New York City's Interborough Rapid Transit Company Sued to Foreclose a Mortgage on the Horse Railroad in 1911

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In its final years before it was replaced by a monorail line and, then, buses, the horse railroad that once ran from Bartow Station on the New Haven Branch line to the tip of City Island ran into financial difficulties.  In 1902, the Pelham Park Railroad

1911 Village of North Pelham License for Operation of One-Horse, Two-Horse or Automobile Taxis

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Little, it seems, can remind us of times long gone than the image below.  It is a taxi license form issued by the Village of North Pelham in 1911 for use by those applying to operate taxis consisting of one-horse vehicles, two-horse vehicles or automobiles or

Obituary of Richard B. Ferris of Pelhamwood

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The December 1911 issue of Westchester County Magazine included a brief obituary of a long-time banker of the Bank of New York who lived in the then newly-developed area of Pelham known as Pelhamwood.  His name was Richard B. Ferris.  The obituary is reproduced

1913 Report of the Firemen's Benevolent Association in Pelham

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An early issue of The Pelham Sun published in early 1913 included a report on the Firemen's Benevolent Association.  The report included a brief history of the founding of the Association and was accompanied by an engraving of a fireman using a megaphone at a

Photograph of Members of the New York Athletic Club Shooting Traps on Travers Island in 1911

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.For many years, members of the New York Athletic Club were able to shoot traps on Travers Island in the Village of Pelham Manor. Collections of the Library of Congress include an interesting photograph indicating that it shows men on Travers Island shooting traps.

Biography of Lewis Witherbee Francis of Pelham Manor Published in 1911

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.In 1911, the American Iron & Steel Institute published a "Biographical Directory" of its members. Included in that directory was a biography and a photograph of Pelham Manor resident Lewis Witherbee Francis. The photograph appears below, followed by a transcription