Mount Vernon Revisited commemorates pivotal milestones of the past 150
years while offering indicators of the city's potential and identity.
An important gateway suburban community, Mount Vernon was formed around
the construction of two commuter rail lines to and from New York City.
In the first quarter of the 20th century, its contiguous borders with
Greater New York, rapid population growth, automobiles, petroleum, and
industrial development set the stage for the encroachment of urban
realities on the upwardly mobile founders' hopes for a sustained and
prosperous suburban lifestyle. Through images that illustrate the power
of 20th-century transportation technologies, new energy sources, and
dynamic demographic forces on this City of Happy Homes,