When was pleasantville ny founded

Pleasantville was the original home of Reader's Digest , which still uses a Pleasantville postal address. Westchester County is a county in the U. Westchester covers an area of square miles 1, km 2 , consisting of 48 municipalities. According to the Census, the county had a population of ,, estimated to have increa…. According to the census, the population of the city is , Restaurants Attractions Shopping Recreation Lodging.

Abis 14 Marbel Ave. Casa Rina of Thornwood 86 Commerce St. D Thai Kitchen Commerce St. Hunan Ritz Columbus Avenue, Thornwood Italia Pizzeria Broadway Center, Thornwood License 2 Grill Commerce St. Mexicali 15 Commerce St. Risotto Commerce St. So Dam Hot 10 Broadway, Valhalla Thornwood Ale House Franklin Ave. In the s, the newly appointed postmaster, Henry Romer, was directed by the Postmaster General's office in Washington, D. Romer's proposed name, Clarksville, was rejected because another New York post office already had that name.

His second choice, Pleasantville, was accepted and became official when the Pleasantville Post Office opened on February 29 , Perhaps the greatest change in the history of Pleasantville came with the arrival of the New York Central Railroad and Harlem Railroad in The following year a train station was built near the present corner of Bedford Road and Wheeler Avenue, and as a result the commercial center of Pleasantville shifted to its current location.

The railroad offered a speedier and more frequent connection with New York City —only 70 minutes away by rail, compared with an arduous five-hour overland journey by stagecoach or a two-hour steamboat trip down the Hudson River. The present-day train station, which currently houses the Iron Horse Grill restaurant, was built in and was moved to its present location in the s to accommodate the lowering of the tracks below grade.

The latter half of the 19th century was a time of rapid growth in Pleasantville. By the s, there were four shoemaking businesses, a shirtmaking business, and a pickle factory. The s saw the establishment of a police department, volunteer fire department, and a library system. Pleasantville was incorporated as a village on March 16 , Other improvements during the first half of the 20th century include Soldiers and Sailors Field in , the Saw Mill River Parkway in , the Rome Theater in , Memorial Plaza in , Parkway Field in , and Nannahagen Park in the adjacent village pool was completed two years later.

The Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan Theater is the most intimate of our five venues. Along with an updated gallery space, this new construction reflects the success of Phase One of the Building on Success, Fulfilling a Promise to Our Community campaign.

Phase Two is slated to be complete in From a group of individuals with a dream, the Jacob Burns Film Center has developed into a 47, sq. Seeing movies here has enriched my life immeasurably and brought me some peace in difficult moments. Steve Apkon, a social entrepreneur, formed the Jacob Burns Film Center with a vision of establishing a center for independent, foreign, and documentary films and education. Under his leadership, the JBFC grew to become a major cultural destination and leader in the field of visual literacy.