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Editors note: Lynbrook historical odds and ends is a column that takes a look back at some interesting facts and events in the village from over the years.
A 1918 motorcycle club in Lynbrook?
In 1918, a motorcycle club opened on Waverly Avenue, near Scranton Avenue.
R.P. Domschke, the owner and a billiard champion, set up garage accommodations, billiard tables, lockers and showers. He hoped to attract riders from all over Long Island and New York City.
—New Era Jan. 2, 1918
Proud to have shot a bald eagle in 1911
From the South Side Observer on Sept. 1, 1911: “While at his residence on Union Avenue Monday afternoon, J. Frank Steers shot and killed a young American eagle, measuring four feet from wingtip to wingtip. Mr. Steers intends having the bird mounted.”
Mattson is the official Lynbrook village historian and a director of the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook. Additionally, he is the author of “The History of Lynbrook,” which is available on Amazon.com and at local libraries.
