▁Mah op ac ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁ham let ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁year - round ▁community , ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁residents ▁making ▁the ▁comm ute ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Today ▁ ▁Mah op ac ▁has ▁a ▁ ▁library , ▁featuring ▁multiple ▁reading ▁rooms ▁over looking ▁Lake ▁Mah op ac , ▁abund ant ▁computers , ▁a ▁law ▁library ▁and ▁conference ▁rooms . ▁The ▁library ▁is ▁host ▁to ▁many ▁public ▁events ▁including ▁adult ▁education , ▁technology ▁instruction , ▁and ▁y oga ▁classes . ▁ ▁The ▁Car mel ▁Historical ▁Society ▁Museum ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁Hall ▁on ▁Mc Al pin ▁Avenue ▁features ▁many ▁fasc in ating ▁area ▁artifact s . ▁ ▁Mah op ac ▁has ▁had ▁several ▁motion ▁pictures ▁fil med ▁on ▁location . ▁ ▁Among ▁them ▁are ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁comedy ▁film ▁To ots ie . ▁An ▁exterior ▁shot ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Mah op ac ▁Farm ▁Play house ▁exterior ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁read ▁" SY R AC USE ▁F AR M ▁P LAY HO USE ." ▁ ▁The ▁property , ▁which ▁at ▁times ▁has ▁been ▁host ▁to ▁fle a ▁mark ets ▁and ▁ant ique ▁shows , ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁da iry ▁farm , ▁which ▁produced ▁products ▁sold ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁Play house ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁property , ▁which ▁lies ▁along ▁the ▁West chester ▁County ▁border , ▁is ▁now ▁being ▁considered ▁for ▁commercial ▁development