Local History
Westchester Garage opened its doors to serve Ardsley residents in 1927
Mike Nannariello was a young lad of seventeen when he and his brother Tony left Lind Brothers Garage to strike out on their own. A few years later, brother Joe joined the business. The circa 1929 picture reminds us of a time when gasoline pumps were placed at the curbside.
Daitch Shopwell
Cars are parked in front of the new shopping center in 1957. Daitch Shopwell was the major tenant until it moved to its present upper-level location. Signs in the window advertise ribs of beef for 49 cents a pound.
This station was operated by Paul D'Angelo in the 1940s
His niece, Mary D'Angelo, enjoyed the rare distinction of being the only girl in town to pump gas after school.
This 1947 aerial photo shows Ardsley before the Thruway
The traffic circle in the Square is clearly visible at the lower center. This large circle pattern at the upper right is the horse riding ring on Coggins Dairy Farm.
Elm Street and the southern portions of the village are shown in this view
The large building complex at the lower right is a lumber yard located where Odell's Coal, Feed and Lumber Co. once stood.
Ashford Avenue Pedestrian Bridge
With the opening of the Thruway, the Ardsley Station became an island between two superhighways. The only way for pedestrians to reach the station was via a long stairway with its entrance in the center of the new Ashford Avenue Bridge.
690 Saw Mill River Road Brick Building built in 1912 by the Quimby brothers, George and Lorenzo
The offices of their Ardsley Ice Company were located on the second floor, and Lorenzo's son, Oliver, operated an auto repair business on the ground floor.
By 1921, the Lind Brothers occupied the former Oliver Quimby premises and ran their repair business until the late 1930s.
This landmark building has been the home of Affleck & Woodruff Auto Sales, Hadad & Coggins Motor Service, and in 1986, the R.S.A. Corporation.
Hadad & Coggins Motor Service
Saw Mill River Parkway - February 8, 1927
Photo by F. Rose
Aerial view of Gulf Automotive Service and Louis' Supermarket - September 4, 1959
Photo by William Duke
Photo by William Duke
The Village Gallery - August 12, 1968
Photography by Barclay G. McKeough
Ardsley Chemist
The final days at the corner of Elm Street and Ashford Avenue are evidenced by the bridge girder seen behind the building. Many older residents will remember Dr. Newman's office on the second floor, and the popular pinball machines in The Central Lunch.
From 1930 through 1958 Tommy Wilmoth had the Ardsley School District bus contract
Tommy and his bus drove the children to and from school, on field trips and provided transportation for the high school athletic teams.
Ardsley firemen pose with their 1915 American LaFrance Pumper and Village President Addyman in front of the Municipal Building
The Fire Company was incorporated on January 25, 1896.
The Annual Winter Carnival held at Woodlands Lake on February 1, 1930 featured Ice Skating and Tobogganing
A King and Queen of the Carnival were crowned.
This 1890's photo of W.W. Brown's General Store on the southside of the village square shows "Prince" pulling the grocery delivery wagon
Built during the Civil War, the building was destroyed by fire in 1914.
Residents Alvah, Geneva, and Vera Travis pose in front of the horse trough in Ardsley Village Square circa 1910
The trough supplied drinking water to countless horses and also served as a sign and a lamp post.
In 1880, the New York City and Northern Railroad reached the Ardsley Hamlet, then known as Ashford
The last passenger train to run through Ardsley along the Old Putnam Division was on May 29, 1958.
The mansion of Adolph Lewisohn contained 40 rooms and was surrounded by magnificent gardens on over 350 acres.
Located on the present site of the Ardsley High School. The building was completed in 1908 and destroyed by fire in 1956.
Celebration in Ardsley Square in 1921
Many of the village's founding fathers are shown within Ardsley's first fire apparatus. The house in the background still stands at 483 Ashford Avenue.
Ardsley's Bathing Beauties, Frances Chave, Cora Glover (McCartney), Edith Reynolds, and Bertha Brown.
They are posing in front of the ladies' lockers at Rye Beach, a popular swimming place for Ardsley residents in 1915.
From 1887 to 1912, this building served as Ardsley's Public School
Enlarged over the years, it has housed the Municipal Departments since 1915, and is the present home of the Ardsley Historical Society.
The Great Fire of 1914 destroyed most of the North and South side of the Ashford Avenue Business District in the Square
The fire also claimed four lives and left many families homeless.
Columbus Day Ceremonies 1912 in front of the Barnett Building
Most of the firemen in this picture fought the great fire of December 6, 1914. They stand in front of the Village Hall and Fire Co. building, which was destroyed by the fire. The site now lies beneath the N.Y. State Thruway.
The O.L.P.H. men's basketball team circa 1936
Monsignor Scanlan and Father Schultheis are in the front row.
Fred C. Baker - Died August 25, 1944
Information from Ardsley, N.Y.The War Years
Howard R. Secor - Died June 12, 1943
Information from Ardsley, N.Y. The War Years
This 1930s photo gives us a good perspective of how Ardsley looked from the Dobbs Ferry section
Information from Pictures of the Past: Ardsley, N.Y. by Patricia B. Arone & Fred N. Arone
This 1922 photo, taken on the east side of the Johnson Building, clearly shows the burned out foundations from the December 1914 fire
These desolate foundations remained for many years before new construction was finally undertaken.
