William Pickering Photographer & News Dealer Store
193 East Broadway, Roslyn
Project Files
- Map-of-the-Village-of-Roslyn-Chester-Wolverton-1891.pdf
- Map-of-the-Village-of-Roslyn-1906.pdf
- Map-of-the-Village-of-RoslynRoslyn-Estates-and-Bulls-Head-E.-Belcher-Hyde-1914.pdf
Photographer and newspaper dealer William Pickering (1865-1929) purchased this property and the adjoining lot at 199 East Broadway for a store and his family residence from James Losee in 1901. In the store, which opened in 1904, he sold newspapers, magazines, cigars, cigarettes, candy and his original photographs. Pickering had purchased the paper route from William Lynch who was a printer for the Roslyn News. He sold daily newspapers and magazines at the Roslyn train station and delivered them with his 9 children throughout the community. The store remained active until Pickering's death on October 11, 1929.
The store was demolished in 1932 for a new home for Emma Pickering, William Pickering's widow. The residence is still standing today.
William and Emma Pickering and their 8 of their 10 children (1904).
Courtesy of PeeDee Shaw.
The Pickering home can be seen on the right adjacent to the store at 199 East Broadway.
Many of Pickering's photo were taken in Roslyn and in front of his store.
A 1925 ad for Pickering Antiques and Rare Book Shop
193 East Broadway today with the house built for Emma Pickering in 1932. The store was located approximately where the garage is located.
A sampling of Pickering photos on VanderbiltCupRaces.com .
2 Comments
Thank you so much for posting this amazing archive of fascinating material. It has been many years since I visited my hometown. Seeing these maps and photos and the faces of early Roslynites has sparked a desire to make a trip back home to revisit a place that is dear to my heart.
Peggy, thanks so much for the feedback! Much appreciated! Howard Kroplick
Mr. Pickering was responsible for my great grandfather to settle in Roslyn. He was going to Philadelphia and met him on the ship. Pickering talked him into going to Roslyn. Grandfather was Walter Reynolds who owned a cobbler shop and dry goods store on Main Street where the Jolly Fisherman is located today. Mary Reynolds Witzig was his daughter the beginning of a long line (5 generations) of Roslynites.
Peggy, thanks so much for the comment. William Pickering was very important in documenting the early history of Roslyn and Long Island. We will be posting more of his photos and the history of the Pickering family in the future. Howard Kroplick
Do you have anything on the Walter and Rose Reynolds they rented a store and lived up stairs on Main Street where the Jollyfisherman is located now. They were my Great grandparents. Walter was a cobbler and made boots for the gentleman and Rose had a dry goods store. There daughter Mary married Bill Witzig and there son Walter Reynolds Witzig (Renny) was a RHS teacher that died in the 70s. A VERY popular well loved PE teacher (departmenthead) and football coach. I would love to see any pictures of the store and any information of this part of our family. For some reason Mr Moyger did not include them in Roslyn Then and Now??? Thank you in advance for ANY information you can pass on.
Peggy, no immediate photos are available for 21 and 23 Main Street. However, we will dig further. Hope that you will join the Roslyn Landmark Society! Howard Kroplick
This looks fantastic! What an awesome new edition!
Great edition! I wish the photo was from the summer. I will have to provide you with a better one. I hope we go back to the full House Tour we had in the past; that was a wonderful highlight of the Landmark Society. Thank you.