tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post885755017407465350..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Time to Pursue a Good IdeaCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-53032354030398504222011-03-27T15:23:35.225-04:002011-03-27T15:23:35.225-04:00Using the columns it already is a large HUsing the columns it already is a large HChad Wecklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721057452000779552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-8620305102718631752011-03-26T23:30:26.830-04:002011-03-26T23:30:26.830-04:00Actually, it is perfectly situated, especially whe...Actually, it is perfectly situated, especially when you approach it from the east, on Route 23. It says very clearly, Welcome to Hudson!Peter Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627451247693034161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-29337348719851756532011-03-26T23:21:52.033-04:002011-03-26T23:21:52.033-04:00The problem is that it is awkwardly situated,as Ca...The problem is that it is awkwardly situated,as Carol mentioned before; maybe we can get Eric Galloway to move and restore it instead of building a fake old one (or two or three)Scott Baldingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030318150271846673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-69200414607830594972011-03-26T19:12:35.018-04:002011-03-26T19:12:35.018-04:00Yes. An architectural welcome to Hudson! Perfect. ...Yes. An architectural welcome to Hudson! Perfect. Who needs a sign!Peter Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627451247693034161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-81388350002393144902011-03-26T14:10:20.529-04:002011-03-26T14:10:20.529-04:00I have been looking into this for a while. I was ...I have been looking into this for a while. I was told that it was privately owned and located in Greenport. I would like to see it saved and simply turned into an "architectural" welcome point to lead people into Hudson down Warren St... and to Washington Hose and the riverfront.zeke.boy2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10794935231603849838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-55867519863061451122011-03-26T13:53:31.397-04:002011-03-26T13:53:31.397-04:00Peter--According to the Register-Star article, the...Peter--According to the Register-Star article, the house is owned by Columbia County.Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-27433798416956424182011-03-26T13:33:59.319-04:002011-03-26T13:33:59.319-04:00I just poked around the house. I didn't go in...I just poked around the house. I didn't go in, but it is pretty deteriorarted. You probably could stabalize it, though, for what it would cost to tear it down. Does the City own it? This would be a good project for the Votec construction class at Questar....<br />--pmPeter Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627451247693034161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-35267300023383713722011-03-26T12:41:13.391-04:002011-03-26T12:41:13.391-04:00ah.....the perfect bookend to compliment the arcad...ah.....the perfect bookend to compliment the arcade on 66 being proposed. welcome to hudson!rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931388041695015692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-25526295480400819502011-03-26T10:39:15.104-04:002011-03-26T10:39:15.104-04:00I always like seeing this house, it reminds me of ...I always like seeing this house, it reminds me of the area's history, especially being across from the cemetery.Chad Wecklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721057452000779552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-72796739900776028762011-03-26T10:07:46.099-04:002011-03-26T10:07:46.099-04:00It is not that moving old houses is a bad idea, bu...It is not that moving old houses is a bad idea, but I have to laugh -- cry? -- at the demolition crowd and its utter failure to understand that historic architecture is Hudson's drawing card (not its parks!!!). The best welcome to Hudson is precisely this house! Instead of spending $50k to tear it down and plant some plants (which will, of course, be another source of weeds, etc.), spend the $50k to make it a Hudson Welcome Center! <br /><br />--peter m.Peter Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627451247693034161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-42212167884525910932011-03-26T10:03:28.200-04:002011-03-26T10:03:28.200-04:00The real problem is that the plan calls for demoli...The real problem is that the plan calls for demolishing the house! Can it be saved/moved before the wrecking ball falls? I think of the amazing houses on the inside back page of This Old House magazine, that are sometimes on offer for just $100 to someone who will move them away. Could something like that be done with this house? I wish I were able; this charming place, despite its strange location, has always caught my attention...<br /><br />...Because actually, we approach Hudson from this direction all the time. A park and signs pointing direction could be lovely here (though, agreed, the signs could be confusing). But the loss of this house itself would be awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com