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Onderdonk Real Estate (later A.M. Day)

Onderdonk Real Estate (later A.M. Day), corner of Main Street and Fulton Avenue. The Hempstead Long Island Railroad station is visible at right.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Long Island Railroad, Main Street, Onderdonk Real Estate, railroad stations, real estate agents, restaurants, retail stores, Stores, trains stations

Northeast corner of Front and Main Streets

Northeast corner of Front and Main Streets. Businesses pictured (l-r): Tropical Spa Luncheonette, Lord’s Shoes, May Co., Maxam’s, a vacant store, and Galvin’s Bar & Grill.

E. Matthews' Long Island Hotel

Facsimile of a c.1890s photograph of E. Matthews' Long Island Hotel, as seen from across the street. Caption on front reads, “Another hotel on Main Street, opposite Grant’s store.”

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, E. Matthews, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Long Island Hotel, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

Carman R. Lush Pharmacy

Carman R. Lush Pharmacy, on Front Street. Lush (2nd from left) and an unidentified man and woman are standing in front of the building.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Carman R. Lush Pharmacy, Franklin Street, Front Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Main Street, Pharmacies, pharmacy, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

S. H. Kreischer Grand Central Hotel

View of the S. H. Kreischer Grand Central Hotel. At left, a horse drawn wagon is parked in front of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company.

Tags: Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, S. H. Kreischer Grand Central Hotel, Stores

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

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

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 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 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

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