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This week's look back into Lynbrook history delves into a golf course architect's death, a miniature golf course controversy and a fire. more

By Art Mattson | 5/13/21

Lynbrook historical odds & ends

This week's flashback to Lynbrook history focuses on going to extreme measures to guard chickens in 1895, a 1906 murder and the 1930 tong wars. more

By Art Mattson | 5/6/21

Lynbrook historical odds and ends

This week harkens back to 1894, 1923 and 1925. more

4/29/21

A Long Island Rail Road steam train crossed Broadway near White Castle in the 1930s.

Lynbrook train schedules in 1923 and today

In 1923, typical commuting time from Lynbrook to Pennylvania Station was 31 minutes on the express train. more

By Art Mattson | 4/16/21

Plowing snow with a one horse-power engine, in 1934. This is Steve’s Garage, at the corner of Hempstead and Lakeview avenues.

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: The pre-DPW days were different

A look back at the days before there was a Department of Public Works in Lynbrook. more

By Art Mattson | 4/9/21

The roofless Witchen home after a cyclone hit.

Lynbrook historical odds and ends: Cyclone hits in 1897

A tornado struck Lynbrook on Aug. 18, 1897. It originated as a waterspout in Jamaica Bay, in Queens, taking a northeasterly course. It was described in the Brooklyn Eagle as, “a dark funnel-shaped cloud, whirling about with terrific velocity, and with a dull roar.” more

By Art Mattson | 4/2/21

The Nassau Community College Theatre and Dance Department staged Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

At Nassau Community College, the shows went on

For longtime Baldwinite Richard Ginsburg, taking on a new role as chair of the Nassau Community College Theatre and Dance Department turned out to be more challenging than he anticipated, because he … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/26/21

Dianne Cattrano attached crocheted pieces known as “granny squares” to a wheelbarrow in the Baldwin community garden two years ago. Similar activities will soon take place outside the Baldwin Public Library as part of the “yarn bombing” community art project.

Baldwin embraces ‘yarn bombing’ beautification

By April 11, most of the exterior of the Baldwin Public Library building will be covered in colorful knitted and crocheted fabrics, as a part of a “yarn bombing” community art … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 3/25/21

This view looks east down Merrick Road, with “Shorty the Cop” running the show. The photo is from 1925, the year before lightning struck.

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: Lightning strikes the four corners in 1926

This week's look back in Lynbrook history takes us to 1926, when lightning struck the four corners. more

By Art Mattson | 3/25/21

The trolley, here in 1925, on the right, ran down Stauderman Avenue on tracks. The view is looking north up Atlantic Avenue.

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: A hijacked street in 1929

In 1929, Stauderman Avenue was blocked by a group of individuals who said they “owned” the street. more

By Art Mattson | 3/18/21

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