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A wonderful find, indeed and its rich contents have been well displayed. I was particularly struck by the US map, with the middle of the country mostly blank and California floating in the ocean. The Dutch Counsel should help us with it.

Have lived in the area for many years and had no idea Lincoln had a custom dealership in Roslyn; second the praise that the building that housed the company still exists.

Where is The Thomas Clapham House located in Roslyn?

I would like to see any photos that there may be of the old school house on west shore road. and any photos of the Marino House on Port Blvd and Marino Ave.

Wonderful to see a masonry wall being constructed no a modern replica false facade look done in modern materials( ie plastic !!!) . My ancestors through and up to my father were al masons arriving from England in the North America prior to 1900. I did not carry on the family tradition but am active in the Inc. Village where we have resided since 1924 and I was responsible for the creation of the local Architectural Review Board, the Guidelines for same and the law written to preserve the aesthetics of the village for any changes to houses and commercial structures 3+ decades ago. (That did not make me popular at all with people seeking changes to their expectations - ie the cheapest way possible) . I also founded the local Historical Society in 1999 and established a museum to have artifacts on display.
It also happens that Howard Kroplick and I were born in the same year, both have a very avid interest in and own older vehicles as well ( myself since 1964) . Preservation of history is in ones blood and will
never cease! What the Roslyn Landmarks Society is doing is of the finest example I have ever seen. Thank you all so very much.

Apologies for the typos - unfortunately when commenting you can’t scroll back or edit.
Hope they weren’t too confusing.

Thanks to Nick Carr for his research & highlights of his trekking around what we knew as kids as The Ruins. For those of us who grew up on the adjacent streets on the East Norwich side (Locust, Walnut & Vernon Avenues) it served as our playground. The mile or so distance between our suburban homes & the mansion (or what remained of it - not much - when my family moved to the area from Queens in 1959 were known as The Fields, much of which were under cultivation by a local farmer, Mr. Socket. Tomatoes, sweet corn & pumpkins were the crops I remember (which we availed ourselves of freely) but there may have been others. Old Man Socket as we called
him travelled to the fields in a creaky horse drawn wagon with a shotgun, which he was known to have fired on the occasion of kids raiding his fields. There were 7 ponds which we skated on & played hockey in winter and swam in during the Summer months. We also camped out quite regularly - usually with campfires (most of us had been or still were Scouts so we were quite careful (though on one occasion we were visited by the police who had been tipped off by someone who thought the woods were on fire. (there was someone who had set fires, so their fears were not unwarranted).

As for what was left of King Zog’s by that time were primarily the servants quarters (or so we thought - including rooms with bathtubs) which were situated above what must have been stables (with a few old leather horse harnesses & other paraphernalia. There was plenty of broken glass scattered about (to which we added our own contributions). The swimming pool with stairs and the head (Ancient Greek?) that served as a fountain was still there, though all cracked & in broken. There were a few outbuildings, one quite substantial which we took to be a caretakers. The remains of tennis courts were still in evidence, though thoroughly taken over by weeds. There was also a row of pedestals (about a dozen) which someone seemed to know had once held the busts of Roman emperors & Greek philosophers.

It really was a magical place to grow up around.

The flyer is a great idea and the illustration of the Mill in the Colonial era is very nice.

Thank you for posting these wonderful photos of a successful restoration. It’s so interesting to see the
technology employed to grind grain back in the day.
What a treasure.

I just hope it can’t be torn down and property subdivided!

What a shame, but good that no one was hurt. About 20 years ago, my brother Greg used to be security here. Also met his now wife here, Jussary.

Elaine, good catches! Thanks!