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Seeking Info - Destruction of New Dorp Beach Neighborhoods (1960's)

Submitted by SecretSI on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 09:16

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Sometime in the 60's, New York City and Robert Moses planned Staten Island's "Shore Front Drive".

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diner at the corner of state street and castleton avenue

Submitted by joetuff on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 14:46

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I am interested if anyone recalls the name of the diner on the s/e corner of castleton and state,a bit of 1940s trivia.one of which i cant recall.
joe tuff

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Seaview Hospital

Submitted by mercurygrandmarquis1 on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 04:32

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latley ive been really interested in the abandoned part of seaveiw hospital i was wondering how i can find out what the original purpose of each individual building was can someone help me figure this

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Baseball in the early 1900

Submitted by Snuplily on Sun, 09/20/2009 - 17:28

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-My Dad played ball under an asumed name on a team during sometime between 1914 to 1925. Acording to my sister, Dad said the team which was minor league at the time ended up being the Yankee's.

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