22 Hillside Terrace, Great Kills
22 Hillside Terrace (formerly Hillside Ave.). The Firehouse (top photograph, right side) was home to Great Kills Hook & Ladder & Engine Company No....
Old Staten Island Dyeing Establishment
In 1819 a group of New England industrialists and New York investors established Staten Island’s first industrial enterprise, Barrett, Tileston & Co., a textile...
Capri’s General Store, Tottenville
Capri's General Store, Yetman Ave, Tottenville - circa 1920.
St. James Hotel, Port Richmond
Okay, Staten Island History Detectives – did you know about this place? (it’s no longer there, of course) This photograph, taken in 1909 is...
Camp St. Edward, Pleasant Plains
Camp St. Edward, Pleasant Plains: demolished and developed as "St. Edwards Pointe".
Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary:
* The Novitiate on Staten...
Butler Manor Dossier Unearthed!
Some years ago, we happened upon a folder which had a penciled handwritten note on it that said “Uncle Elmer’s House”. In it were...
First Pro Athlete to appear in a Motion Picture did it...
Did you know that Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb was the 1st Pro Athlete to appear in a motion picture? And that scenes were filmed...
Afghan Hound Racing at Camp St. Edwards, 1971
New York Times, 4/18/1971
For centuries, Afghan hounds have chased gazelles in their native Afghanistan. Today, they will chase a fox tail on Staten Island.
A...
