Thursday, October 1, 2026
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.
In 1929, Stauderman Avenue was blocked by a group of individuals who said they “owned” the street.
They proceeded to drill holes in the street and insert iron bars as a barricade. They claimed that, as the heirs of certain bondholders named Langdon, Keller and Simonson, they had inherited the old right-of-way of the bankrupt LI Trolley Company, which had run trolleys down Stauderman Avenue (traveling from Freeport to Jamaica) from 1904 to 1926.
Eventually, a settlement was reached, giving the village access to the street once again.
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.
