A street name for which there is no street. According to the minutes of the March 4, 1991, Common Council meeting, "Borneman Place does not exist as a public or private right-of-way, alley, driveway or any other identifiable physical feature. It is essentially a name applied to a very limited area by local custom and usage with no official authorization or standing." Located at the end of Fairfield Street and the top of Bank Street, there are three houses crammed into the neighborhood with just a narrow sidewalk to access them. Officially, their addresses are 95, 97, and 99 Bank Street. There was a Borneman family which lived in the area in the early 20th century and who owned at least some of the three lots.
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AuthorMy name is Cliff Blau. I was born and raised in White Plains, NY, and in 2015 became interested in learning more about the history of this fair city. The pathway I took into White Plains history was to discover the reason for the names of each of the streets. See https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1WvlOinVQnWh4KGDmEN7YPFfg4II for an annotated map of White Plains. Archives
March 2024
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