Alvin J. Brideau
Alvin J. Brideau grew up in North Tarrytown, now Sleepy Hollow, New York. In Hunk Alley, he shares memories of the people, streets, and waterfront places of his childhood.
He is a retired police lieutenant and former acting chief of police in Ossining, New York, and the author of Article 78 Justice and The Breedo Way.
Where Hunk Alley begins
These are the places Alvin remembers. The photographs are illustrative scenes, not pictures of those exact places.
North Tarrytown, now Sleepy Hollow
Alvin grew up in North Tarrytown, the Hudson River village now known as Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Beekman Avenue and Water Street
The streets of his childhood, and the people who lived along them, are at the heart of Hunk Alley.
The ferry slip and the plant
The waterfront, the ferry slip, and the General Motors plant where his father worked were part of everyday life.
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