Here Comes the Sun
Spring is finally here in the Hudson Valley, and to celebrate, we’ve created a simple sunrise window. You can follow the shadows of the sun over the course of the day. And of course, the sun becomes the moon at night!
Two New Trees for Arbor Day
It feels like Spring is finally upon us. Cold Spring residents woke up this Arbor Day 2015 to find nice medalions on all of our street trees which proclaimed: The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Village of Cold Spring Arbor Day, April 25, 2015. […]
Pollinator Friendly Window announcing TFG in Cold Spring, NY
The Figure Ground Studio has launched a new location in Cold Spring, NY. In honor of this momentous occasion, as well as the coming of spring, we have launched a celebratory window featuring various pollinator-friendly projects including photos of the following projects: Rhode Island Residential Green Roof, NW Portland Audubon Certified Backyard Habitat, the Sherwood Farmstead, and the Full […]
A Pot of Bitcoins on Main Street
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we happened to find an LED Rainbow that ended at a Pot of Bitcoins!
Determining Solar Access at Storefront Window
We are lucky to be proposing a storefront which is on the north side of Main Street in Cold Spring. The window has decent solar access and gets quite warm even on a cold winter day. It beckons for plants. This side of the street gets solar gain throughout the year – even when the […]
Cold Spring Winter Carnival
The cold, snowy days of Winter were warmed up at the 2015 Winter Carnival on Main Street in Cold Spring, NY. In addition to Peanuts and Porter at the Cold Spring General Store, Pendleton Cookies at Old Souls, the ice sculptures by Bill Bywater brought joy to onlookers and passersby, especially when he brought out the blowtorch […]
Main Street Cold Spring, 1867
This map, from the atlas New York and its Vicinity 1867 published by F. W. Beers, A. D. Ellis & G. C. Soulle in 1867, is a useful resource to determine land use and building ownership from the 19th century in Cold Spring and Nelsonville. This copy is available for purchase online at Historic Mapworks. […]
