I grew up near here but don't remember ever visiting it. What a great video. What great engineers Westchester County had back then. Beauty was part of their design.
After the first reservoir was constructed (Old Croton Reservoir) the next one to built was Boyd's Corners in Putnam County which is north of Westchester County.
I went there as a kid in the Late 60s They had an ice skating Rink and you think this is beautiful just imagine the 60s people dressed really nice like "The Mad Men" era and snow and skating It stuck in my head since then I recently went up there to visit again with my wife she was really impressed. But, They Croton could do so much more in the flat ground right in front of the Damn
I’ve gotten multiple comments of people saying that the 60s was more beautiful. I wish I was there to see it. I’m guessing maybe things like the ice rink were removed due to factors like maintenance costs. I honestly think the open green space is nice to have picnics or barbecues, plus it looks more natural.
NYC DEP will never allow hydropower because it could impact the quality of the water needed to generate enough power to make it feasible. NYC and Syracuse are the only municipal water systems with a waiver to not to filter their system.
We did a documentary on the NYC watershed It is MASSIVE They suck the entire Schoharie Creek and Adirondack watershed and send it through a tunnel under the Catskills and into the Ashokan Reservoir. The pipes are massive from the Ashokan and sends it under the Hudson River and into this area and down under the Sawmill. There are 3 tunnels that bring water to NYC They are bigger than subway tunnels. Many of the remains of the NYC reservoirs still exist in Manhattan Central Park. There are no pumps Everything is gravity fed. True engineering
@@ocsrc Schoharie Creek is in the Catskills and runs North to the Mohawk Valley...The Heidelberg area is at best close to the foothills of the Adirondacks which are north of the Mohawk Valley.
Massive amount of cut stone granite I presume. Brave are the people who would conceived and execute such a grand project so long ago. It would be hard pressed to duplicate in todays world. @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="409">6:49</a> I believe those are not called windows but instead called gates, flood gates. @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="690">11:30</a> that is the spillway. In time of low water levels they could direct water out only the gates so inspection or repairs of the spillway could be preformed. Really good video thanks for making it.
