This when Yonkers use to be safe..

Thank you, Michael. I do so miss the old Yonkers Public Library. I read every single fairy tale book there was in that building.

7:37 corner of elm and walnut - where i bought a few thousand comic books - starting with spiderman #37 at $0.12. i don't think that church is a church any longer. but at that time, every Sunday morning, it gave us a glimpse of "real Americans" that had long ago left the neighborhood - LOL.

7:08 Oak and Maple - my old neighborhood until '78

grew up on maple street in the 60s and 70's. PS 23, Franklin junior high (gone) replaced by Enrico Fermi school, Saunders HS (moved away from south Broadway).

01:49 holy craps, that's the barber shop that my father apprenticed me to and tried to make a barber out of me back the '60s (i sucked at it, and I just did my homework and shined shoes). the lumber yard across the street is where i scrounged discarded pieces of wood that the barber made into rubber stamps as a side business. the building next to the lumber yard was a funeral home. and next to the barber shop is a gas station (Gambardella i think is spelled). if you go straight ahead, on the left you'll pass a Chinese dry cleaner, then a stationary store where, at 13, i bought my first pack of "True" cigarettes, a few blocks down the street you'll merge into south Broadway. If the car parked in front of the barber shop is what i think it is, then this photo is from a few years before 1970. the owner of the barber shop drove a mid/late 50's model (the parked car). the daughter didn't want to be taught driving in that, so the Father upgraded to a 5- or 6-year-old, used '63 valiant.

What a sad state, decades of neglect turned what was once beautiful buildings into rundown shit. And if the outside didnt look bad enough, for sure the interiors have been hacked up into trashy apartments. What a shame

The condition of these staircases is a disgrace to the city.

Cross County Shopping Center was one of the first, arguably the 1st mall in the country. Albeit an outdoor mall, this new concept was to have two or more big recognizable brand 'anchor' stores to draw in shoppers with a number of other smaller stores in between on a big expanse of property. John Wanamaker's and Gimbels were the two original anchors, both being full-service department stores staffed by courteous and knowledgable sales people. Service was king! There were two F.W. Woolworhts on the property, one on the actual mall promenade and another on the far side that had two floors and boasted a pet department and garden center. Also of interest is that Cross County claimed to have had one of the largest supermarkets (remember this is 1955) in the country on the site, First National Stores which later morphed into Finast Supermarkets. Additionally, on the outer perimeter of the property was a food pavilion called Adventurers (hot dogs, burgers, fries, shakes, etc.) with a kiddie amusement part behind called Wonderland. In the late 1950s my beloved Mom took me here as Metromedia TV Channel 5 kid's host Sandy Becker did a live show from the kiddie park. Cross County was an amazing place to shop. I have many pleasant memories of this iconic place over the years!

Yonkers was so beautiful before the invaders moved in and ruined it.

1919 police ca.n I have aa copy Ed Moore my grandfather ois in it

have you mapped this out?

Central Ave. an Tuckahoe Rd. [2:38] walking distance from where I grew up. That is the place where I first met Steven Tallarico who you will know as Steven Tyler of rock group Aerosmith back in 1963.I was 16, he was 15.

I was born and raised there too... Yonkers General Hospital on Nepperhan Av. in 1947. Schooled at Halsted School on North Broadway. What happened to younkers is: They started to build low income housing and lots of it in South Yonkers and indigent deadbeats from all over the country came to live there. I saw it happen.

Oh the popovers. Does this bring back memories. We lived in Yonkers just south of Tuckahoe Rd from 1951-1961 and this was my parents go to restaurant when they could afford it - usually their anniversary. Was there a couple of times but too young to really appreciate except the popovers. Only thing I liked better were the Chocolate cupcakes at the Horn and Hardart store at Cross County Mall!

I lived in Yonkers Long time ago, left there 1979 to Los Angeles, I loved Yonkers with all my heart and the memories

Thank you for sharing Mike. These are great! They brought back beautiful memories. I grew up in yonkers and then in 1985 moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16. I love Los Angeles, but my home will always be Yonkers, New York. I went back and took my daughter and niece with me. My daughter fell in Love with New York and later went back to visit with friends. What ever happened to Landi's wedges? When i went back i looked for the place right before we went to the airpot, but to my dismay it was gone. They made the best sandwiches!

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Yonkers is the second hilliest city in the nation.

your reels are terrific. I enjoy the history and the music as well. T/Y

Wonderful work, Michael.

Wow, the house my aunt lived in for 30 years was in there. Thanks!

It’s absolutely disgusting what it had turned into. A killing field of violence. Ghetto and needs a new mayor , spano is a gangster with deep family ties to corruption. If you know you know .

1963 the police officer in that place as a child FBI secret agent private investigation when I was a kid in the candy Square at the town get a square getting Square

Beyond incredible collection of photos of my hometown Yonkers ny ! As a history geek , this is truly fascinating. Thank you for your time and effort into giving everyone a little perspective of how things used to be.

This shows you how dirty yonkers is and they don't take care of it,plus the people are filthy as well because all they do is trash the place.

Home. Of. The. Grave

Incredible 😮😮

So many memories

Wow , What a throwback.... Grew up near south broadway and Parkhill av as a kid, Left at 28 yrs old. I knew just about every street that was shown. Parkside diner, Rock Bottoms store, Yonkers raceway. I actually grew up on that south side of Yonkers. Great video thank you for the memories....

Thank you! I grew up in the North Bronx(a long time ago) and loved all the stairs ,city and woods all mixed together and ready to explore.

Born and raised in Yonkers, thanks for the video, but what a shit hole Yonkers has become.

I love Michael Gross’ Yonkers videos. He finds the most unique ideas to show. Also, the piano music is beautiful

Michael - I have a picture of a church/chapel situated somewhere in North Yonkers in 1967. I've searched high and low, but have not been able to identify it. It's just the side view, and it could have been razed.

Make Yonkers Great Again: Vote For Freddy Vazquez in 2023.

crumblish family lived yonkers looks lovely

Nice video, but little if anything from anywhere east of the Saw Mill... Too bad...

Nice job! One big missing piece is Wonderland, which subsequently became Nathan's.

I’m such a fan of Michael Gross Yonkers videos. ❤

God, goodness gracious

great photos but the music sucked.

Thanks for sharing. Born and raised in Yonkers. I see a lot of changes even after me leaving in 2007. I use to go to Galaxy restaurant in Getty Square that I see now is a Dunkin Donuts. Other changes I’ve noticed.

My only wish is that there was another photo of the former Loew's (Brandt's) Theater on South Broadway between Vark and Herriot Streets. The one at the 1:30 mark (with Louie's Italian Restaurant at the corner) gives you an idea of the size of the theatre but does not include the entrance and marquees.

You may have missed a few over on the east side of the city near Bronx River Road...a few are pretty well hidden!

Born and raised in Yonkers. Thanks for making this- it bought back many memories 😢

My dad who worked construction, worked on many of his buildings. I remember the one on North Broadway especially. Great memories..Thanks

Great video. Great to see the big crowds that this parade attracted years ago. That's the marquee of the Strand Theater at the 0:10 mark, the Proctor's Theater at the 0:30 second mark, and both at the 0:37 mark. I started marching in this parade in 1963 with the Ben Franklin Jr. HS Band. Thanks for posting.

Excellent video and details. I especially enjoyed the old photos of the parade route, especially the 1951 photo at the 0:38 mark that shows Loew's Theater on the right with both its regular and vertical marquees still in use and the 1956 photo at the 0:49 mark showing three billboards where the Allen Towers apartment building now stands. I would like to note one probable correction: the 1959 photo at the 0:56 mark is probably not of the Columbus Day Parade but of a special parade held earlier in the year to dedicate the beautiful 7th Ward War Memorial shown at this point and in several photos that followed. Thanks for posting these all these photos of Yonkers history.