Vacation bungalow colony at Rockaway, Queens, c. 1910. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. ... in.
Sand in...Queens?! Wow.
[Never heard of RockawayBeach ? - Dave]
Bungalows Were these for living or vacation rentals? ...
Long Island circa 1903. "The Bowery -- Rockaway, New York." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... of it even in 1964. There was a small amusement park on Beach 90th street with a Roller Coaster called the Atom Smasher. The amusement ...
1903. "Bathers and the Iron Pier -- West Brighton Beach, Coney Island, N.Y." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit ... in 1882). They served steamboats from Manhattan piers and Rockaway that brought patrons of the beach and its attractions for day and ...
... National Women's Life Saving League five-mile swim from Rockaway Inlet to Brighton Beach. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size. ...
Rockaway, New York, circa 1905. "The Bowery looking east." Much intriguing ... of his patrons.
The hotel is one of the oldest on RockawayBeach, and is noted for its original style of serving German dishes. The well ...
... Sarasota trailer park with his family, picnicking at the beach." Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
Sands of ... could travel to the beach was to the Irish Riviera, a.k.a. RockawayBeach, Queens.
Finally The first appearance of beach blankets ...
August 1, 1947. "Surf Club, Atlantic Beach, Long Island, New York. Beach scene III." Ever alert for signs of distress, the lifeguard must have a ... of the town that they were located in). You had to go down Rockaway Boulevard that ran behind Idawield Airport (now JFK) to get to the ...
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Circa 1905. "Along the boulevard -- Revere Beach, Massachusetts." Note the sign at the tintype photo parlor. 8x10 inch ... Carriage window thingys The semi-enclosed carriage (a Rockaway type?) in front of the Shooting Gallery has "wings" that stick out ...
July 26, 1910. Tent city on the beach at Rockaway, Queens. View full size. 5x7 glass plate negative, George ... the NY Times
It seems a easy way to get a house on the beach
The story? What's the story here, does anyone know? Were these for ...
My grandfather Nicola Chiulli lived in Rockaway from 1929 to 1941, when he died in RockawayBeach Hospital. He was a gardener and lived at 129 Beach Street. The photo is ...