tree?

A good day for postcards

2007-12-15T13:37:00.000-05:00

Willow Hill in Cherry Valley

A good day for postcards

2007-12-15T13:36:00.001-05:00

Cox's Bend in Cherry Valley. Is this just outside of Glensfoot?

A good day for postcards

2007-12-15T13:35:00.000-05:00

Pleasant View in Cherry Valley, now the Breakfast House

A good day for postcards

2007-12-15T13:34:00.000-05:00

Cherry Valley 1841 print

A good day for postcards

2007-12-15T13:33:00.000-05:00

Campbell's House

A good day for postcards

2007-12-15T13:32:00.001-05:00

Cherry Valley Main St.

A good day for postcards

2007-12-15T13:28:00.001-05:00

Cherry Valley Tepee plate

Today's images

2007-11-30T21:28:00.000-05:00

Cherry Valley Turnpike, lookin' good

Perfect for a Sunday drive

The old cremery

Old Post Office

2007-11-29T09:22:00.001-05:00

post, originally uploaded by feldmania.

used to be right in downtown Cherry Valley

Downtown - Monument Square in stereo

2007-08-04T10:27:00.000-04:00

Stereo view of Monument Square and Masonic building

Downtown - in stereo

2007-08-04T10:22:00.000-04:00

Stereo view of downtown Cherry Valley wiht dirt streets and hitching posts.

Downtown

2007-08-04T10:18:00.000-04:00

Street Scene in the Business Section of Cherry Valley, New York. Huddleston-Walton Co. Bakery, Home Made Ice Cream, Lunch, Masonic Hall, welcoming banner for Governor Roosevelt. Postally used, from there, Oct 20, 1938. Sent by Kay & James to Mr & Mrs Frank E. Gallagher, Box 774, Merced, Calif.

SNOW!

2007-02-15T08:01:00.000-05:00

How much snow in little Cherry Valley, NY? Who's counting?

"As of 9 p.m., the weather service was reporting 23 inches of snow in Norwich, 26.8 inches in west Bainbridge, 30 inches in Bovina and 30 inches in Cooperstown.

The highest snowfall total reported for Otsego County was 38 inches in Roseboom as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to the weather service.

The weather service was estimating the total snow depth to be about 4 feet in Springfield."

Star

Grant To Study Village Merging Into Town

2007-02-13T13:11:00.000-05:00

Cherry Valley Village May Merge Into Town

CHERRY VALLEY
Feb. 9, 2007

As the Village of Cooperstown celebrates its 200th birthday, the 195-year-old Village of Cherry Valley may be preparing for its funeral.
The state’s Shared Services Incentive Program has given the village and town boards a $22,700 grant to explore whether to merge the two municipalities into one, said Village Trustee Lou Guido, an advocate of studying the change.
“We just decided to look into the idea to save taxpayers’ dollars,” said Guido. “The bottom line is money, for everyone.”
The village budget is more than $100,000 a year, and it pays for garbage
pickup, sidewalk plowing, a water district and two fire districts, which should probably be merged into one, the trustee said.
Town Supervisor Tom Garretson said he favors exploring the idea as well, if it could save money and improve municipal efficiency.
Village Historian Gary Thompson, whose family moved to town in 1743, just two years after the Rev. Samuel Dunlap arrived with a group of Scotch-Irish settlers, said the village was home to many elegant mansions when it was founded in 1812. There were 80 houses and stores in the community.
The village continued to thrive well into the 20th century and Thompson, who is 58, remembers it was “almost like a city” when he was a boy, with folks riding trains into town on weekends to attend dances at the Central Hotel and other venues. Parking was scarce.
His grandfather, Milton Thompson, was the village’s first Democratic mayor, the grandson recalled.
Because of its proud history, the historian doesn’t favor this merger talk.
“I was against the school merger for the same reason,” he said. “We’re losing our identity.”

http://www.thefreemansjournal.com/ThisWeek.html

New Alex & Ika in Cooperstown

2007-01-22T10:21:00.000-05:00

Alex & Ika’s new location is the former Gil Gallery at 149 Main St., formerly Homescapes, an interior design shop, and before that Spaulding’s Restaurant, which thrived for years ... more ...

Toll gate

2007-01-01T15:21:00.000-05:00

This is a good look at the Toll Gate south of town.

Schaffer General Store

2007-01-01T15:15:00.000-05:00

The Schaffers ran this place at Main and Montgomery. These photos are from around 1915.

The Mighty Haag Shows travelled the US at that time.

more '40s photos: pt 8

2006-12-31T10:11:00.000-05:00

more '40s photos:

more '40s photos: pt 7

2006-12-31T10:09:00.000-05:00

more '40s photos:

more '40s photos: pt 6

2006-12-31T10:06:00.000-05:00

more '40s photos:

more '40s photos: pt 5

2006-12-31T10:05:00.000-05:00

more '40s photos:

'40s photos - pt 4

2006-12-31T10:03:00.000-05:00

more '40s photos:

more '40s photos - pt 3

2006-12-31T10:01:00.000-05:00

more of these photos:

more '40s photos

2006-12-31T09:59:00.000-05:00

more photos from the album:

1940s Photo Album

2006-12-31T09:45:00.000-05:00

Someone recently posted an album of photos for auction on ebay. Some of the photos were taken in Cherry Valley, some not. Still, it's a great collection.

Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Cherry Valley

2006-12-30T18:40:00.000-05:00

Press Release

Source: Verizon Wireless

Otsego County Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Expansion
Thursday December 21, 10:12 am ET

Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Calling, Data Access, and Music

UTICA, N.Y., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Otsego County, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Cherry Valley. The new site increases coverage and capacity on Route 20 from North Road to Parsons Road, Route 10 from Division Street to Route 5, and Route 166 from Route 20 to Route 33.
more

Wind News

2006-12-18T15:14:00.000-05:00

Cooperstown Crier 12-15-2006

Cherry Valley board adopts wind ordinance

By JIM AUSTIN
Editor

CHERRY VALLEY _ The Cherry Valley town board adopted one of, if not the most, stringent local wind ordinance in the state Thursday night and at the same time pulled the plug on Reunion Power's plans for the East Hill Wind Farm.
...
read the article

Dana Spiotta

2006-12-17T21:32:00.000-05:00

"Eat the Document" is a hit!

Dana has always been a hit.

Here's the Freeman's article.

If you're a NYTimes member, here are links to the year's 100, and the National Book Award Finalists.

Here's the Times great review -- "glorious,"

and the other great Times review [or here] -- "stunning."

It must be so cool to be her.

Don't buy it here, find a nice local bookstore that has it.

Visit her at her site, or at the Rose.

The Taylor Sisters

2006-12-17T21:13:00.000-05:00

It was great to see both of the Taylor Sisters last night:

Do you know Susan Taylor of Albany's Book House? She was on WAMC-FM again last week. Check out her book picks for 12/11/06.

Kathleen Taylor, who lives in Cherry Valley, of course, is on WAMC every day, of course, with her Word For the Wise, of course.

Ain't they the bestest?

Cherry Valley, NY, at dusk

2006-12-07T08:46:00.000-05:00

From Flickr.com

Kite Festival

2006-12-06T18:42:00.000-05:00

The Cherry Valley Kite festival was a great event, organized on 9/30/2006 by CVArtworks. The first part was outside, the second was in the gym!

More of this on YouTube.

Lancaster St.

2006-12-06T17:13:00.000-05:00

Can't quite see our house near the top of the hill.

Rt. 166

2006-12-06T17:11:00.000-05:00

The "State Road," coming and going.

Main St. 2

2006-12-06T17:09:00.000-05:00

Central Hotel

vistas 2

2006-12-06T17:00:00.000-05:00

Auchinbreck 2

2006-12-06T16:59:00.000-05:00

Monument 3

2006-12-06T16:56:00.000-05:00

Everybody loves the Dunlop Marker.

Montgomery St. 2

2006-12-06T16:54:00.000-05:00

The card says "Montgomery St. looking down," which I don't think is true.

Tepee 3

2006-12-06T16:51:00.000-05:00

This card was produced by the Tepee.

Table Rock

2006-12-06T16:50:00.000-05:00

A stereographic card.

Sign

2006-12-06T16:48:00.000-05:00

National Express Company. Is this a Stagecoach line?

Church 4

2006-12-06T16:46:00.000-05:00

The Methodist on top, then the Episcopal, to be specific.

Turnpike 9

2006-12-06T16:43:00.000-05:00

The lovely Cherry Valley Turnpike, now called plain old Rt. 20

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Downtown 11

2006-12-06T16:32:00.000-05:00

The top card is from 1906, the photo from 1953.

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wind news

2006-09-26T07:22:00.000-04:00

In advance of the Cherry Valley public meeting on 9-25-06:

9-19-2006 thedailystar.com

and

Thursday, September 21, 2006 coopercrier.com

posted articles on the proposed wind ordinance.

Village Card

2006-05-13T18:44:00.000-04:00

1909

Tryon Inn 4

2006-05-13T18:41:00.000-04:00

1935

Toll Gate

2006-05-13T18:40:00.000-04:00

1910

Stickley Furniture

2006-05-13T18:36:00.000-04:00

1978

Downtown 10

2006-05-13T18:29:00.000-04:00

Business District, Main St., 1926
Monument Square
Old Timers Shop, 1971

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Turnpike 8

2006-05-13T18:26:00.000-04:00

1950s

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Products

2006-05-13T18:23:00.000-04:00

Pennant, 1930s, or so they say.

Montgomery St.

2006-05-13T18:22:00.000-04:00

1930s

Products

2006-05-13T18:19:00.000-04:00

Glensfoot milk

Church

2006-05-13T18:18:00.000-04:00

Methodest

Massacre Monument

2006-05-13T18:16:00.000-04:00

two views

Main St.

2006-05-13T18:14:00.000-04:00

The Central Hotel, 1930s

Home 3

2006-05-13T18:12:00.000-04:00

Fancy gas light

Products

2006-05-13T18:04:00.000-04:00

French Style, Stringless Green Beans

Allen Ginsberg 3

2006-05-13T17:58:00.000-04:00

Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr and friend Ed Urich at Ginsberg's farm. 1970.

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Cherry Valley farm

2006-05-13T17:54:00.000-04:00

A fog farm

Fish and Game

2006-05-13T17:53:00.000-04:00

1961

Cherry Valley Creek

2006-05-13T17:52:00.000-04:00

Milford, NY

Church

2006-05-13T17:49:00.000-04:00

1900

Campbell's Pond

2006-05-13T17:48:00.000-04:00

Book

2006-05-13T17:46:00.000-04:00

Cherry Valley Country

Downtown - Town Square

2006-05-13T17:45:00.000-04:00

Bassett Health Center

Auchinbreck

2006-05-13T17:43:00.000-04:00

mansion

Alden St.

2006-05-13T17:33:00.000-04:00

from both directions

About This Site

2006-02-18T15:06:00.000-05:00

I am collecting images of Cherry Valley, NY. The easiest way to do this has been to keep my eye peeled for postcards on the Web, but have also found images in books and other places. All rights are held by the publishers, not me.

If you have any images or anything else you want to share with me, drop me a line.

Lenny

Two in One

2005-12-01T07:06:00.000-05:00

Another view of the old barracks, and a couple enjoying the Great Cherry Vally Lake, I guess.

Tryon Inn 3

2005-12-01T07:05:00.000-05:00

Turnpike 7

2005-12-01T07:01:00.001-05:00

The motel in the middle card came with info: US Hwy 20 east of Cherry Valley - Mohawk Valley - Mohawk Motel, Ken and Iris Gurney, prop. 1956

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Tepee

2005-12-01T07:01:00.000-05:00

Downtown 9

2005-12-01T06:59:00.000-05:00

Two better scans of cards I had posted earlier.

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Fish and Game Club

2005-12-01T06:56:00.000-05:00

Railroad report

2005-12-01T06:53:00.000-05:00

This report from 1892 is not very intersting, but it does note that the Canal Company took over the operation of the railroad. There may be an intersting story behind that, somewhere.

Valley Vistas

2005-11-15T15:07:00.001-05:00

Tryon Inn 2

2005-11-15T15:07:00.000-05:00

Turnpike 6

2005-11-15T15:06:00.000-05:00

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Theater

2005-11-15T15:05:00.000-05:00

At the church in Middlefield Center.