
- 128 pages
- English
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The Rockaways
About this book
The Rockaway Peninsula, also known as the Rockaways, is located off Long Island, within the borough of Queens. Its remoteness from Manhattan has made it a popular retreat and has provided an out-of-the-way area for families looking to relocate and live by the sea. The Rockaway's became a popular area for seaside hotels beginning in the 1830s, and its popularity grew with the coming of the Long Island Rail Road in the 1880s. In 1893, Hog Island, a resort known for entertaining Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, sank into the sea. Located a few miles east of Breezy Point, and also known as Rockaway Island, the entire island disappeared during a storm. The Rockaways was also the home of Rockaway's Playland, a world renowned amusement park from 1901 to 1985. Through vintage postcards, The Rockaways captures the history and charm of this seaside community.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- One - FAR ROCKAWAY NASSAU COUNTY LINE WEST TO BEACH 32ND STREET
- Two - EDGEMERE BEACH 32ND STREET TO BEACH 56TH STREET
- Three - ARVERNE BEACH 56TH STREET TO BEACH 79TH STREET
- Four - HAMMELS BEACH 79TH STREET TO BEACH 88TH STREET (OLD)
- Five - HOLLAND BEACH 88TH STREET (OLD) TO BEACH 100TH STREET
- Six - SEASIDE BEACH 100TH STREET TO BEACH 108TH STREET
- Seven - ROCKAWAY PARK BEACH 108TH STREET TO BEACH 126TH STREET
- Eight - BELLE HARBOR BEACH 126TH STREET TO BEACH 141ST STREET
- Nine - NEPONSIT BEACH 141ST STREET TO BEACH 149TH STREET
- Ten - THE POINT BREEZY POINT COOPERATIVE AND GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA