I am very happy to see the High School involved with local history. More than a decade ago, while researching the history of Roslyn as a living history interpreter, I came across the story of the Mackays and the Zion AME burial plots. I called the high school and spoke to the History chairman since I thought it was a great Black history story. The school did not follow up on it then. That being said I did further research. According to an article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the church at first refused monetary compensation from the Mackays to move the burials but then relented and accepted payment for the inconvenience and 50 cents a grave to move the bodies to the new cemetery at Pinelawn. The bodies were transported by train. I spoke to a woman named, I think, Danielle(?) who was in charge of Pinelawn then. SHe told me that those burials were reinterred in a special area at the Pinelawn cemetery site in Farmingdale and that it is still in use today. Keep discovering more interesting stories about Roslyn's past.
The trellis is one of my favorite things to see on when I visit the Nassau County Museum of Art. I walk the grounds often and enjoy the beauty of the gardens around the trellis. Great spot to read or have a quiet moment.
Handcrafters Gallery was across from the Clocktower upstairs. It had the coolest handmade jewelry and belts and pottery etc. Great place . Ninas Place was on Main St and had the best shoes there was also the best pants store in town - lots of cool corduroy and denim.
Also significant to the Roslyn area: when delegates were polled about the name for the new county, the second choice after Nassau was Bryant County, after the distinguished former Roslyn Harbor resident William Cullen Bryant.
Per the January 1936 edition of "Pencil Point", Henry Johanson was indeed the architect of the Lincoln Building. https://usmodernist.org/PA/PP-1936-01.pdf
I recall Dr. Dohm not so much for his service as a vet, nor my use of same but because of the automobile he drove and parked rear round at the driveway spot to the left ( south side) of his building. It was a 1933 Franklin Olympic 4 door sedan. He bought it new ( most likely at the W, Pase dealership ) Pase had several locations in the NY metro area - one in Huntington where Pase lived and also others ion Brooklyn and N.Y. City.
The Franklin was an air cooled car luxury built in Syracuse, NY from 1902 to 1934. One of the few air cooled cars built in America. Their Olympic model like Dr. Dohm had was a result of the Great Depression - Franklin made the Olympic series car that was another offer to the general public but not quite as costly as its Airman series of cars. ( Charles Lindbergh owned and drove a Franklin and used it to visit his friend in Sands Point , Harry Guggenheim but that is another story) . The Doan car by the time I saw it in the mid 1960s had over 300,000 miles on it. Well worn but still working well . I had a 1931 Franklin with a custom built body on it so was one of the few Franklin owners here on long island that always kept an eye on the Dr.'s car. A teenage girl from Albertson bought Dr. Doan's Olympic Franklin and drove it for several years. It was eventually sold and the last I heard was someplace in southern New England .
The owner/operator of the Blue Spruce Inn was James Tompros, after several heartbreaking l fires the landmark building became uninhabitable. James Tombros move on to become general manager of the Glen Oaks Country Club in Old Westbury.
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I am very happy to see the High School involved with local history. More than a decade ago, while researching the history of Roslyn as a living history interpreter, I came across the story of the Mackays and the Zion AME burial plots. I called the high school and spoke to the History chairman since I thought it was a great Black history story. The school did not follow up on it then. That being said I did further research. According to an article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the church at first refused monetary compensation from the Mackays to move the burials but then relented and accepted payment for the inconvenience and 50 cents a grave to move the bodies to the new cemetery at Pinelawn. The bodies were transported by train. I spoke to a woman named, I think, Danielle(?) who was in charge of Pinelawn then. SHe told me that those burials were reinterred in a special area at the Pinelawn cemetery site in Farmingdale and that it is still in use today. Keep discovering more interesting stories about Roslyn's past.
From News: The oldest church in the Roslyn community, Salem African Methodist Episcopal Church
This event is late by five days. Snail mail ?
From News: "Names, Not Numbers®: A Movie in the Making" at Roslyn High School on May 1, 2024 at 7 PM
Im a member but need to know when my membership is up?
From News: SAVE THE DATE! 2024 Spring Walking Tour of Historic Sites in Roslyn on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 10AM & 1PM
The trellis is one of my favorite things to see on when I visit the Nassau County Museum of Art. I walk the grounds often and enjoy the beauty of the gardens around the trellis. Great spot to read or have a quiet moment.
From News: Garden Architecture on Long Island: The Milliken-Bevin Trellis at the Nassau County Museum of Art
My 1984 wedding recption was held in a room at the Washington Manor. Sea Cliff and Roslyn are the 2 most magical places on Earth
From News: Long Island Press Archives, March 16, 1969: Long Island Long Ago- Washington Manor, Roslyn by W. Oakley Cagney
I saw a pair of bald eagles today, Monday 4.15.24 flying in the Roslyn Pines. I had to look twice so amazing!
From News: Bald eagle sighted flying across Hempstead Harbor in Roslyn on February 21, 2024
Handcrafters Gallery was across from the Clocktower upstairs. It had the coolest handmade jewelry and belts and pottery etc. Great place . Ninas Place was on Main St and had the best shoes there was also the best pants store in town - lots of cool corduroy and denim.
From News: Discovery from an Ebay Auction: Slide images of twelve Village of Roslyn storefronts as seen in April 1972
Also significant to the Roslyn area: when delegates were polled about the name for the new county, the second choice after Nassau was Bryant County, after the distinguished former Roslyn Harbor resident William Cullen Bryant.
From News: Benjamin D. Hicks, an owner of the Roslyn Grist Mill, was the leading advocate for creating Nassau County
When will this building be completed and available for rent?
From News: The "Verizon" Building at 45 Lumber Road is demolished to enable construction of a 33-unit residential apartment building
Per the January 1936 edition of "Pencil Point", Henry Johanson was indeed the architect of the Lincoln Building. https://usmodernist.org/PA/PP-1936-01.pdf
From Profiles: Sinclair Martin Drive Houses
I recall Dr. Dohm not so much for his service as a vet, nor my use of same but because of the automobile he drove and parked rear round at the driveway spot to the left ( south side) of his building. It was a 1933 Franklin Olympic 4 door sedan. He bought it new ( most likely at the W, Pase dealership ) Pase had several locations in the NY metro area - one in Huntington where Pase lived and also others ion Brooklyn and N.Y. City.
The Franklin was an air cooled car luxury built in Syracuse, NY from 1902 to 1934. One of the few air cooled cars built in America. Their Olympic model like Dr. Dohm had was a result of the Great Depression - Franklin made the Olympic series car that was another offer to the general public but not quite as costly as its Airman series of cars. ( Charles Lindbergh owned and drove a Franklin and used it to visit his friend in Sands Point , Harry Guggenheim but that is another story) . The Doan car by the time I saw it in the mid 1960s had over 300,000 miles on it. Well worn but still working well . I had a 1931 Franklin with a custom built body on it so was one of the few Franklin owners here on long island that always kept an eye on the Dr.'s car. A teenage girl from Albertson bought Dr. Doan's Olympic Franklin and drove it for several years. It was eventually sold and the last I heard was someplace in southern New England .
From News: A Legacy of Care: The Surprising Story of a Building that Served Both Animals and People
The owner/operator of the Blue Spruce Inn was James Tompros, after several heartbreaking l fires the landmark building became uninhabitable. James Tombros move on to become general manager of the Glen Oaks Country Club in Old Westbury.
From Profiles: Blue Spruce Inn