Cold Spring Harbor Lighthouse spent 75 years guiding ships around a dangerous shoal on Long Island’s North Shore before being retired in 1965. The wooden […]
Tag: Long Island Landmarks
A 1908 Oyster House in West Sayville Is One of Long Island’s Most Unusual Historic Landmarks
A small wooden building on the grounds of the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville is one of the few surviving examples of the […]
The Story Behind East Setauket’s “Old Shingled Sides” Tea Room
A New York Public Library photograph taken in September 1924 shows a business identified as the “Old Shingled Sides” Tea Room on the south side […]
The Park at East Hills Was Once Part of a Gold Coast Estate and Later an Air-Defense Command Center
The Harbor Hill estate in East Hills is remembered for its mansion, elaborate grounds and Gold Coast society events. During World War II, however, part […]
Nunley’s Carousel Started in Brooklyn Before Becoming a Long Island Landmark
For generations of Long Islanders, Nunley’s Carousel was closely associated with the amusement park that stood along Sunrise Highway in Baldwin. But the carousel began […]
The Pequot Inn Has Been Part of Fishers Island for More Than a Century
The Pequot Inn on Fishers Island, photographed here by the Long Island Daily Press on March 18, 1970, had already been around for nearly 70 […]
Inside Ferguson’s Castle, Huntington’s Remarkable Lost Estate
For much of the 20th century, a large, unusual estate stood on a hillside overlooking Huntington Harbor. Known first as The Monastery and later as […]
Before Hallock State Park, This Long Island Sound Property Was a Massive Sand Mine
A Long Island Daily Press photograph taken on February 10, 1970, shows a sand-mining plant operated by Levon Properties Corporation along the Long Island Sound. […]
Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy Was Built on Chrysler Corporation Founder’s Gold Coast Estate
One of the oldest buildings at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point predates the Academy by more than 25 years. Wiley Hall, now […]
This Long Island High School Was Built Around a 1920s Gold Coast Mansion
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School is best known today as a Brookville school, but the property has a much older identity. At the […]