Celebrated graphic designer Woody Pirtle died this week at the age of 81: "In Memory of Woody Pirtle, 1944-2025." His passing has meaning for us here in Hudson because, in 2002, Pirtle donated his immense talent to design this poster for the Hudson Valley Preservation Coalition.
The Hudson Valley Preservation Coalition (HVPC) was a group, led by Scenic Hudson and including such partners as Historic Hudson, HADA (Hudson Antiques Dealers Association), and Hudson River Heritage, that was organized to oppose "The Greenport Project," an enormous coal-fired cement plant, proposed by St. Lawrence Cement (now Holcim), to be situated in Greenport with a presence in Hudson at the dock now owned and occupied by Colarusso. With Friends of Hudson and The Olana Partnership, HVPC succeeded in making that terrible threat to our city and our waterfront go away.COPYRIGHT 2025 CAROLE OSTERINK
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