Day 25-
Well, so far I haven't lost a pound but we have had some pretty awesome drives around Irondequoit in the last few weeks. We have found some things that we didn't know existed and revisited some places we have been before. Today we drove thorough The Flats. If you drive down Seneca Park Ave off St Paul Blvd it's pretty cool and very flat. There is lots of open space, untouched green spaces and a ton of deer. It's a bit of the country right here in our town. There are old homes and a new tract of homes, homes from the late 1800's and early 1900's, and homes from the 1950's, 60's and 70's, a nice mix. At the end of the road there is a walking path that will take you right up through Seneca Park to the south and as far north as the O'Rourke Bridge and beyond. A great wooded walk on a nice day.
The flats neighborhood connects to another neighborhood by way of Van Voorhis Drive. Another drive through the woods to get there which I find so unique. The one great thing about Irondequoit is that it is very wooded. Many of the neighborhoods are graced with aging oak trees and majestic maples and everything in between making dense forested areas. We are also lucky to have so many parks and park like areas. Some are in wide open vistas, and others tucked away only to be found by avid explores like us.
A bit further to the north in Summerville you will find White City which was once a gem on the shores of Lake Ontario. One of the nicest small parks is at the end of Bateau Terrace. There is a nice play area, park benches to take a sit and a beautiful view of the lake. Feel free to bring your Pup, leashed of course. Tiny fabric cottages lined the 5 original streets that made up the area. In the 1930's the depression hit the area hard and the tiny neighborhood began it's decline. The fabric cottages had been made into more permanent structures and became full time residents for those hard hit by the depression. By the 1950's and 60's the area was no longer referred to as White City, gangs and all night lake parties took their toll. By 1970 the area was known as the ghetto of Irondequoit. By the late 70's the neighbors had enough and a complete revitalization of White City began. Today, although a fraction of what it once was it stands to remind us of life on the Lake and the great summers that must have been had many year's ago. The beautiful Hotel Windsor (below) was a hotel that serviced the area. It was known for being the "place that neighbors went to dance".
I hope you enjoyed today's journey and I hope it will spark that sense of adventure we all have inside us.
Well, so far I haven't lost a pound but we have had some pretty awesome drives around Irondequoit in the last few weeks. We have found some things that we didn't know existed and revisited some places we have been before. Today we drove thorough The Flats. If you drive down Seneca Park Ave off St Paul Blvd it's pretty cool and very flat. There is lots of open space, untouched green spaces and a ton of deer. It's a bit of the country right here in our town. There are old homes and a new tract of homes, homes from the late 1800's and early 1900's, and homes from the 1950's, 60's and 70's, a nice mix. At the end of the road there is a walking path that will take you right up through Seneca Park to the south and as far north as the O'Rourke Bridge and beyond. A great wooded walk on a nice day.
The flats neighborhood connects to another neighborhood by way of Van Voorhis Drive. Another drive through the woods to get there which I find so unique. The one great thing about Irondequoit is that it is very wooded. Many of the neighborhoods are graced with aging oak trees and majestic maples and everything in between making dense forested areas. We are also lucky to have so many parks and park like areas. Some are in wide open vistas, and others tucked away only to be found by avid explores like us.
A bit further to the north in Summerville you will find White City which was once a gem on the shores of Lake Ontario. One of the nicest small parks is at the end of Bateau Terrace. There is a nice play area, park benches to take a sit and a beautiful view of the lake. Feel free to bring your Pup, leashed of course. Tiny fabric cottages lined the 5 original streets that made up the area. In the 1930's the depression hit the area hard and the tiny neighborhood began it's decline. The fabric cottages had been made into more permanent structures and became full time residents for those hard hit by the depression. By the 1950's and 60's the area was no longer referred to as White City, gangs and all night lake parties took their toll. By 1970 the area was known as the ghetto of Irondequoit. By the late 70's the neighbors had enough and a complete revitalization of White City began. Today, although a fraction of what it once was it stands to remind us of life on the Lake and the great summers that must have been had many year's ago. The beautiful Hotel Windsor (below) was a hotel that serviced the area. It was known for being the "place that neighbors went to dance".
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| Original White City Tent Cottage |
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| Hotel Windsor, Windsor Beach, Lake Ontario, West Irondequoit, NY |
“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than what we could learn from books.”...John Lubbock
Until tomorrow-Be Safe
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