Getty Square, Downtown district in Yonkers, United States.
Getty Square is the central business district of Yonkers, featuring a mix of residential buildings, shops, and administrative offices arranged across several blocks. The neighborhood combines different street types and architectural styles in a compact, urban layout.
The area grew from a Dutch settlement in the 1600s, with Philipse Manor Hall built in 1682 and St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church completed in 1752 serving as architectural records of that era. These early structures reflect the region's founding period and colonial heritage.
The farmers market held at St. John's Church serves as a gathering place where neighbors meet and local vendors sell their goods throughout the week.
The district functions as a transportation hub with bus lines, train connections, and regional services linking different parts of the area. Visitors can walk through the neighborhood to access major transit points that serve the wider region.
Van der Donck Park features the restored Saw Mill River, which lay buried underground for many decades before environmental projects brought it back to the surface. This park shows how the neighborhood reclaimed a buried waterway as part of its transformation.
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