Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Billie and Flo

Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2022

1. Billie and Flo Marker

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In the 1920s, legendary showman Florenz Ziegfeld lived here at Burkeley Crest with his wife actress Billie Burke, best remembered as the good witch Glinda in The Wizard of Oz. The estate included a private zoo (with buffalo, tame bears and an elephant named Ziggy, sent to the St. Louis Zoo when he became too large for Hastings) and a playhouse for their daughter, Patty, that was a child-sized replica of George Washington's Mount Vernon. It was complete with running water, something the original lacked. The mansion famous for its glittering parties, its playhouse, zoo, and spectacular beech tree are all gone.

En la década de 1920, el legendario organizador de espectáculos Florenz Ziegfeld vivió aquí en Burkeley Crest con su esposa la actriz Billie Burke, mejor recordada como la bruja buena Glinda en la película The Wizard of Oz. Su fortuna inluía un zoológico privado(con un búfalo, osos amaestrados y un elefante llamado Ziggi, enviado al zoológico de St. Louis cuando llegó a ser mua grande para Hastings) y una casa ce muñecas para su hija, Patty, la cual era una reproducción, en tamaño de niño, de la casa de mount Vernon de George Washington. Esta casa en miniatura era una casa completa con agua potable, algo que le faltaba a la original. La mansión, famosa por sus brillantes fiestas, su casa de muñecas, el zoológico, y el espectacular haya (un árbol con hojas de clor cobrizo) han desaparecido.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Hastings-on-Hudson, New York series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 40° 59.57′ N, 73° 52.554′ W. Marker is in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, in Westchester County. It is on Farragut Avenue just north of Mount Hope Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 Farragut Ave, Hastings on Hudson NY 10706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2022

2. Billie and Flo Marker

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: School Days / Los Días de Clase (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Olinda (about 300 feet away); Draper Park (about 700 feet away); Draper Terrace / Draper Terrace (el callejón Draper) (about 700 feet away); Hastings' First High Rise / El Primer Edificio de Pisos Multiples en Hastings (about 700 feet away); Road Leading to Burkely Crest (about 700 feet away); Billie Burke's Reflecting Pool (about 800 feet away); Old Bridge and Reflecting Pool (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings-on-Hudson.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 829 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.