A nearly 50-acre wooded property in Kings Park with roots in a 160-year-old charitable community is under contract to be purchased by Suffolk County for […]
Tag: Long Island Landmarks
When Fire Island Had a Grand Resort for Hundreds of Guests
In the late 1800s, the Surf Hotel was one of Fire Island’s most prominent summer destinations, attracting hundreds of vacationers to a sprawling seaside resort […]
Inside a Warburg Family Estate on Long Island’s Gold Coast in 1941
On June 6, 1941, the elegant Brookville residence of Gerald F. Warburg was photographed, preserving a remarkable glimpse of life on Long Island’s Gold Coast. […]
The Calverton Turkey Farm That Has Supplied Long Island Thanksgivings Since 1946
For generations, the Miloski family has raised poultry on a 30-acre farm along Middle Country Road in Calverton, supplying fresh turkeys for Long Island Thanksgiving […]
Stony Brook Hospital’s Iconic 1970s Complex Is Getting a New Look
The massive concrete and glass towers surrounding Stony Brook University Hospital are undergoing a major architectural transformation. Stony Brook University has released plans to replace […]
The Gold Coast mansion built on a Revolutionary War fort
On a bluff overlooking Cold Spring Harbor and Long Island Sound, a sprawling Gold Coast mansion occupies the site of Fort Franklin, a British military […]
New York’s First Drive-In Opened in Valley Stream and Helped Build CBS and Paramount’s Media Empire
The family business that eventually controlled CBS, Paramount Pictures and Viacom had an early connection to a drive-in movie theater in Valley Stream. The Sunrise […]
Baldwin’s Grand Railroad Station Opened in 1917 and Was Demolished 40 Years Later
An archival photograph in the New York Public Library’s collection carries the rather unhelpful title “A Rural Station on Long Island.” The building, with its […]
RCA Radio Central in Rocky Point Connected Long Island With the World
In 1921, RCA opened Radio Central at Rocky Point as part of an international communications system linking the transmitting station there with a receiving facility […]
Indian Rock: The Giant Boulder That May Have Given Rocky Point Its Name
On Sam’s Path near Hallock Landing Road in Rocky Point stands an enormous boulder known as Indian Rock, a geological landmark with an estimated age […]