Speaking of Poughkeepsie…

  |  March 5, 2014
hershkind house

Hershkind House, Poughkeepsie

Okay, one last thing about Poughkeepsie for a bit, we promise, except maybe a property or two in the future. Interesting counterpoint to the “Poughkeepsie stinks” sentiment that’s been going around a bit, case in point here. Published in Chronogram Magazine, this piece was written by someone who grew up in Poughkeepsie. Check out the great slideshow of photos by Thomas Smith at the bottom of the page. Here’s an excerpt from Lindsay Pietroluongo’s article, in which she refers to Poughkeespie as the HV’s “yinyang”, and we think it mirrors our own feelings on the city of Poughkeepsie:

“As I got older, I watched my hometown and its city shift and morph, break down and rebuild, endure criticism, celebrate successes, memorialize parks and people, overhaul and modernize buildings and bridges. For an adult, Poughkeepsie is less about the distance between one friend’s house and another and more about neighborhood events, small business mixers, hot air balloon launches in the summertime, bright orange leaves during autumn, hot chocolate on the sidewalk as the Christmas parade goes by. It’s about preserving a community we want to see flourish, not fail.”

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