Historic Postcards of Lynbrook, N.Y.

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Historic Postcards of Lynbrook, N.Y.
Main Street Lynbrook L.I. - Image Source

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Historical Context

Lynbrook is an incorporated village of about 19,000 residents in southern Nassau County. It lies just a mile from Hewlett Bay. It was settled around 1790 when the first church was constructed, and it remained a small, isolated, farming and fishing community until the mid-1800s when a corduroy road and later a railroad line were extended through the sleepy hamlet. By 1890, a downtown of about twenty business had developed along Atlantic Avenue near the Five Corners. In 1911, the hamlet became an incorporated village. In the 1920s, many of Lynbrook’s farms were subdivided into residential lots, and it became the fastest growing village in Nassau County. Today it is a bedroom suburb of New York City, with a 35-minute railroad commute. It has a reasonably vibrant downtown of about 150 stores and restaurants along with some light industry, particularly financial services.

Scope of Collection

The Lynbrook postcard collection has over 200 items. Many of them are from the period 1910 - 1950. They include street scenes, hotels, inns, movie houses, businesses, and private residences. Some capture the interiors of buildings, especially of restaurants. They are both black and white and colorized.


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