Valhalla is a
hamlet in
Westchester County, New York about 35 minutes north of
New York City. Valhalla was originally named Davis Brook.
Valhalla really was a great place to grow up. It is a small town with a population of about 5,000. It had a library, a prison, a train station, a huge cemetary, lots of
woods, a
reservoir, and the
Kensico Dam (which prevented the
reservior from spilling into the town), basically everything a growing boy needs.
I moved away after fifth grade, but I know it would have been the ideal place to spend my high school years. There was only one cop for the entire town, and he drove a
station wagon. The
Kensico Dam would have been the ideal setting to hang out and do teenager things (smoke pot,
take acid,
fall in love).
I like to drive through Valhalla every now and again and I know that
one day I will move back.
Latitude: 41.090731
Longitude: -73.777383