Local History
East View 1901
The area known as East View is at the somewhat remote northern limits of the Town of Greenburgh. Once a quaint community with a church, school, railroad station, several stores, and many homes, the hamlet of East View was virtually eliminated by a single occurrence in 1929. That year, John D. Rockefeller purchased all of the buildings and much of the land for approximately $700,000.00. Mr. Rockefeller had long desired to reroute the railroad so that the noisy trains and smoky steam engines would no longer run through the heart of his vast estate.
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This 1930s scene overlooks East View just after the railroad line had been relocated.
The County Poor House can be seen to the left. The road shown in the center of the photograph is the approximate boundary between the Town of Greenburgh and the Town of Mt. Pleasant.
Photo courtesy of ARONE collection.
The East View railroad station is shown at its original location.
The nearby County Poor House and County Hospital generated a considerable amount of traffic through the East View Station. Shipments of freight, animal feed and perishables arrived daily. The Post Office was also located in the depot.
Photo courtesy of ARONE collection.
James Butler Estate, East View NY
In 1893, James Butler purchased large tracts of land in East View to establish an estate. Mr. Butler had gained wealth and fame through the establishment of the Butler chain of grocery stores, but his passion was race horses. He purchased or bred many famous horses and constructed a private half-mile track on his estate for their training. In 1908, Mr. Butler purchased the Empire Race Track in Yonkers, where many of his horses earned substantial purses.
Entrance to the Loeb Memorial Home for Convalescent
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The Loeb Memorial Home for Convalescent
The Loeb Convalescent Home was founded by Professor Morris Loeb in 1904 as a tribute to the memory of his parents, Solomon and Betty Loeb. Located in East View, the charitable, non-sectarian home provided the fresh air and tranquility so beneficial to healing.
Loeb Memorial Home for Convalescent
Separate cottages for men, women and children patients were part of the seven building Loeb complex. A cheerfully decorated dining room is shown above.