Have you ever been to Bayview Park? It’s down in Mastic Beach, just south of Neighborhood Rd at the 5 corners intersection, located at 241 Bayview Dr, Mastic Beach, NY 11951. If you have, you may have seen the blue historic marker on the site. This park was once the site of the Richard Floyd Estate, […]
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Remembering Olive A. Wadsworth
Born Katherine Floyd, Jan 21, 1835 in Mastic, Long Island, she married William B. Dana, a business tycoon of the Golden age. She secretly helped her husband write his Commercial & Financial Chronicle which was the leading paper of the day for all things that dealt with commerce, business cash advance and BIG money. Mrs. […]
Remembering Paul Schulte, the Original “
Paul Schulte (1876-1956) came to Mastic Beach back in 1921 and was the builder and owner of the original Mastic Beach Hotel constructed in 1924. He was also first to open a business and ran the Grocery Store and Delicatessen at the 5 corners section of town. A civic leader and volunteer fireman, he became […]