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The Saw Mill River's Revenge (idea)
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Sun Jan 07 2001 at 1:51:13
Back in the day
, before
gangs
,
rap music
, and
robots
, Yonkers was
beautiful
. It was a small, growing
industrial
town founded in 1639. Home to the great
Philipse
Family, starting place of
Otis
Elevators
, and bordering the most powerful city in the world,
New York
, Yonkers was
everything
a rich
British
guy with a cool
accent
could want. It had two large rivers: the
historical
Hudson
, discovered by the great
Henry Hudson
, and the
Saw Mill River
, named after its
saw mill
set up by the
Dutch
colonizer
Adriaen Van der Donck (whom
Yonkers
was later named after).
Winding
through the center of Yonkers, the Saw Mill was always a
familiar
and
welcome
site, it was a
major
up for living there at the time,
as well
. Needless to
say
, the Saw Mill was greatly
appreciated
by all who
visited
...and who
stayed
.
But then, as it is
necessary
for all cities to progress into an ever more
advancing
world
, change came along
smoothly
and
slowly
for the Saw Mill
River
. As
time
drifted
past, and Yonkers
developed
, the
landmasses
were steadily moving along.
Terrain
by the two great rivers was
shifted
during the
expansion
of the ever-growing Yonkers.
Otis
moved out...the Philipse
Family
's land was
seized
by the
Brits
in 1779....And the Saw Mill River was slowly
covered
over by
shameful
man-made
structures and
trash
.
Evidence
of the Saw Mill is really
hard
to find for the not too
observant
.
Sewer
leakage,
litter
, and
industrial waste
s started to
infest
the River. But even though it had been
forgotten
by most, it had not been forgotten by
itself
. It now lies, winding for
mile
s and miles under the
darkened
city of Yonkers.
Polluted
and
ignored
, it may
remember
when the
upper class
Europeans
used to bathe in its
sparkling
waters. It may remember when
Native Americans
rowed
its calm
surface
. It may remember when it was a necessary
staple
for Yonkers'
population
. But
they
do not
remember.
Now here comes the good part...
The Saw Mill River was covered over by trash,
dirt
, and man-made
structures
, right?
Since
the river runs under all
throughout
the center of Yonkers (and
eventually
plugs into the Hudson), it is in
prime
position
to cause some...
havoc
... I wouldn't be
too
sure that all of that crap we covered the Saw Mill up with is too
sturdy
. After
year
s and
years
of being forgotten, the dirt
foundation
on which this city is
built
has been
subjected
to
natural
and
unnatural
weathering
. What if it just
started
to, you know...
collapse
? Everything, the
whole
city, falling
apart
. Being
sucked
into a giant
sinkhole
. Everything.
Everyone
. Would they remember the past
pride
of Yonkers
then
?
The Geography of Nowhere
Yonkers, New York
December 5, 2008
Mill Run Branch
Westchester County, New York
Jigsaw