“This isn’t just a Detroit problem…it’s an American problem”. – Indiewire
This thought pretty much sums up this video about Detroit, Newburgh and many down and out cities all over the entire US. A film about Newburgh similar to this would be interesting too…
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Would you like to have portraits taken of your family for free? Here is your chance Newburgh. Amanda from Moon in a Cup is participating in a project called Project Community Portrait. She thought it would be great to offer her services in Newburgh and to offer families a way to get portraits done without having to drop a ton of money.
Here’s the deal: She will do a photo shoot at one of the local parks or another location. She will take your email address and then email you the photos from the shoot. No water marks, and with her full permission to get them printed anywhere.
If you are interested please email : faeriemommy@gmail.com
If you are a fan of the Newburgh Historical Society on Facebook, then you’d know that last week a historical film pre-pilot was being shot at the Crawford House. Volunteers filmed with Robert Sabuda using the story of the Crawford Family.
As part of the filming they reenacted scenes of David, his wife and daughters in the house in the 1850’s. Director Johanna Porr played the eldest daughter in the wedding scene and Michael Gabor played the role of a house painter showing color swatches to Mrs. Crawford.
The show, which will be be about historic homes and families will be pitched to a few networks. The idea is to shop the pre-pilot around to get money to do an actual pilot from a large production company. It would be exciting to see the Crawford House on the big screen! More information is available in this article from the HV Press.
-All Photos © Historical Society of Newburgh Bay & The Highlands
Vaux & Olmsted’s “Other” Central Park is the title of an article recently written on bobvila.com about Downing Park. Like every great city, green spaces are essential to balance out the urban landscape. Apart from the Hudson River and Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh has this historic park with trees over 100 years old designed by legendary landscape architects Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
“Downing Park has serpentine paths and picturesque vistas—features very similar, though on a different scale, to those of New York City’s Central Park,” points out Christopher Tripoli, executive director of the Downing Park Planning Committee, which oversees and maintains the park. “Andrew Jackson Downing was Olmsted and Vaux’s mentor and lived in Newburgh his whole life. This was the last park that Olmsted and Vaux designed together and the only park that they collaborated on with their sons, John Olmsted and Downing Vaux.”
To read more positive news articles about the City of Newburgh, check out the Positive News Page.
Photo: NewYorkPictures.org
If you love old houses, you will love this story about Ron and Jill who bought a fraternity house in horrible condition and then restored it with out any knowledge of how to fix an old home. Their story is now a book called From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story, and This Old House has an entire photo feature on the work that was done. If you love old houses as much as Ron and Jill, maybe this store will inspire you to restore your own dream home in Newburgh.
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Newburgh Restoration is now on Pintrest. It will be a new way to share pictures of before and after projects and abandoned buildings. Even though most of these abandoned properties are sad, some people find them beautiful. You never know who might be inspired! Check out the page. Newburgh Restoration on Pintrest.
