THE Episcopal Church of St. Andrew was granted a charter by the British Queen Anne in 1712 after its inception three years earlier; that charter remains in the possession of…
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Happy Saturday. A short time ago, a couple of collectors posted on Facebook some photos of examples of these Staten Island street signs in their possession, which they had restored…
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Continued from Part 1 Historic Richmondtown, or Richmond Town (both ways seem correct) sits near the geographic center of Staten Island, far from any major parkways or expressways, but at…
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Historic Richmondtown, or Richmond Town (both ways seem correct) sits near the geographic center of Staten Island, far from any major parkways or expressways, but at the confluence of three…
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LaTourette Park is a vast expanse…511 acres of parkland in the heart of Staten Island stretching from Seaview Hospital in Willowbrook southwest to Richmond Avenue near the Staten Island Mall,…
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As of August 2017, two separate sources have confirmed it: This vintage pair of street signs on Richmond Road and Court Place have vanished, likely into the scrap heap of…
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On my bus trips in Staten Island as a  kid in the early 1960s, I paid close attention to signage, lampposts, lamp fixtures, stoplights, and other things that 5-to-8-year-old boys…
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From the FNY archives comes this pair of early 20th-Century views of the Staten Island Lighthouse, which is still operated by the Coast Guard as an aid to navigation…
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Actually this walk features rather less wilderness than when I first did it in 1999. After reading Bruce Kershner’s Secret Places of Staten Island, a primer for the remaining wild…
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CONTINUED FROM PART 1 After leaving the 1836 Latourette House, which now serves as the clubhouse for the Latourette Park Golf Course, I wanted to make my way down to…