Richmond Street (the lost streets of Staten Island)
Richmond Street, West New Brighton (No Longer Exists)
A 1909 Map shows where Richmond Street used to be. 8 Blocks were obliterated to make way...
Clamming on Staten Island, 1903
Clamming on Staten Island - March, 1903:
"Clams is fine! Fish sells twick, but clams sells twicker." So all the Prince’s Bay skippers solemnly declare....
The Staten Island “Pants Burglar”
News Flash from the 1920's:
NEW YORK DETECTIVES ENLIST AID OF FORTY POLICE DOGS IN HUNT FOR DARING PANTS BURGLAR -- Police Commissioner Whalen's forty...
Farmer, Richmond Ave, 1952
Believe it or not, this farm was on Richmond Avenue in New Springville. The photograph was taken in June of 1952 of a farmer...
Aeronautical History made on Staten Island
Aviation History on Staten Island - Harry Bingham Brown with passenger Isabel Patterson of Vancouver, B.C., after breaking an American altitude record ( 5300...
American Oil Gas Station, Hylan Blvd, Dongan Hills
American Oil Gas Station, corner of Hylan Blvd @ Slater Blvd, Dongan Hills. Past & Present views.
Interior of Kreischer Brickworks
Photo of the Kreischer Brick Works in Kreischerville (now known as Charleston), taken after 1874.
The factory closed in 1927 and was subsequently demolished, with...
Eltingville War Memorial (relocated)
This War Memorial, a bronze plaque mounted on a boulder, is dedicated to the memory of the Eltingville residents who served in World Wars...
