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    • Intersection of Middle Neck Road and Beach Road

    • Intersection of Middle Neck Road and Beach Road

    • George V. Bullen and Son (Great Neck, N.Y.); Gilliar and Gilliar Pharmacists (Great Neck, N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Commercial Buildings -- Great Neck (N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing southeast, of the intersection of Middle Neck Road and Beach Road. Image shows odd numbered addresses on Middle Neck Road from 607 to 625. Establishments shown in this image include Nassau Radio and Television...
    • Intersection of Middle Neck Road and Fairview Avenue

    • Intersection of Middle Neck Road and Fairview Avenue

    • John Papas Unlimited (Great Neck, N.Y.); Fairview Avenue (Great Neck, N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Commercial Buildings -- Great Neck (N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing northeast, of the intersection of Middle Neck Road and Fairview Avenue. Image shows odd numbered addresses on Middle Neck road from 607 to 625. Establishments shown in this image include Nassau Radio and...
    • Intersection of Middle Neck Road and Fairview Avenue

    • Intersection of Middle Neck Road and Fairview Avenue

    • Dick's Luncheonette (Great Neck, N.Y.); Fairview Avenue (Great Neck, N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Commercial Buildings -- Great Neck (N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing southeast, of the intersection of Middle Neck Road and Fairview Avenue. Image shows odd numbered addresses on Middle Neck road from 599 to 613. Establishments shown in this image include Mark Harris Haircutters,...
    • 683 to 703 (odd numbered) Middle Neck Road

    • 683 to 703 (odd numbered) Middle Neck Road

    • Bohack Supermarket (Great Neck, N.Y.); Box Boutique (Great Neck, N.Y.); Mati's Place (Great Neck, N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing northeast, showing commercial buildings on Middle Neck Road, opposite the Village Green and the Arrandale School property, between 675 Middle Neck Road and Hicks Lane. Establishments shown in this image include...
    • Intersection of Middle Neck Road and Hicks Lane

    • Intersection of Middle Neck Road and Hicks Lane

    • Great Neck Pharmacy (Great Neck, N.Y.); Automobiles -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Hicks Lane (Great Neck, N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing southeast, of buildings on Middle Neck Road, at the intersection of Hicks Lane, opposite the Village Green, the Arrandale School property, and Arrandale Avenue. Establishments shown in this image include the...
    • 693 to 707 (odd numbered) Middle Neck Road

    • 693 to 707 (odd numbered) Middle Neck Road

    • Great Neck Antique Centre (Great Neck, N.Y.); Janal Coiffeurs (Great Neck, N.Y.); Hicks Lane (Great Neck, N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing northeast, of shops along Middle Neck Road, opposite the Village Green and the Arrandale School property, between 683 Middle Neck Road and Hicks Lane. Establishments shown in this image include The Box Boutique,...
    • 695, 697, and 699 Middle Neck Road

    • 695, 697, and 699 Middle Neck Road

    • Mati's Place (Great Neck, N.Y.); Nemeth's Market (Great Neck, N.Y.); Mad Nan Gift Shop (Great Neck, N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing east, of shops along Middle Neck Road, opposite the Village Green and the Arrandale School property, at 695, 697, and 699 Middle Neck Road. Establishments shown in this image include Mati's Place, a boutique and...
    • 683 to 723 (odd numbered) Middle Neck Road

    • 683 to 723 (odd numbered) Middle Neck Road

    • Middle Neck Shoe Repair Shop (Great Neck, N.Y.); Great Neck Cleaners and Laundry (Great Neck, N.Y.); Hicks Lane (Great Neck, N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing southeast, of buildings on Middle Neck Road, between 683 and 723 Middle Neck Road. Image was taken from the west side of Middle Neck Road, approximately from in front of 734 Middle Neck Road. Image shows...
    • 52 Berkshire Road

    • 52 Berkshire Road
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    • A typical Tudor style development house, built in the 1930's, purchased new by the Dehn family. This home still stands today. The Great Neck Library does not have extensive information about this image. If you have information about this image,...
    • 555 Middle Neck Road

    • 555 Middle Neck Road
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    • Black and white image of a postcard front, gnlpc0095. Image shows the Fire Hall at 555 Middle Neck Road, belonging to the Alert Engine, Hook, Ladder and Hose Co., No. 1. The building in this image likely dates from the early 1900's, probably after...
    • Middle Neck Road

    • Middle Neck Road
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    • Black and white image of a Nassau County Fireman's Tournament parade, somewhere on Middle Neck Road, date unknown. The Great Neck Library does not have extensive information about this image. If you have information about this image, please contact...
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    • Black and white image of Leslie Howard (1893 - 1943), mounted on masonite, which was likely a press or promotional photo. Mr. Howard was a British actor who lived in Great Neck in the early 1920's on East Shore Road. The Great Neck Library does not...
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    • Black and white image of Frank Craven (1875 - 1945), an actor, director, playwright and producer, who is perhaps best known for originating the role of The Stage Manager in the original 1938 Broadway production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, and...
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    • Black and white image of Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr. (1875 - 1966). Sloan lived in Great Neck between 1936 and 1959. He helped build General Motors into one of the world's largest companies. He also started the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1937...
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    • Black and white image of Walter Percy Chrysler (1875 - 1940). Chrysler was a machinist and a self-trained engineer who worked his way up from the factory floors to form the Chrysler Corporation in 1925. He had previously been president of Buick for...
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    • Black and white image of a May 1923 Hearst's International magazine cover showing an image of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) and Zelda Fitzgerald (1900 - 1948). The Fitzgeralds rented a home at 6 Gateway Drive in Great Neck Estates from October...
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    • Black and white image of writer, humorist, and columnist Ring Lardner (1885 - 1933), who lived in the 1920's with his family in a home that still stands at 325 East Shore Road. Ringgold Wilmer Lardner was a well respected humor and sports writer...
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    • Black and white image of actor, dancer, and singer Clifton Webb (1893 - 1966). Born Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck, Clifton Webb was a ballroom dancer, stage actor, and musical and revue performer before becoming a well known film actor in such movies as...
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    • Black and white image of radio, revue, stage, screen, and comedy performer Eddie Cantor. Born Isador Iskowitz, Eddie Cantor and his wife Ida built a large Tudor home and outbuildings in 1929, on twenty acres of land that had previously been part of...
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    • Black and white image of businessman and investor Harry Ford Sinclair (1876 - 1956). Sinclair lived in a home in Kings Point, off of West Shore Road, where Sinclair Drive is now. He owned the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, and owned or had...
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    • Black and white image of actor, revue performer, writer, and comedian Ed Wynn (1886 - 1966). Born Isaiah Edwin Leopold, Ed Wynn and his family lived in several homes in Great Neck in the 1910's and 1920's. In his book, Ed Wynn's Son, actor Keenan...
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    • Country homes -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Advertising, Classified; Great Neck, N.Y.

    • Black and white magazine clipping showing an unidentified home in Great Neck, and written information about the home for sale. The text on this item describes the home in the image as a twenty two room colonial residence, on approximately four...
    • gnlP0006

    • gnlP0006

    • Allen, John - Homes and Haunts; Allen, Margaretta - Homes and Haunts; Little Neck Bay; Great Neck Estates, N. Y.

    • Image on printed material. Image shows a home overlooking the water. Home in image was owned by Johnny and Margaretta Allen. Caption reads, "Old Homestead - Great Neck Estates." Image is very similar to the one in gnlP0049.
    • gnlP0008

    • gnlP0008

    • Skidmore, Samuel - Homes and Haunts; Architecture, Domestic -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Saddle Rock, N. Y.

    • Black and white image of the Skidmore estate, on Little Neck Bay, west of Bayview Avenue. Another home can be seen in the background.
    • gnlP0009

    • gnlP0009

    • Skidmore, Samuel - Homes and Haunts; Architecture, Domestic -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Saddle Rock, N. Y.

    • Black and white image of the Skidmore estate, on Little Neck Bay, west of Bayview Avenue.
    • gnlP0014

    • gnlP0014

    • Country homes -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Docks -- New York (State) -- Great Neck; Great Neck, N.Y.

    • The Great Neck Library's information on the homes shown in this image conflicts with what has been asserted by other sources. Others contend that the home with awnings on the left of this image was the residence of William Slocum Barstow and...
    • 5 Elliot Road

    • 5 Elliot Road

    • Carey, Harry, 1878-1947 -- Homes and Haunts; Elliot Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Great Neck Terrace (Great Neck, NY); Great Neck, N.Y.

    • Third black and white exterior view of a home at 5 Elliot Road that is said to have been owned by the actor Harry Carey (Sr.). Image is taken from the street and was taken earlier than 18a and 18b. Surrounding lots are undeveloped, and landscaping...
    • gnlP0395

    • gnlP0395
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    • Home on Arleigh Road in the Village of Kensington that was once lived in/owned by actor, performer and comedian Ed Wynn. Ed Wynn lived in/owned several homes in Great Neck, including one in the Grenwolde section of Kings Point. As a boy, Ed’s son...
    • 5 Elliot Road

    • 5 Elliot Road

    • Carey, Harry, 1878-1947 -- Homes and Haunts; Elliot Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Great Neck Terrace (Great Neck, NY); Great Neck, N.Y.

    • Second black and white exterior view of a home at 5 Elliot Road that is said to have been owned by the actor Harry Carey (Sr.). Image is taken from the street.
    • Arleigh Road

    • Arleigh Road

    • Prentiss, E. B. -- Homes and Haunts; Barnes, Roy -- Homes and Haunts; Architecture, Domestic -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Arleigh Road (Great Neck, N.Y.)

    • Black and white image of the "Residence of Dr. E. B. Prentiss, at Kensington, Great Neck, L. I." This home was also owned by Roy Barnes, who bought it from Dr. Prentiss. Item was produced through a printing process, not a photographic process.
    • 325 East Shore Road

    • 325 East Shore Road

    • Spinney, Joseph S. -- Homes and Haunts; Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933 -- Homes and Haunts; East Shore Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Kings Point, N.Y.

    • Black and white photo image, taken facing west, of the front of the residence of writer and humorist Ring Lardner (Sr.). Built in the 1870's, either by a member of the Van Wyck family, or by Joseph S. Spinney, this property was the home of Joseph...
    • gnlP0037

    • gnlP0037

    • Fire Fighters -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Fire Departments -- New York (State); Great Neck, N.Y.

    • Black and white, photographically reproduced image, taken from above, of the Nassau County Fireman's Tournament that took place in Great Neck on Wednesday, June 16th, 1926. Firemen, attendees, trophies, automobiles, and a bleacher full of people...
    • Grist Mill Lane at Stevenson Drive

    • Grist Mill Lane at Stevenson Drive

    • Udall's Mill (Great Neck, N.Y.); Flour-mills -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Horse-drawn vehicles -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Saddle Rock, N.Y.

    • Black and white photographically reproduced image of Udall's Mill, now known as the Saddle Rock Grist Mill. Image shows a horse drawn wagon with two women in it, one of whom is Grace Merritt Vicario. Long Island Sound can be seen in the background....
    • 653 Middle Neck Road, near the corner of Beach Road

    • 653 Middle Neck Road, near the corner of Beach Road

    • Parades -- New York (State) -- Great Neck; Fire Fighters -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Commercial Buildings -- Great Neck (N.Y.)

    • Black and white image, taken facing north, of the Nassau County Fireman's Tournament parade, on a paved Middle Neck Road, near the intersection with Beach Road. Firemen, onlookers, automobiles, the telephone office building, and the entrance to...
    • East Shore Road

    • East Shore Road

    • Parker, Lottie Blair -- Homes and Haunts; Swope, Herbert Bayard, 1882-1958 -- Homes and Haunts; Hill, Joseph B.-- Homes and Haunts; East Shore Road (Great Neck, N.Y.)

    • Black and white image of the home of playwright and actress Lottie Blair Parker. This home was situated next to the Spinney / Lardner home (number 325), north of it, on East Shore Road. It was once owned by Joseph B. Hill, and was rented to Herbert...
    • gnlP0049

    • gnlP0049

    • Allen, John -- Homes and Haunts; Allen, Margaretta - Homes and Haunts; Little Neck Bay; Great Neck Estates, N.Y.

    • Sepia toned laminated image on printed material. Image shows the home of Johnny and Margaretta Allen, overlooking Little Neck Bay. Caption reads, "Old Homestead - Great Neck Estates." Image is very similar to the one in gnlP0006. Item was produced...
    • gnlP0050

    • gnlP0050

    • Hewlett, George -- Homes and Haunts; Graphic Arts -- New York (State) -- Great Neck; Long Island Sound; Kings Point, N.Y.

    • Original, partially hand rendered, black and white graphic art piece of the "Residence of George Hewlett, Great Neck, L.I.," showing the Hewlett estate, and two inset drawings. The Hewletts were some of Great Neck's earliest settlers. Some of them...
    • gnlP0046

    • gnlP0046

    • Allen, Hiram -- Homes and Haunts; Little Neck Bay; Saddle Rock, N.Y.

    • Item is a laminated paper clipping, a black and white image of an unpaved road, a body of water (likely Little Neck Bay), and the "Old Gate Elm," all on or near the Hiram Allen Farm. Caption on image reads, "A North Shore Road." According to an...
    • 21 Beach Road

    • 21 Beach Road

    • Allen Family -- Homes and Haunts; Architecture, Domestic -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Beach Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Great Neck, N.Y.

    • Color image of the home at 21 Beach Road, built circa 1750 by members of the Allen family, who owned and occupied it up until the late 1900's. This home has been landmarked, and still stands today.
    • Middle Neck Road, between Hicks lane and North Road

    • Middle Neck Road, between Hicks lane and North Road

    • Middle Neck Road (Great Neck, N.Y.); Hicks Lane (Great Neck, N.Y.); Commercial Buildings -- Great Neck (N.Y.); Great Neck, N.Y.

    • Black and white image of a postcard, gnlpc0160 in the Great Neck Library Postcard Collection. Image was taken facing south, and shows the part of Middle Neck Road between what are now North Road and Fairview Avenue. Businesses shown in this image...

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