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Atlantic Beach, in some respects, was created out of nothing a relatively short time ago. The village occupies the western end of the barrier island dominated by Long Beach. But until about 100 years ago, the island existed first as a sandbar, which then grew into an extension of the barrier island. Freeport developer Stephen Petit dredgws tons of sand from the bottom of Reynolds Channel onto the sandbar during the 1920s to create Atlantic Beach. Petit's aim was to build a quiet ocean resort . For a few years, beach clubs turned a profit, but most collapsed along with the stock market in 1929. By then there was a bridge to the rest of Long Island and a handful of year-round homes.
Atlantic Beach, in some respects, was created out of nothing a relatively short time ago. The village occupies the western end of the barrier island dominated by Long Beach. But until about 100 years ago, the island existed first as a sandbar, which then grew into an extension of the barrier island. Freeport developer Stephen Petit dredgws tons of sand from the bottom of Reynolds Channel onto the sandbar during the 1920s to create Atlantic Beach. Petit's aim was to build a quiet ocean resort . For a few years, beach clubs turned a profit, but most collapsed along with the stock market in 1929. By then there was a bridge to the rest of Long Island and a handful of year-round homes.
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People on the move, Dec. 1
peopleonthemove@newsday.comBENEFITS Susan Sajiun-Fitzharris has been named vice president of employee benefits at United Benefit Consulting in Smithtown. Saijiun-Fitzharris, of St. James, has more than 22 years of insurance and employee benefit experience. She was formerly...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Five Towns College, Heckscher Museum of Art, Oklahoma, Government
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People on the move, Nov. 24
MUSEUMS Michelle LaPorte has been named coordinator of public programs at The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington. The St. James resident is professor of flute and coordinator of woodwind studies at Five Towns College in Dix Hills and an adjunct...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Five Towns College, Heckscher Museum of Art, Melville, Oklahoma
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Patents - 7/5/04
Staff WriterThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued these patents to inventors in Nassau and Suffolk. Glass break repair kit apparatus and method Patent No. 6,685,784 Inventors: Jacino; Gerald (85-19 118 St., Kew Gardens, NY 11415); Jacino; Anthony (16...Tags: West Hempstead, Great Neck, Longwood (Bronx, New York), Shoreham, Electronics
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Patents - 3/22/04
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued these patents to inventors in Nassau and Suffolk. Wireless host with improved roustness and boot capabilities Patent No. Patent No. 6,687,774 Inventors: Milios; Ioannis (New York, NY); Wang; Wei (Forest...Tags: West Hempstead, Great Neck, Longwood (Bronx, New York), Shoreham, Electronics
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Slice of Queens Delivered to Nassau County
Staff WriterLawrence, Queens? Cedarhurst, Queens? It almost happened. When the activists pushing for a Greater New York City drew a map of the proposed metropolis before the consolidation vote in 1894, they dropped a plumb line from the southeast corner of the...Tags: Cedarhurst, Queens (New York City), Lawrence, Hempstead (Nassau, New York), Nassau County
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Atlantic Beach
Beginnings: Atlantic Beach, in some respects, was created out of nothing a relatively short time ago. The village occupies the western end of the barrier island dominated by the city of Long Beach. But until about 100 years ago, the island didn't extend...Tags: Beach Vacations, Long Island, Ethel Barrymore, Hofstra University, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley, Inc.
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