On Main Street In Hempstead

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The past and the future -- a horse and an automobile -- are seen together on Main Street, Hempstead Village, circa 1910, in the photo at top.

Looking north from Front Street, the building at the far right is Kreischer's Hotel, according to James York, Hempstead Village historian. Part of the building served as the first post office in the village, in the mid-19th Century. During the Civil War era, the building was called Hewlett's Hotel. A greased ``liberty pole'' was erected in front for kids to climb, York noted. The hotel also served as an Army recruitment center. The dry goods store in the middle of the block on the right belonged to Louis Cohen.

The building at the far left is Powell's Hotel, according to York, and A.L. Frank's clothing store is in the middle of the block on the left.

At right, a recent photo, with no horses in sight.