Linoleumville, Travis…Melvin???
Here’s an article that documents the renaming of the town that had the first Linoleum manufacturing operation in America…
Time Magazine, Dec. 30, 1930
National Affairs: In...
The Villa Tocci estate
1953 photo of the former "Villa Tocci".
Named after a region of Calabria, Italy, it was inhabited by the Goggi brothers. They were winemakers and...
The Holy Spring House, Great Kills
It is said that the Holy Spring House was where the first Roman Catholic services were performed on the South Shore of Staten Island,...
Staten Island defends the “Auld Mug”
This Cup is the oldest international trophy in sports. In 1851, an American schooner, aptly named “America” won a race around the Isle of...
Overlook Park, Prince’s Bay
Overlook Park, Prince's Bay.
Located at the former estate of Walter T. Elliott, the property ran almost 2000 feet along the waterfront. In 1914 the...
Port Richmond Park, 1920
Port Richmond Park, circa 1920, with the Library and Victorian houses in the background. It is Staten Island’s oldest park, being laid out in...
The Snug Life
Sailors’ Snug Harbor,
also known as Sailors Snug Harbor or Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden or, informally, Snug Harbor, is a collection of...
“Bungalowtown” Beach Community c.1917
One of the many Beach Communities from way-back-when on Staten Island in the 1900's: Bungalowtown, Dongan Hills...
