Port Washington

by Elly Shodell, Port Washington Public Library

Overview

Port Washington is located 17 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island's North Shore. Immigration, technology, economic changes, and geographical forces shaped Port Washington over the years. Once known as the "shellfish garden" of New York City, it is known for its bounteous bays, yachting and boatbuilding, celebrity residents, and pioneering aviation activities. Its burgeoning aviation industry was led by the Guggenheims and Charles Lindbergh in the 1930s, and the literary and musical giants who lived here included John Philip Sousa, William Rose Benet, and Sinclair Lewis. During the war years in the 1940s, Grumman and the United States Navy set up crucial operations in Port Washington. An era of suburbanization and development soon followed, reflecting the prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439637456
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/27/2009
Series:	Images of America Series
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	61 MB
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About the Author

Elly Shodell, a resident of Port Washington, has been director of the oral history program at the Port Washington Public Library since 1983. She is the recipient of the 1999 Forrest C. Pogue Award in Oral History. Since 1892, the Port Washington Public Library has been following and documenting the town's transformations through its collection of more than 30,000 photographic prints, negatives, and slides.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Community Spirit 9

2 Family Life 25

3 Leisure and Culture 41

4 By the Bay 55

5 Work 73

6 Trains, Plans, and Automobiles 89

7 Schools and Library 107

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