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Hempstead Fire Department’s Victory Hose Co. No. 4 Firehouse

Hempstead Fire Department’s Victory Hose Co. No. 4 firehouse, southeast corner of Main and Jackson Streets. The National diner is at right.

Hempstead Library

Exterior view of the Hempstead Library, northwest corner of Fulton and Terrace Avenues. (The library was operated at this location between 1927 and 1951.)

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Hempstead Library, hotels, libraries, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores, Terrace Avenue

Hempstead Long Island Railroad Station with deep snow all around it

Hempstead Long Island Railroad Station (Fulton Avenue) with deep snow all around it. Four boys are in front of the station, standing behind a large snow drift.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Hempstead Long Island Railroad Station, hotels, Long Island Railroad, Long Island Railroad stations, Main Street, railroad buildings, railroad stations, restaurants, retail stores, Snow, Stores

Hempstead Public School Building

Exterior view of the Hempstead Public School building, Henry and Prospect Streets (Now Peninsula Boulevard). Served as a high school and an elementary school. Built in 1889, burned down in 1919.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Hempstead Public School Building, Henry Street, hotels, Main Street, Prospect Street, restaurants, retail stores, school buildings, schools, Stores

Hempstead Inquirer Building

Exterior view of the Hempstead Inquirer building, southeast corner of Greenwich and Front Streets.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

Hempstead Theatre Under Construction

View of the Hempstead Theatre, south side of Fulton Avenue between Main Street and Washington Street, under construction. Four workers are in front of the building.

Tags: Banks, buildings, Business enterprises, businesses, construction, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Hempstead Theatre, hotels, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores, Theaters, Theatres

Intersection of Front and Greenwich Streets

Intersection of Front and Greenwich Streets. Businesses pictured include Island Appliance Co., Bargain Bin, The Nor-wood Company, Inc. (office furniture and supplies), a pawnbroker’s shop, and a liquor store.

Tags: Banks, Bargain Bin, Business enterprises, businesses, Franklin Street, Front Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Greenwich Street, Hempstead, hotels, Island Appliance Co, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores, The Nor-wood Company

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