Basilica Hudson
110 S. Front Street, Hudson, New York
Basilica Hudson has lived many lives. Built in the 1880s as a steel and iron foundry, it later became a glue factory. In the 1970s it served as the printing press for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. In 2003, Patti Smith performed a benefit concert there that helped save Hudson's waterfront from demolition. And in 2010, rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur and filmmaker Tony Stone restored it into the extraordinary arts space it is today.
For those making a trip of it — and we hope you do. Details coming soon.
Note: These hotels have a 3-night minimum for NYE. Rivertown Lodge opens bookings 90 days in advance.
Our first trip together as a couple was up to Hudson, when Jordana brought Michael to meet her entire family for the first time... the weekend her sister was getting engaged. Here's everything you should know about our favorite town upstate — and everywhere you should go.
The first printed definition of "cocktail" appeared in Hudson's Balance and Columbian Repository in 1806. That original recipe? Still the blueprint for an Old Fashioned.
Hudson was the first city chartered after American independence in 1785. Whalers from Nantucket sailed 100 miles upriver and turned it into a thriving port.
For over a century, Hudson had a legendary red light district on Diamond Street. During Prohibition, secret tunnels supplied beer to NYC — and the longest-running craps game in the country wasn't shut down until 1950.
Hudson nearly became the capital of New York State, losing by just one vote. So many historic buildings survived that it's been called "the finest dictionary of American architecture in New York State."
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Hi! I'm Milly — the light of my parents' life and occupant of 90% of my mom's brain space. I was found as a stray on the streets of Texas right near the Rio Grande with terrible mange and heartworm disease. But thanks to the amazing folks at Palm Valley Animal Shelter and NYC Second Chance Rescue, I was rescued, healed, and shipped up to my parents in New York. Now, I'm living anything but the ruff life. I love treats (all food really), sticks, squeaker toys, napping, doing biiiiig stretches, playing dress up, hanging with my cousin Cooper, licking dad after a run, and snuggling mom in bed. If she gets her way, you'll see me on the big day!
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