Blog # 19: NYC & Poughkeepsie, NY

 Blog # 19: NYC & Poughkeepsie, NY

Another Elaborate Designed NYC Theater

Billy Crystal's One Man Show: "860"

The Room (Set) Is A Replica Of His Office Before His House Burned In The Palisades Fire

Fabulous Show!!!

There Was A Mixture Of History, Sadness And...

The "Laughter" Rock Was One Of The Few Items That Survived

We Did The "Tourist Thing." The Hotel Had A Set-up Where People Can Take A Photo With The Floral Backdrop

Shira (One Of Our Daughters) Is The "Keeper" Of Our Family History. Since We Were In New York (And If We Had Time), She Asked Us To Detour On The Way To JFK In Search Of Burial Information Of My Maternal Great-Grandfather Who Was Buried In Brooklyn.

As We Drove To The Cemetery, We Noticed Many Homes In The Surrounding Area Had A Sukkot also, There Were Yeshiva Schools Throughout The Area

This Is Possibly The Place...

There Were Many Streets With Ornate Headstones

There Were A Few Other People Searching For Relatives

We Need To Confirm That This Is Jerry's Relative

The Office Was "Somewhat" Helpful. Jerry Did Not Have Enough Time To Visit The Plot And Other Buried Family Members. Jerry Put The Office In Touch With Shira

Jerry Likes To Talk To People - Learn About Their Lives, Etc. We Took Taxis To And From While In NYC. One Of The Drivers (Amud, A Moslem) And Jerry "Connected." We Asked Him If He Wanted To Take Us To JFK Combined With A Detour To The Cemetery. We'll Try To Use Him Again When We Return To NYC The Following Week

We're Now Joining An Art Tour Starting In The Hudson Valley Area. Most Of The Other Folks Have A Wheelie Or Small Suitcase For The Short Period Of Time. With Our Cruise And Spending Time Before And After, We Have Two (Stuffed) Large Suitcases, Two Wheelies, A Backpack, Laptop And A Large Bag For Miscellaneous Things

Waiting For The Tour Group To Gather - 

Eating Leftovers From The Previous Night's Dinner

While Waiting To Leave JFK, Jerry Watched This UPS Driver, Drop, Throw And Stuff Luggage That Passengers Were Sending Home Rather Than Taking Everything With Them. Then, Jerry Noticed The Driver Was Putting Two Airport Luggage Carts Into The Truck. Huh? Doesn't The UPS Diver Have A Dolly?

Heading Out Of The City And Onto Poughkeepsie

Bumpy Ride - Slightly Out Of Focus - Still, Pretty A Sight

Our First Day Was Spent Visiting FDR's Home

Elenore, John-Paul (Arlene's Art Teacher), Franklyn And Jerry

The Famous Hat

Draft: Inaugural Address

Partial Family Tree

Typical Political Cartoon

We Started The Tour By Visiting The Presidential Library

Normal Rockwell Is The Artist. Slogans Haven't Changed

With Men Fighting In WWII, It Was The Women Who Worked In Factories. These Women Are Building Nose Cones For Bombers

Americans Wrote Letters To FDR And Eleanor. The Fireside Chats Were Important - Making Americans Feel That It Was All For One, One For All

Leaves Are Beginning To Turn

FDR's Stables

His Family Had Plenty Of Horses

Lots Of Horse Recognition

Plenty Of Horse "Stuff"

When FDR Became President, Ramps Had To Be Designed to Facilitate His Going In And Out Of The White House

FDR Worked On Wheelchair Designs Due To His Polio-related Paralysis

One Of FDR's Homes

Although Dark, The Home Was Inviting. Many Personal Items Were Displayed Throughout The Home

FDR Used A "Dumbwaiter" To Hoist Himself To Upper Floors. He Didn't Like The Idea Of An Elevator In Case He Was Inside And If It Malfunctioned.

FDR Was Born And Grew Up In This House

Heavy Furniture - Somewhat "Victorian"

1939 Television - Not Exactly Wide Screen And No Color

1500 Acres For Just This Home And Surrounding Buildings

Arlene Finds A Small Pinecone 

"Living Out Of A Suitcase." 

Too Much Trouble To Unpack - Put Things In Drawers

Hudson River At Sunset

Very Serene Setting

Enjoying The Scenery: Getting Ready To Have Dinner With The Tour Group

Starting Off The Evening With A Little Bit Of Bubbly

Enjoying River Scenes and Lit Up Bridges:

Not A Common Occurrence For Us

We Were Pleasantly Surprised About The Food And Presentation