Along with this website, I have authored three books on Staten Island.
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Any purchase will help me in the upkeep of this website
If you want any of the books autographed,
you must say so on your Paypal order, there is a place to write comments.
Staten Island: A Walk Down Memory Lane
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Were there really four airports here? Was the Staten Island Airport shut down each night to ensure no peril to the patrons of the drive-in theater? Did rides and trolleys really exist on the South Beach - Midland Beach Boardwalk? Were there restaurants with a huge hot dog on its roof or one built like a chuck wagon, a jolly trolley or a windmill. Were farms prevalent on the Island and did wildlife roam our backyards? Can it be that there were two movie theaters on New Dorp Lane? Were the beaches so clean that you actually paid to use them? Was fresh milk and bread actually delivered to our front door? Did Santa really ride the Christmas Train and stop at Jersey Street and Richmond Terrace and give out presents to the kids? Was there really a home for orphaned kids (Mount Loretto) (where once a month my mother promised to check me into)? In the 1930's, Which of Staten Island's best known restaurateurs, bought a house across the street from his famous restaurant and built a 200-foot tunnel between the house and the restaurant so that he could safely carry the day's receipts from the restaurant to his home. Did such rock legends, like the Allman Brothers, Vanilla Fudge, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and the Kinks really play the Island? Did John F Kennedy, sip coffee at the St. George ferry terminal? Can you believe that a famous Island milk company resorted to rowboats to delivery milk to areas from Oakwood to Midland Beach during some of the worst storms to every hit that area? These were some of the many questions I had as my interest in Staten Islands past grew. In recent years I have come across so much information about our Island's rich and diverse past, that I wanted to share with all Native Islanders and people who have called the Island home. But I did not want this to be another history book on Staten Island, though; at times it may look that way. I will not go into details about the British occupation of Staten Island for seven years, or the draft riots during the civil war, or the burning down of the Quarantine Station. I will try my best to make this a lighthearted look at memories that we have of a place that was and is still close to our hearts. I will try my best to make you say, "Wow, I remember that". . . .
Product Details:
- Paperback: 262 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace (January 28, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1440443505
- ISBN-13: 978-1440443503
- Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Famous People from Staten Island
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To the shores of this Island have come many generations of people who were determined to make a good life for their families. They have left behind them a record of significant contributions in all fields of human endeavor. Awareness and appreciation of this heritage can come only through knowledge and understanding of past struggles and achievements. ( as written in Holden's Staten Island: The History of Richmond County ) The Island has been a haven and a home for many, ranging from: The family of a President of the United States ( John Tyler - Broadway and Clove Road ) Two of our country's Vice Presidents of the early 19th century A dethroned Emperor of Mexico ( Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna - Known as "The butcher of the Alamo" ) A liberator of Italy ( Garibaldi ) The first native born American ( Elizabeth Bayley Seton ) beatified by the Roman Catholic Church The Governess to the children of the King of Siam ( Anna Leonownes ) As well as many inventors, scientists, poets, editors, artists and scores of naval and army heroes.
Product Details:
- Paperback: 166 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace (April 15, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1452818193
- ISBN-13: 978-1452818191
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
Staten Island Folklore
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Product Description This, my third book about Staten Island, takes a look into the islands past in a series of short stories. Be they myth, folklore, legend or tales, they have been past down from generation to generation. Some are proven true, some are believed to be false but the one thing they all have in common, they have been repeated time after time. I am sure that some of these stories will bring up fond memories of Staten Islands past.
Table of Contents:
Preface 1
Staten Island Folklore 8
Dueling on Staten Island 12
The Mad Monk 28
The Lost Guggenheim Treasure 32
Lucky Luciano 36
Ralph Waldo Emerson 42
Treasure Stories 46
The Cost of Guilt 62
The Wrath of a Young Damsel 68
The Indian Lady 72
Ichabod Crane 84
Lady in Blue 92
Palace Theater 100
Nazi War Prisoner 106
Queen Elizabeth II 114
The Lindbergh Baby 118
Indian Caves 122
German Submarine 128
The Eccentric Mr. Organ 136
Willie Sutton 148
“Mind the Light, Kate” 154
The Manhattan Project 164
The Great Bronze Column 174
The Legend of Cropsey 184
Who Invented the Telephone? 190
Sunday Bomber 196
Staten Island Moonshine 200
The Buried Guineas 210
Mr. Bang the Flower Man 216
Product Details:
Table of Contents:
Preface 1
Staten Island Folklore 8
Dueling on Staten Island 12
The Mad Monk 28
The Lost Guggenheim Treasure 32
Lucky Luciano 36
Ralph Waldo Emerson 42
Treasure Stories 46
The Cost of Guilt 62
The Wrath of a Young Damsel 68
The Indian Lady 72
Ichabod Crane 84
Lady in Blue 92
Palace Theater 100
Nazi War Prisoner 106
Queen Elizabeth II 114
The Lindbergh Baby 118
Indian Caves 122
German Submarine 128
The Eccentric Mr. Organ 136
Willie Sutton 148
“Mind the Light, Kate” 154
The Manhattan Project 164
The Great Bronze Column 174
The Legend of Cropsey 184
Who Invented the Telephone? 190
Sunday Bomber 196
Staten Island Moonshine 200
The Buried Guineas 210
Mr. Bang the Flower Man 216
Product Details:
- Paperback: 238 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace (June 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1450502571
- ISBN-13: 978-1450502573
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
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