taliovelez
Midwood
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Nassau county New York
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My sister moved to Nassau County in 1968 and raised a family there. I also lived there, in her area, for five or six years, don't remember. Has beautiful beaches there, other amenities. Good services, too. Feel very good about Nassau County, and @taliovelez had friend who worked for HANC for many years, so am familiar with them.
I lived right near the Belt Parkway, which, to this day, I can still drive in my sleep!
taliovelez
Midwood
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- Midwood
I spent one summer in Hempstead and the next summer in Central Islip. That was when the State hospitals existed. I loved taking the trains there from Jamaica. I still miss the Sandbar.
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squatting dog
We don't have as far to go, as we've already been
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- Arkansas, and also Florida
Going through some of my mom's pictures, I came across these photo's and it opened a flood of memories.
Somewhere around the time I was 14 or 15, my dad (an independent carpenter contractor) got himself a unique job. The job was rebuild a mansion that had been abandoned in Glen Cove in1946.
The old abandoned house was covered with overgrown Rhododendron shrubs that almost completely blocked the view of the house and gave it a haunted, creepy look. So, dad had the job of gutting and renovating this older mansion. The problem was commuting from the city to the Island to do the work was out of the question. So, he and I ended up staying in the carriage house on the property that summer.
Gutting this building was a major undertaking, but, there were many surprises inside that old house. Hidden passage ways leading to different rooms, old wires connected to old microphones, in the walls and the back extension of the building that was 3 stories tall and only accessible through one door was full of old strange electronic equipment. A puzzle to a young guy like me but later in life I realized it was listening devices and old short wave radio stuff. (spy stuff I'm sure now) as it was rumored to have belonged to the Russians at one time.
It certainly was an eye opener for this poor city boy to see how the rich and famous lived. Less than a block away, there was the old waterfront Pembroke estate, (Was owned by Lowes movie owner when I was there). A little farther away was the F.W. Woolworth's Winfield Hall mansion. (made the old carriage house seem mighty poor). The first thing I discovered was those folks had no idea what the real world was like. Hanging out with children of the wealthy, I found them to be quite snobby for the most part and not the least bit street smart.
This isn't to say there weren't an occasional one who showed a glimmer of humanity. It turned out to be a great summer and I even managed to go out with one rich girl that introduced me to several of her wealthy friends and allowed me more insights to a world I never knew existed.
Somewhere around the time I was 14 or 15, my dad (an independent carpenter contractor) got himself a unique job. The job was rebuild a mansion that had been abandoned in Glen Cove in1946.
The old abandoned house was covered with overgrown Rhododendron shrubs that almost completely blocked the view of the house and gave it a haunted, creepy look. So, dad had the job of gutting and renovating this older mansion. The problem was commuting from the city to the Island to do the work was out of the question. So, he and I ended up staying in the carriage house on the property that summer.
Gutting this building was a major undertaking, but, there were many surprises inside that old house. Hidden passage ways leading to different rooms, old wires connected to old microphones, in the walls and the back extension of the building that was 3 stories tall and only accessible through one door was full of old strange electronic equipment. A puzzle to a young guy like me but later in life I realized it was listening devices and old short wave radio stuff. (spy stuff I'm sure now) as it was rumored to have belonged to the Russians at one time.
It certainly was an eye opener for this poor city boy to see how the rich and famous lived. Less than a block away, there was the old waterfront Pembroke estate, (Was owned by Lowes movie owner when I was there). A little farther away was the F.W. Woolworth's Winfield Hall mansion. (made the old carriage house seem mighty poor). The first thing I discovered was those folks had no idea what the real world was like. Hanging out with children of the wealthy, I found them to be quite snobby for the most part and not the least bit street smart.
This isn't to say there weren't an occasional one who showed a glimmer of humanity. It turned out to be a great summer and I even managed to go out with one rich girl that introduced me to several of her wealthy friends and allowed me more insights to a world I never knew existed.
taliovelez
Midwood
- Location
- Midwood
