1947 Map of Yonkers

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The Hudson River serves as the central divide in this immediate post-war landscape, separating the dense urban development of Yonkers and the Bronx from the sprawling estates and developing boroughs of Bergen County. This era captures the transition of the Palisades from a rugged riverfront to a managed recreational corridor, evidenced by the Palisades Park Commissioners Office and various riverfront landings like Huylers Dock. On the New Jersey side, early industrial and transit hubs like the Bronze Powder Works and the Airplane Landing Field near Norwood sit alongside significant residential growth in Tenafly and Englewood.