This aero view map of Yonkers, New York was published by Landis & Hughes in 1899. The name of Yonkers is derived from the name of the Dutch settler who received the first land grant here from the New Netherland government. Colen Donck, aka Adriaen van der Donck, received a 24,000 acre land grant from the New Netherland Director-General Willem Kieft in 1645, van der Donck was known locally as Jonkheer or Jonker, Dutch for "young gentleman". Van der Donck built a sawmill near where the Nepperhan Creek and Hudson River meet.
"Prominant Business Houses" are indexed on the map, however, due to the reduction in size much of the text is too small to read.
The map features inset illustrations and photographs of the following:
St. John's Hospital.
Women's Exchange Building, Palisade Ave.
Citizens' National Bank.
First National Bank.
Yonkers Savings Bank.
Park Hill Club House.
City Court Building, Ed. A. Forsyth, Architect.
Billy Lee's Exchange Hotel, 147 New Main St.
Schwarz & Forger, Dyers and Cleaners, 167 E. 105th St., N. Y.
Pruyn Furniture and Carpet Co., 107 New Main St.
Chris J. Sheridan's Drug Store, 88 Riverdale Ave.
Wm. Kay, 496-498 Nepperhan Ave., Flour and Feed.
L. J. Schlesinger, Drug Store, 193 Ashburton Ave.
City Steam Laundry, Jacobus & Peene, Proprietors, 34 & 36 Dock St., Established 1832.
Getty House, Getty Square.
Wm. H. Lake's Business Block, Riverdale Avenue.
Jacob Wolff, Wholesale Tobacconist, Goods delivered to the Store. 33 Main St.
Wm. Welsh's Furniture Store, 5 N. Broadway.
Hollywood Inn.
Wm. H. Nevius, Painters' Supplies, 22 Main St.
The Square Hotel, W. Broadway and Main St.,
J. F. Hanselman, Proprietor.
Kay Building, Geo. T. Kelly, Builder.
City Bath Building No. 2, George T. Kelly, Builder.
St. Joseph's Hospital.
St. Mary's Convent Hall.
Church of the Immaculate Conception.
John J. Devitt, Wholesale Grocer and Produce Commission Merchant, Main Street and Warburton Ave.
Ben Franklin Transportation Co., Peene's Wharf, Foot Dock St.
The following businesses are indexed:
Architects.
Forsyth, Ed. A., Room 51-2 Warburton Bldg.
Leliva, Chas. V., 45 Warburton Ave.
Snyder & Daly, Bradford Bldg.
Van Suetendael, A. J., 15 N. Broadway.
Artists and Sign Writers.
Conley, C. B., A Man of Letters, 259 New Main St.
Attorneys-at-Law.
Fitch, James, opposite N. Y. C. & H. R. R. Station.
Boarding and Livery Stable.
Neville, Robert H. 78-80 N. Broadway.
Bologna and Sausage Maker.
Eifert, David, 196 Ashburton, Telephone connection.
Blue and Free Stone Yards.
Kellock, W. & J., foot of Wells Ave.
Barber Fixtures.
Abbott, William, 3 Wells Ave.
Carriage and Wagon Builders.
Bashford, M, 2 and 4 E. Woodward Ave. (established 1821).
Brown, Wm. H., 247 Riverdale Ave. Tool Dressing a specialty.
Cabinet Makers.
Abbott, William, 3 Wells Ave.
Carpenters and Builders.
Eggleston, E. T. 10 Bashford St.
Gower Bros., Oak Pl. & Park Hill Ave.
Mee & Mackay, 64 Main Street.
Phillips, Seymour S., Walnut St. corner Ash St.
Stewart, Robt. L., 38 Wells Ave.
Coal and Wood.
Archibald Co., 5 Doack St.
Harrigan, Wm. F., 4 Main St.
Lawrence Bros., 57-59 Wells Ave. (established 1848).
Shipman, A. K., 49 Warburton Ave.
Confectioners.
Getty Square Confectionery, L. Schmitz.
Contractors.
Johnson, Wm, 21 Randolph St.
Canepi, Jos., Licensed City Scavenger, corner School and Herriott.
Pennell & O'Hern, 3 Palisade Ave., Radford Bldg.
Contractor's Supplies.
Lawrence Bros, 57-59 Wells Ave.
Crockery and Glassware.
Fox, John., 139 New Main.
Civil Engineers and Surveyors.
Baldwin, Wm. Henry, Warbuton Bldg.
Leliva, Chas. V. 45 Warburton Ave.
Snyder & Daly, Bradford Bldg.
Van Suetendael, 15 N. Broadway.
Cigar Manufacturers and Dealers.
Booth, G. W. 54 Warburton Ave.
Credo, William, 37 Warburton Ave.
Wolff, Jacob, 33 Main St.
Carpet Cleaning.
Crawford Steam Carpet Cleaning and Renovating Works, 67 Dock St., J. Crawford, proprietor.
Dairymen.
Sweet Clover Farm Dairy, Fred E. Doty, proprietor, 60 Post St.
Woodlands Farm Dairy Co., 39 N. Broadway.
Doors, Sash and Blinds.
Mitchell, Samuel P. 72 & 74 N. Broadway.
Druggists.
Schlesinger, L. J. 193 Ashburton St., corner Vineyard Ave.
Sheridan, Chris. J., 88 Riverdale Ave.
Dry Goods.
Culver, C. R., 5 & 7 Main St.
Marshall & Murdoch, 111 113 New Main St.
Dyeing and Cleaning.
Forger & Schwarz, 120 New Main St.
New York Store, 167 E. 105th St.
Electrical Contractors.
Nugent, Arthur W., 3 Wells Ave.
Engineers.
Skinner & Connolly, 3 Nepperhan St.
Express.
Armstrong's Express, N. Y. C. & Hudson River Railroad Depot, Tele. 287.
Barnes' Yonkers & N. Y. Express, 5 Dock St., Tele. 249A.
Terrace City Furniture & Baggage Express, Fitzelle & Perego.
Florist.
Fitzelle, Francis A., 26 N. Broadway.
Flour and Feed.
Kay, William, 496-498 Nepperhan Ave.
Foundries.
Terrace City Foundry, Allen & Irvine, foot of Vark St.
Furnaces and Ranges.
Bailey, Geo. A., 52 N. Broadway.
McVicar, Thos., 30 Dock St.
Furniture and Carpets.
Pruyn Furniture & Carpet Co., 107 New Main St.
Welsh, Wm., 5 N. Broadway.
Furniture and Piano Movers.
Armstrong Express, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. Depot, Tele. 28.
Gas Fitting and Green House Work.
Barr, A. B. & Co. 67 & 69 Dock St., Tele 290.
Gas and Steam Fitters' Tools.
Saunders, D. Sons, 25 - 31 Atherton St.
General Purchasing Agents.
Bames' Yonkers & N. Y. Express, 5 Dock St.
Grocers.
Kay, William, 496 - 498 Nepperhan Ave.
Odell & Litterbrandt, Broadway & Cock St.
Thompson & Fowler, 10-12 N. Broadway.
Titlar, Frank E., 94 Woodworth Ave.
Hardware.
Fox, John, 139 New Main St.
Harness.
Kelly, L. J., 47 N. Broadway.
Hotels.
Bardin's Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe, S. Broadway and New Main St.
Exchange Hotel, Billy Lee, proprietor, 147 New Main St.
Getty House, Philip Mahling, proprietor, Getty Square.
The Square Hotel, John F. Hanselmann, proprietor.
Heater and Range Work.
Geo. A. Bailey, 52 N. Broadway.
Horse Shoeing.
Wilkie, Thomas, 2 Bashford St.
House Furnishing.
Fox, John, 139 New Main St.
Ice.
Yonkers City Ice Co., foot Ludlow St.
Insurance.
Newman, Chester W., 34 Warburton Ave.
Jewelers.
See, T. G., 23 Main St., C. P. Ward, manager.
Laundry.
City Steam Laundry, Jacobus & Peene, proprietors, 34 & 36 Dock St., established 1888.
Lumber.
Archibald Lumber Co., 5 Dock St.
Lawrence Bros., 57 & 59 Wells Ave., established 1848.
Machinists.
Saunders, D. Sons, 25-31 Atherton St.
Skinner & Connolly, 3 Nepperhan St.
Machine Repairing.
Skinner & Connolly, 3 Nepperhan St.
Mantels.
Abbott, Wm., 3 Wells Ave.
Masons' Materials.
Lawrence Bros., 57 & 59 Wells Ave., established 1848.
Masons and Builders.
Kelly, George T., 113 Palisade Ave.
Peene & Garthwaite, 100 Ash St., 170 Palisade Ave.
Meat Market.
Eifert, David, 196 Ashburton.
Metal Cornices and Skylights.
McVickar, Thos., 30 Dock St.
Newsdealer and Stationer.
Bruce, Geo. W., 3 Dock St.
Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Wholesale.
Nevius, W. H., 22 Main St.
Painting and Decorating.
Yonkers Painting & Decorating Co., 22 Warburton Ave., Large assortment of Wall Paper, Paints and Varnishes.
Doran, D. A., 133-144 New Main St., corner Nepperhan Ave.
Painters' and Mill Supplies.
Nevins, W. H. 22 Main St.
Planing and Moulding Mills.
Yonkers Planing & Moulding Mills, Lawrence & Conklin, proprietors, 22-28 Nepperhan St.
Plumbers.
Cochrane & Colquhoun, 31 Dock St.
Cunningham & Dunstone, 54 N. Broadway.
Curran, James E., 116 New Main St.
Donohue, P. J., 128 New Main St., near Getty Square.
Magner, John, 45 Dock St.
O'Neil, George, 50 Linden St.
Scholding Bros. 159 Nepperhan Ave, near Main St.
Torkington & Elliott, 490 S. Broadway.
Pipe Cutting and Threading Machinery.
Saunders, D. Sons, 25-31 Atherton St.
Printers.
Walsh, M. J., Main St.
Real Estate and Insurance.
Drinkwater, W. A., 51 Warburton Ave.
Copcutt, J. B., 15 Warburton Ave.
Cotton, David F., 63 Dock St.
Courtney, John T., 51 Warburton Ave.
Fitch, James, opposite N.Y.C. & H. R.R. Station.
Garrison & Back, corner, Wells & Warburton Aves.
Gaul & Bell, 36 Palisade Ave., Woman's Institute Bldg.
Gordon, J. H., opposite N.Y.C. & H.R.R. Station.
Heinrichs, T. R. Radford Bldg.
Jenkins & Simpson, 3 Palisade Ave, Getty Square, Tele. 468.
Lake, W. H., 24 Riverdale Ave.
McGrath, John T., Radford Bldg.
Newman, Chester W., 34 Warburton Ave.
Shipman, A. K., 49 Warburton Ave.
Sweeney, Joseph H., 16 Getty Square.
Sewer and Drain Pipe.
Harrigan, Wm. F., 4 Main St.
Sign Painters.
Conley, C. B., 259 New Main St.
Doran, D. A., 133-144 New Main St.
Slate, Tile and Metal Roofing.
McVicar, Thomas, 30 Dock St.
Steamship Ticket Agency.
Gaul & Bell, 36 Palisade Ave.
Steam and Hot Water Heating.
Barr, A. B. & Co., 67 & 69 Dock St., Tele. 290.
Stoves and Ranges.
Fox, John, 139 New Main St.
Structural Iron Works.
Morris, Thomas, Nepperhan St., established 1870.
Tailor.
Thiel, Bruno, 57½ Warburton Ave.
Taxidermist.
Fitzelle, Francis A., 26 N. Broadway.
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron.
Bailey, George A., 42 N. Broadway.
Scholding Bros., 159 Nepperhan Ave, near Main St.
Transportation Cos.
Ben Franklin Transportation Co., foot Dock St.
Trunks and Bags.
Kelly, L. J., 47 N. Broadway.
Undertakers.
Havey, Peter H., 53 Warburton Ave.
Reilly, Philip O., 411 Nepperhan Ave.
Upholsterers.
Doyle, Henry V., 49 N. Broadway.
Zehner, Julius H., 34 S. Broadway, Getty Square.
Wholesale Grocers.
Devitt, John J., Warburton Ave & Main St.
Thompson & Fowler, 10 & 12 N. Broadway.
Wholesale Produce and Commission Merchant.