Reviving Riverdale: Photos

Above left, an old barn on the 262-acre former alfalfa farm could be converted into a community center, said green-building consultant George Van Hoesen. Above right, Van Hoesen says this inactive hydroelectric plant could be used to feed power into the grid that would offset Riverdale's energy use. Bottom right, hand-hewn hardwood beams used to construct the original Riverdale dam on the Finley River are still housed in a decrepit building beyond the barn.