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Here in the Hamptons, Memorial Day Weekend notoriously signals the "unofficial kick-off to summer."
In the case of both prohibition, and Mayor Bloomberg's first piece of smoking legislation, which prohibited smoking in bars and restaurants, citizens continued to partake in use of the illegal substances in the months following the law's passage. 1 comment
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure." 1 comment
September 21, 1938 started out as a day like any other for Long Island residents. The official weather forecast for the day predicted clouds and wind. 1 comment
Approximately five square miles in size, Gardiner's Island, a part of the town of East Hampton, has a rich, tumultuous history that spans nearly 400 years of ownership by the same family. 16 comments
Preservationists pleaded, architects argued and historians wept, but in the end nothing could save the manor house at Bayberry Land, the last of Southampton's grand estates to survive intact into the 21st century.
In 1880, prescient pioneers of what was not yet the premier resort it was about to become might have purchased an acre of Southampton Village's prime real estate on the shores of Lake Agawam for $300. By 1888, the price was up to $4,000 in a spectacular escalation that has yet to lose its upward momentum.
No period document records the words of the travel-weary woman who is supposed to have exclaimed, "For conscience sake, we are on dry land once more," as she stepped ashore in 1640 on a small point of land jutting out into North Sea Harbor. 2 comments
Like the small band of Europeans from Lynn, Massachusetts, who came to Southampton in 1640, each wave of new arrivals tends to experience the same thrill of "discovery." When another influx of newcomers - a small band of prominent New Yorkers - arrived and founded a "summer colony" in Southampton, they, too, felt a frisson of "discovery."
Even before the Long Island Rail Road extended its tracks eastward and arrived in Southampton in 1870, a few hardy souls had thought the village's leafy streets and pristine beaches worth the trip. Over the years cottages sprang forth around Lake Agawam and the fight for the beaches began. It was a time when the resort bloomed and took hold of the village.
When the celebrated architect Jaquelin Robertson gave a talk recently on "The Genius of Place in the East End," the focus, to no one's surprise, was on East Hampton. With its broad Main Street lined with gracious old homes, its serene village green, picturesque ponds and quaint windmills, East Hampton, as even neighboring villages concede, is unrivaled for its natural beauty and authentic country charm.
Known for its picturesque bay front properties, Nassau Point, part of Cutchogue, is a secluded gem on the North Fork. What many may not know is that in 1939 scientist Albert Einstein spent time there. 3 comments
Settled 370 years ago by English Puritans from Connecticut, the East End of Long Island boasts a long, rich history. 2 comments
Established as a permanent settlement in the New World in 1730, the town of Sag Harbor is relatively young in comparison with its neighbors. 1 comment
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