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Date: | Fri, 18 Dec 1998 10:28:06 EST |
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On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, mflynch wrote:
> North River Bluestone refers to a blue sandstone from the mid-Hudson Valley
> (mostly Ulster County) that was used extensively for sidewalks in the mid
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> late 19th and early 20th centuries. The "North river" referred to was the
> Hudson River. Although the Ulster County quarries are silent now (there is
> still "bluestone" quarried in the Helderberg area of SW Albany county),
> there is an excellent outdoor sculpture garden/museum in woodstock, NY
> called Opus 40 which is built of bluestone.
Of course, the latest preservation fashion has "bluestone" going in all over
New York City - the dark tinted concrete imitating "the original bluestone
sidewalks". Small problem: in most late 19th century historic districts
bluestone was the exception. Sidewalk installers then were all caught up in
the fad of that period: newly developed concrete sidewalks (untinted).
Don't say we worry about little things like cut vs. drawn nails in New York!!!
Christopher Gray
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