Rockaways

Title: Rockaways
Author: Emil R Lucev Sr
E: 1701840
ISBN: 9780738549903
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Illustrated
Number of Pages: 128
Section: History | United States | State & Local - Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description:

Through vintage postcards, The Rockaways captures the history and charm of this seaside community.

The Rockaway Peninsula, also known as the Rockaways, is located off Long Island, within the borough of Queens. Its remoteness from Manhattan has made it a popular retreat and has provided an out-of-the-way area for families looking to relocate and live by the sea. The Rockaway's became a popular area for seaside hotels beginning in the 1830s, and its popularity grew with the coming of the Long Island Rail Road in the 1880s. In 1893, Hog Island, a resort known for entertaining Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, sank into the sea. Located a few miles east of Breezy Point, and also known as Rockaway Island, the entire island disappeared during a storm. The Rockaways was also the home of Rockaway's Playland, a world renowned amusement park from 1901 to 1985. Through vintage postcards, The Rockaways captures the history and charm of this seaside community.