Talk:Larchmont, New York

Emblem
As a resident of Larchmont, I have never seen that emblem. Is there a source for it?

I do not know the source, however I have seen this emblem on signs posted when entering the Village (I live in the unincorporated part). Note well the sign at the intersection of Myrtle Blvd., Murray Avenue, and Chatsworth Avenues, and also on the Boston Post Road when coming from New Rochelle.

Re: Location of Sign - The location you mention, Myrtle/Murray/N. Chatsworth, is in the "unincorporated part". The sign is nearby on the Chatsworth Avenue Bridge, on the village/town line. Also, the sign on Boston Post Road is a quarter mile or so inside the "sliver" of the unincorporated area that buffers Larchmont from New Rochelle, once again on the village/town line.

Re Emblem: I believe your query relates to the "Neptune" portal sign. It was created c. 1940 by C. Paul Jennewien, a celebrated sculptor who lived in Larchmont for 53 years until his death in 1978. Among Jennewein's most important works are the large aluminum figures in the Dept. of Justice Building in D.C. According to Jennewein's son, the sculptor chose Neptune as his subject for the Larchmont signs "because Larchmont is a waterfront community and fishing was his favorite pastime." See Larchmont: Images of America, by Judith Doolin Spikes, Arcadia Publishing, copyright 2003.

Dillons
I was born and raised in Larchmont. Matt and Kevin Dillon are from the nieghboring village of Mamaroneck and have never lived in Larchmont.

Agreed. The Dillons did (and family still does) live in Mamaroneck, not Larchmont. Gsd97jks (talk) 17:53, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

The village of Larchmont and the village of Mamaroneck combine to form the town of Mamoroneck. It is an odd formulation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.106.181.15 (talk) 11:02, 14 April 2007 (UTC).

Not entirely. There is an unincorporated section of the town that is larger than both villages. And the Dillons were residents of the town, notMamaroneck Village. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.87.79.153 (talk) 03:41, 18 October 2010 (UTC) Some residents of the unincorporated area of the town of Mamaroneck are served by Larchmont's 10538 post office and have Larchont addresses even though they obviously do not live in the village some say they do live in Larchmont (see Joan Rivers section of this talk page).Wlmg (talk) 18:46, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Larchmont NY --underground railroad
Everything about the "Underground Railroad" needs documentation to weed out the errors. For example, Peter Jay Munro was the son of Henry Munro, a Church of England missionary at Philipsburgh Manor and, in 1765, the first rector of St. John's Church in Yonkers. See O'Callaghan, Documentary History of the State of New York, III, pp. 410-411, 949, et passim. If there is any documentation of his conversion to the Society of Friends, it should be posted. Also, the only evidence (as opposed to rumor) I have ever seen of "tunnels" connected to Munro's country house (now generally known as The Manor House, the name it was given when used as an inn in the late 19th century--is a c. 1860 map on which are drawn the large pipes that once connected the house and various outbuildings to an underground steam generator (for heating purposes).  The "underground tunnel leading down to Long Island Sound that was part of the Underground Railroad" is a myth that in the early 20th century was connected to a different, less old house several blocks away. How it got disconnected from that house and reconnected to the Manor House I have never understood--but it HAS come to my attention that most of the people subscribing to the myth believe that the Underground Railroad was, literally, underground! --J.D. Spikes, Larchmont Village Historian


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References to Underground Railroad are unfounded--if the posters have documentary evidence of this, they should post it; if not, the reference should be deleted. None is known to me, the official Village Historian of Larchmont (appointed 1980). I have looked into this for almost 30 years now, and I have found NO evidence. Back in 1980, the myth of the UR was attached to a house at 60 Beach Avenue. Over the years, I have seen the myth migrate to a different house, at 18 Elm Avenue--and most recently, and most preposterously, to a mausaleum in an otherwise Quaker cemetery on the Boston Post Road. To add to the unreliablility of the myth is the fact that its proponents believe that the Underground Railroad was, literally, "underground"--the myth attached itself to all three sites on the basis of presumed (but not demonstrable) underground tunnels! Please deliver your readers from this delusion--or at the very least, please post that the official historian does not concur, and that evidence is lacking. Thank you, Judith Doolin Spikes, Larchmont Village Historian P.S. I would be pleased to type four tildes if I could find such a key on my computer, which I cannot —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.237.74.194 (talk) 05:22, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

external link to 'theloop'
The link to 'theloop.com' was removed from several pages because it is not a reliable enough news source to warrant inclusion. It has since been re-posted and re-removed several times. Those who insist on re-posting the link are clearly linked to the site. The most recent 're-post' was my 'PollyKreis' who is clearly the editor of the site 'TheLoop' (see link - http://www.getinloop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=39 ). The site has also posted a response to the link removal from wikipedia (see link - http://www.getinloop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=608&Itemid=1 ), attributing it to a vandal rather than understanding their error.--Paso 00:38, 25 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pasoradobles99 (talk • contribs)


 * I left them a comment on their site mentioning WP:EL. --Enric Naval (talk) 05:50, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Huh? "reliable enough news source"? It is local news, rumors, etc. As a resident of a town covered by the Loop (Mamaroneck) I thought it is a reasonable local information source. I don't understand the problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.87.249.222 (talk) 23:49, 5 October 2008 (UTC)


 * And yet another WP:SPA has added it again. I think if this continues any longer we should blacklist it, this is getting silly. It's already blacklisted form previously, this was an alias domain.  Adding now.  Guy (Help!) 20:39, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Joan Rivers
The Town of Mamaroneck having a Larchmont Post Office address with honor accepts Joan Rivers as "one of us." :-)

I've added a dubious tag to Joan Rivers in the notable residents section. Although she has said she was from Larchmont and peppered her comedy routines with Larchmont jokes, I believe her claim of being a resident may very well be an exaggeration. This is the word-of-mouth I've heard over the years: 1) Joan was never a resident, but spent a summer in Larchmont one year. She was quite struck by its distinctive culture. She later incorporated the Larchmont references into her routine, and it was simply more convenient to say she lived there without going into the nitty-gritty of the details. 2) Joan lived in the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck, but like many others who live within the 10538 Larchmont zip code they say they live in Larchmont even if they legally do not. 3) Joan lived in either Larchmont or the unincorporated area in the late 40's or early 50's for a brief period of time and may or may not have briefly attended Mamaroneck High School.4) Joan never lived in Larchmont at all, but instead moved with her family when she was a teen to nearby New Rochelle. An older version of the wikipedia Larchmont article apparently contained this information at some point and it was copied to this website. In any case I have never encountered a single individual that knew or knew of her, and I come from an old line Larchmont family of over 60-years. I know it will be hard to find a hard reference either pro or con for Joan's Larchmont residence since most searches will devolve to her own biographical sketches. Yet I consider this a definite mystery worthy of further investigation.

The Larchmont Historical Society called me today. They have records that show Rivers' parents purchasing a house circa 1953 (in 1955 Joan married and had presumedly moved out by then if not earlier) with an address that would place it within the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck bearing a Larchmont address. That would've made Joan college-aged at the time (her wikipedia article has her graduating from Barnard in 1954), and would tend to cast doubt on any stories she told about growing up in Larchmont. Her decision to affiliate more strongly with Larchmont rather than Brooklyn as her hometown of origin appears to be her own design. The Larchmont Historical Society also considers residents of the unincorporated area to be Larchmont residents. Though this is both technically and legally untrue. The peculiar political division of The Town of Mamaroneck is a source of confusion to even long-time residents. In a nutshell, many residents of the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck have Larchmont mailing addresses even though they legally reside in the Town of Mamaroneck only. Adding to the confusion all residents of The Village of Larchmont also reside both in the Town of Mamaroneck as well as the Village of Larchmont. Many new homeowners in the unincorporated area are shocked to find out out that despite their Larchmont address, they did not really move to Larchmont. I have removed the dubious tag and replaced it with a citation link. I have however made a note directing interested parties to this page if they seek further clarification.

Wlmg (talk) 17:00, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

If Larchmont is going to claim Rivers (who clearly never lived there), it might as well claim JFK, who reportedly spent a summer here sailing, JP Morgan (an early member of LYC), Cameron Ciaz (who accompanied Matt Dillon to his brother's rehersal dinner at LSC), and Sergio Garcia (who spent the night before the 2006 US Open getting hammered at Sherwood's. A list like this could go on for pages and pages. Joan Rivers is a talentless old skank, who never lived in Larchont. Period. Please refrain from incorrectly adding her to the list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Presidio9 (talk • contribs) 23:02, 5 March 2011 (UTC), although comment was falsely attributed to Wlmg

Tony Danza
Tony Danza was never a resident of Larchmmont, or at least no one has produced conclusive proof that he was. There's a blog post that has him sighted driving through Larchmont in a classic automobile. Other blogs state Danza is a Larchmont resident citing either wikipedia or an encyclopedia as their source. There is however a mail drop with a Larchmont Blvd address in Los Angeles that supposedly will send you back his autograph. The same Larchmont Blvd address is also listed for former Larchmont resident actress Elizabeth Berridge. Apparently it is used for multiple celebrities. Somehow Danza has become connected to Larchmont either through this Larchmont Blvd mail drop or his alleged sightings in the village. Some people may just think it is funny to add him as the "Boss". Please do not re-add him as a notable resident unless accompanied with a verifiable citation.

Wlmg (talk) 15:19, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Peter Jay Munro
...Peter Jay munro married a DeLancey she is from the DeLancey Family of New York. Peter DeLancey 2nd son of Etienne (Stephen) deLancey and Anne (Van Courtlandt) DeLancey owned a grist mill in Westchester County. He along with two others a son and a grandson were those who held the title of Sheriff of Westchester County up till the Revolutionary War Era. More can be found at www.DavidGeorgeDeLanceyWorldWideWisdom.com There is a DeLancey Burial Ground there. It of course needs some tending to. I personally am in consideration of it, that is if economics allows.David George DeLancey (talk) 14:51, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

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