Greenville & Hockessin Life Summer 2024

Letter from the Editor:

In this edition of Greenville & Hockessin Life, writer Ken Mammarella takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Winterthur you don’t know. The Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is much more than the dozen and a half rooms on the standard tour, its famed gardens and the annual festivities of Yuletide and Point-to-Point that draw thousands of visitors. The property covers almost 1,000 acres, the stewardship by the du Ponts go back to 1839, and the collection numbers almost 90,000 items, so there’s plenty to learn from this story.

For the past several years, the Yellowstoners have been performing their unique brand of mellow mountain music before appreciative audiences at area venues. Backed by original songs and two CDs, the band transports its listeners to a bluegrass and folk paradise. Greenville & Hockessin Life recently spoke with John Corrigan and Casey Neal about their musical influences, their collaboration as songwriters and their love of playing at Dew Point Brewing Company in Yorklyn.

Speaking of Yorklyn, one of the stories in this edition focuses on some of the interconnected development issues that have been a concern for residents in the Yorklyn and Hockessin area in recent years. Residents of Yorklyn and Hockessin woke up one day in early September of 2021 to find that 10 acres of luxurious trees had been eviscerated along Yorklyn Road at the intersection of Hockessin Hills Road. Locals say they never saw the desecration coming, and they have been reeling from the event ever since. Writer Colleen Cochran talked to local residents about their concerns about the removed trees, and the 61-unit subdivision called Quarry Walk that is planned for that area.

This edition also features a story about the history and beauty of Kennett Pike. Its history can be traced with dramatic accuracy, including its birth as a toll road in 1811 and death as a toll road in 1919, as well as its birth as a modern highway on June 12, 1920. Its history also led to its beauty, and of course the du Pont family members and their respective business interests played an important role.

Much like the vision of its owner Sally Guare Hunsinger, Shish Interiors, the subject of the photo essay in this edition, blends form and beauty to create practical homes that meld perfectly with the busy lives we live.

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we enjoyed preparing them for you. Please contact us with comments and suggestions for future stories. The next edition of Greenville & Hockessin Life will arrive in the fall.

Sincerely,

Avery Lieberman Eaton

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Stone Lieberman

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Steve Hoffman, Editor

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