Port Washington Magazine by Anton Media Group

Port Washington A Port Washington News Publication

September 2014

THE SCHREIBER CLASS OF ‘64 Where (and who) are they now?

PORT’S MR. SPORTS

Ron Henderson’s got game

WHY I LOVE PORT Neighbors and friends speak out

MEET SHANNON HEALY

Mom, business owner, super-fit pizza-lover

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Center Hall Brick Colonial 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths 4,265 Sq. Ft. Of Perfect Design. Gourmet Kitchen, Custom Cherry Cabinets, Radiant Heat, 2 Gas Fireplaces, Brazilian Hardwood Floors, Award-Winning School District. Offered at $1,799,999 All information furnished regarding property for sale, rental or financing is from sources deemed reliable. No representation is made as to the accuracy thereof and it is submitted subject to errors, omissions, change of price, rental, commission or other conditions, prior sale, lease or financing or withdrawal without notice. If your home is currently listed with another broker this is not a solicitation of that listing.

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“Edie is amazingly patient and detail-oriented, and made the entire process as hassle-free as possible. In short, she is a delight to work with and is in every respect a genuine professional. She is a superb agent and I enthusiastically recommend her to anyone looking to sell a significant property.”

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SANDS POINT - OFFERED AT $4,850,000 Magnificent waterfront home set back on elevated land. This home brings breathtaking views of the New York City skyline along with beautiful sunsets. The sea breeze coinciding with views of the horizon delivers a feeling of tranquility that cannot be matched anywhere else. The city skyline can be viewed from every room in the house. The house lies on 2.6 acres of which .6 are the owner’s private beachfront property. The house sits high above the sea level which includes a gorgeous gunite pool and har-tru tennis court. The main floor is completely open making it perfect for entertaining. The main floor along with patio was completely refurbished in 2009. The house includes a Niles music unit which runs throughout the home to the rock speakers in the back yard. The house has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and a powder room. The basement is spacious giving it an exercise area along with a laundry room. Two car attached garage. The house has a generator which services the entire house. All decks are made of synthetic material. Children attend our award winning school system (Port Washington). We are known for our quick commute to Manhattan via train approximately 33 minutes. Membership is available to the Village Club of Sands Point as well as Sands Point Golf Club. Access to Sands Point Preserve as well.

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KATHY CHRISTIE

THE ULTIMATE WATERFRONT EXPERIENCE - OFFERED AT $1,199,000 Impeccably designed and decorated, this Condo at Capri Cove is situated in the best location. There are breathtaking water views of Long Island Sound and Manhasset Bay from every window. Relax on one of the two decks overlooking the pool and enjoy waterfront living at its finest. This is the ultimate setting! A serene backdrop of sunsets and cool breezes! This location is ideal for year-round living or it can be your vacation home in the suburbs. Get away from it all every weekend because you are only 35 minutes from Manhattan.

OWN AN ACRE OF PLANDOME MANOR HISTORY - OFFERED AT $1,499,000 Federal Colonial circa 1780 boasts 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths on magnificently manicured one acre property with French clay tennis court. This is an exquisitely charming 4th generation home with tons of History. Both the Living Room and Family Room have a fireplace. Features include a 2-car heated Garage, large Workshop, solid cedar beam construction, wide plank and heart pine flooring, exposed beams, original potbellied stove, central vacuum system, 200 amp wiring, back-up generator. Currently Manhasset SD – Shelter Rock Elementary School, but you can have the option of Port Washington schools as well. Plandome Manor/LIRR parking pass and Manhasset Bay Estates Association beach, dock & mooring rights with paid dues.

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KATHY CHRISTIE

BAXTER ESTATES GEM – NEW TO MARKET - OFFERED AT $949,000 This charming Colonial, in sought after Baxter Estates, is located in a park like setting on a quiet tree lined street, yet is within easy walking distance of the Town Dock, where the beautiful walking/jogging path starts and passes by several waterfront restaurants; the Long Island Railroad is nearby [Penn Station 36 Minutes]. With 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms and beautiful entertainment areas, a secluded deck and bluestone patio, this is the family home that you have been waiting for.

NEW TO MARKET COMMUTER’S DELIGHT - OFFERED AT $749,000 This 1912 Dutch Colonial, with its rocking chair porch, is a commuter’s dream. Just shy of a quarter acre, this charming home is in pristine condition. It has a spacious living room with a fireplace, an eat-in-kitchen, four bedrooms, office/5th bedroom, a playroom in the basement and a large detached garage. Beach and Mooring rights are available with a fee. Must see!

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SANDS POINT CENTER HALL COLONIAL - OFFERED AT $2,599,000 Art Deco flair invites you to stone Foyer, open floor plan from Living Room to Family Room w/wood burning fireplace. Formal Dining Room leads into Bright modern Eat-in-Kitchen with separate informal dining area surrounded by glass brick walls. 4/5 bedrooms including separate wing for master suite with sitting room, wood burning fireplace. Wine cellar, billiards room, in ground swimming pool, tennis, beach rights. Sits majestically on lush 2+ acres.

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10 | LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER Introducing Port Washington Magazine. By Angela Susan Anton

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23 | BODIES OF WORK The human form inspires artist Margaret Weissbach. By Marilou Giammona

33 | LET’S HAVE A DRINK AT THE CLUB Sipping the specialties of the house. By Lyn Dobrin

47 | THE CLASS OF ’64

38 | WE PULL FOR PORT Why Port rowing is booming. By Andy Newman

Schreiber grads, 50 years later. By John Owens

58 | IT’S ALL HAPPENING AT THE KIDS’ ROOM What makes the library a munchkin mecca. By Christopher Gavin

75 | PORT’S MR. SPORTS Ron Henderson, the heart and soul of PYA. By Joy Robinson

85 | BLAST FROM THE PRESENT A world-renowned designer brings it home. By Joy Robinson

93 | THE HISTORY OF PORT IN 5 PICTURES Images of what shaped the community. By Christopher Bain

98 | THAT’S SO PORT A few of Port’s favorite things. By Colleen Maidhof

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Why I Love Port | 17 Just Asking… | 28, 44, 72, 82 Beautiful Words In The Dark | 69 ON THE COVER:

Shannon Healy takes a break at CrossFit Port Washington. Interview on page 28. Photo by Tommy Von Voigt

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EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENCE! As a lifelong resident I would love to help you make Port Washington your home. Photo by Tab Hauser

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From The Publisher Dear Neighbor, Thank you for reading Port Washington Magazine. Like the Port Washington News, which has been serving the community for 111 years, this new magazine was born here in Port at our Main Street office. For us, it was a challenging project. Not for editorial or technical reasons, but because we had to choose among the vast number of interesting people, important events and fun activities in the community. I wonder if anyone could muster enough paper and ink to capture all that is worth telling about Port. Each week, Port News Editor Karen Talley makes sure that the pages of the newspaper are bursting with the latest local news. And the website, www. PortWashington-News.com, is a great complement, with breaking news and opportunities for you to join the discussions. Yet, even with all of that coverage, there is more to tell, and tell it in a way that is best achieved with a magazine. As you well know, Port Washington is such a welcoming and wonderful place that those who live here never want to leave, and those who do leave long to return. The location — bays on two sides and Long Island Sound wrapping around — is a sailor’s, angler’s and nature-lover’s heaven. Its proximity to Manhattan is eminently practical. And the sense of community? Well, when many of you talk about it, there are misty eyes and cracking voices. That sense of community explains the phenomenal public schools. It explains the marvelous public library and other institutions and organizations. It explains the huge turnout for Pride in Port, HarborFest, the Red Stocking Revue and so many other philanthropic and just plain enjoyable events. It explains why Port is such an easy place to love, such a hard place to leave. With this, the inaugural issue of Port Washington Magazine, we hope we have captured that spirit.

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Love Port Why I

People everywhere sing the praises of their hometowns, but everybody agrees that there is something special about Port Washington. In fact, many things are special about Port Washington. Here, people from around the community explain “Why I love Port.”

really never had to leave our adventure and, when we did, Port was always still with us.

Donna Jabbour Quinn, Laffey Fine Homes Twenty-five years ago when my husband and I decided to move to the burbs, Port Washington was our #1 choice because of the Chuck Idol, resident, small business owner diversity and great school system. I love Port Washington for its serpentine coastline, marinas, golf Little did we know that there is a feeling in the air in Port that courses, beaches and businesses. I love Port Washington for its part can be found in no other town. in the history of the sands of time, knowing New York City was built using Cow Neck Bay sand. I am proud of the hard-working people from We felt it immediately — Port residents love their town and Port all walks of life who have played a major role in forming this country, loves them back with seaside charm, farmers’ markets, well-attended and on July 4th, as “Stars and Stripes Forever“ is played, I am proud to parades, active charitable organizations, a parent co-op, a nationally acclaimed library and movies by the bay, just to name a few. be an American in Port Washington, Long Island. Judi Bosworth, supervisor, Town of North Hempstead Harry Hepcat, musician, writer I love Port Washington because it is such a tight-knit community. Maybe because it was almost like living on an island, being on that peninsula surrounded on three sides by salt water and only three small It is neighbors helping neighbors and everyone wanting the best for Port Washington. Port is also the perfect place to shop, dine, boat, roads into the area. We were all together, and growing up with my swim or just sit and enjoy the beautiful historic waterfront. fellow townsfolk was like living with an extended family. We felt we PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE | 17

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Amrit Sethi, Happy Montessori School We are a town that cherishes our children, and I love being a part of it.

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Laurie Scheinman, wit & whim I love Port Washington because its residents opened up their hearts and wallets to support a little unknown shop dedicated to giving back. They humored the owner, clearly in the throes of a mid-life crisis, who knew nothing about retail and encouraged her passion. I love Port Washington because of the people and spirit of our wonderful town.

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John C. Ball, resident When I was 13, I had a business at the Town Dock. I took my 2.5-hp outboard motor down to Bill’s Boats, rented a row boat, went over to the Town Dock and offered launch service for 25 cents. I would usually clear a little more than $20 a day. That was really good money in 1953. I’ve lived in Port for 68 years, and what I love most is the evening walk around the Town Dock, watching the sunset. Judy Ray, Carnel’s Printing I love Port because it is earthy and a water town. It has interesting, loving people and community-oriented organizations. Jeffrey A. Stone, Laffey Fine Homes and owner of www.TownAdvisor.com/portwashingtonny I can honestly say that I love Port because it’s all about the community and how special and unique it is to residents and businesses alike. Residents both younger and older donate their time and money to help one another in need. Port is an ethnically diverse and vibrant town offering many amenities, year-round events and many opportunities for volunteerism, which is what attracted me and my wife Ginny to live here. Annette Oestreich, vice president of finance, Residents For A More Beautiful Port Washington A sense of community, a sense of familiarity, a sense of belonging.

Arlene Wikow, Blue Ribbon Travel There are so many reasons to love Port Washington, beginning with the warm welcome we received when our doors opened on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. This community offers a supportive network for businesses to succeed. Personally, I love the quaintness of the town, the harbor, the shops and the charming small-town feeling. Sharon Maier-Kennelly, executive director, Landmark on Main Street Port has the sophistication and culture that come with being so close to New York City, but it also has the heart and soul of a tight-knit small town. There are so many beautiful traditions that residents from all generations enjoy with their neighbors and friends: Community Chest’s Thanksgiving Day Run; the Pride in Port and Memorial Day Parades; Friday night concerts during the summer at the Bandshell; the Fall Festival at Cow Neck Historical Society; Cinema on the Bay; and — of course — attending events at Landmark on Main Street! Bobbie Polay, executive director, Port Washington Chamber of Commerce I love my job with the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce! For the past 25 years, I have had the pleasure and privilege of working with the brightest, friendliest and most community-spirited people anywhere. It

is a place where businesspeople, residents and government officials come together to work for one goal — keeping Port Washington one of the best places in the country to live, work and play. Kim Campbell, Campbell’s Carpet Service Let me count the ways. I love the parks and the restaurants. I love the Town Dock and the train station with a direct line into NYC. I love our small-town address and the opportunity of doing business in town for the past 49 years. Jean-Marie Posner, executive director of the Friends of the Sands Point Preserve; president of the Sands Point Civic Association and the Port Washington Senior Citizens Center. I enjoy living in a community that offers diversity in the landscape and culture, public parks and open spaces, waterfront amenities, a charming downtown centerpiece, convenient access to public transportation, and a caring group of interested residents who are willing to work to protect and maintain the quality of life here. It’s the place I take pride in calling my home. Elise May, Storytime Theater/Expressive Elocution Port is the best of all worlds; culturally diverse, artistically creative, close to the water and close to the city. I have theatre programs with children in the schools, summer shows and at the library. The community support is absolutely amazing. ■

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Her journey began more than six decades ago. Port Washington artist Margaret Weissbach stepped into a “still life” class at The Art Students League of New York when she was just 11 years old. Shortly after she entered the room, however, she walked out. She wandered the hallways until she came across a classroom with a model inside and asked if she could join the group. And so it began. As much disinterest as she felt for the still life, her pull toward the human figure was infinitely greater. “That’s when I started working on the figure, and I’ve been painting the figure ever since,” Margaret said. Not realizing at the time that life is all about making choices, she now reflects, “That’s when I made my first choice.” An only child, Margaret was influenced and inspired by her music-critic father.

“He loved the arts,” she said. “He was very enthusiastic about my interest, and he did so many things to encourage me to continue to paint.” Indeed, while other children her age were outdoors skipping rope or playing stickball, she was attending concerts, ballets and operas with her parents. Additionally, her dad often surprised her by bringing home books on topics such as the Impressionists or the Italian Renaissance. Margaret attended The High School of Music & Art on West 135th Street in Manhattan, which merged into the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1984. The commute from Queens into Manhattan alone helped fire her passion and nurture her future as an artist. “I met wonderful people from all over the city,” she said. “At each stop of the subway, more kids got on. It was a great adventure! On Saturdays, we went to the Museum of Modern Art. That was one of our ways of socializing, since we came from all parts of the city.” PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE | 23

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“Watercolor is my second nature,” she said, but she fell in love with printmaking, specifically monoprints, after taking a class. To create a monoprint, she paints on a Plexiglas pane, then runs the pane and a sheet of paper through a printmaking press. “I took a [printmaking] class, and as soon as I started painting, I loved the feel of the brush moving across the plate and then carving out the whites. You can really play with it. It was very much like watercolor from the aspect of having the mobility. Oils are on canvas and not smooth; you can’t move it around like you can a watercolor. I like the thickness of the ink,” she said. As the plate goes through the press, the inks are pushed around, creating interesting effects. “I take this unplanned factor into account,” she said. “I may like it just the way it is, or may go back into it. It can be a flexible experiment that leads to development of creative new ideas.” What comes out of the press is a one-of-a-kind print. Not the first of a run of identical images. The printed image might be worked with various media or the plate might be reworked various ways. But trying to make a second print from the original, unaltered plate? No, that creates a very light copy, which is called a “ghost.” Margaret has been exhibiting her award-winning artwork for decades in shows from Mamaroneck to Sag Harbor and dozens of places in between. Through Sept. 25, her monoprints are on display at the Manhasset Public Library. Her floral watercolors are on view in Port Washington at the QW Gallery, 113A Main St. ■

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“I enjoy coming to work and feel like I’m on vacation here,” he says, quickly adding that he works hard. “I put some love into what I do...and shake it a lot.” To make the 3M: • 2 wedges lime • 3 small slices fresh mango • 6 leaves fresh mint • ½ oz. simple syrup • 2 ½ ounces Mount Gay rum • 1 ½ ounces club soda

At the Port Washington Yacht Club, one tropical fruit in particular is a club favorite. Head bartender Louie Flores mixes up the 3M, the Mount Gay Mango Mojito. For this popular drink, Louie combines Barbados’ Mount Gay rum with mango, lime, mint and club soda. Although this is the signature drink at PWYC, Louie says he is also famous for his margaritas. Why? “They like the way I make it, I guess.” Louie thinks that perhaps his enjoyment of his job comes through in his Muddle the lime, mango and mint and combine it with simple syrup and rum. margaritas. Add club soda; shake and serve; garnish with lime wedges and mint leaves. PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE | 33

Passion Fruit Cocktails North Hempstead Country Club Zulma Caceres, day bartender In Zulma Caceres’ native Colombia, passion fruit is one of the more popular fruits. “We use it in juices, ice cream, sorbet and smoothies with milk,” says Zulma, who is the day bartender at the North Hempstead Country Club in Port Washington. “It has the bitter and sour, but sugar makes it sweet-sour.” At North Hempstead, Zulma makes her own passion fruit concentrate, using it in martinis, margaritas and mojitos. Fresh passion fruit is one of the lesser known and infrequently used 34 | PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE

tropical fruits here in the northeast, but it is widely grown and enjoyed throughout South America and tropical and subtropical regions. The thick skin of this egg-sized fruit is inedible, but inside is a delicious golden pulp surrounding tiny, edible seeds. To make passion fruit concentrate: • 20 passion fruit • 5 tablespoons sugar • 16 ounces water Combine all in a blender and strain. Keep refrigerated. Add to drinks for a cool summer kick any time of the year.

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We Pull For Port Despite competition from the many athletic and social activities available to Port Washington youngsters, the Friends of Port Rowing has established a robust program in just four years. What is it about rowing that draws a teenager’s attention away from more popular, more glamorous and certainly less grueling athletic choices? “Rowing changes a person,” said Monika Dorman, the acknowledged rowing guru of Port Washington, who, at 74, is known as the Grandmother of Port Rowing. “It has changed me. Young people who don’t have a sport they’re good at, they can row. I have so many letters from parents telling me how their children’s grades have increased and how their personalities have changed. Rowing does miracles. In rowing, every muscle in your body works. It gives you such an uplifting feeling that you feel that nothing can bother you.”

Of course, it’s not all euphoria. “If you are a hard worker and can put pain aside and be mentally and physically strong, you can have great success as a rower,” said Port Rowing’s Executive Director Steve Panzik. “There’s nothing more exhausting. The satisfaction of knowing what you just did when you finish a race — there’s nothing like it in the world. And it’s such a rewarding feeling when you’re out there on the water.” “I’ve rowed in these waters for 34 years,” said Monika, who lives in Sands Point with her husband, Neil, recalling how the program, now with more than 125 boys and girls, got its start. “I kept seeing other crews coming out in Hempstead Harbor and I was very annoyed and jealous. We’re surrounded by waters. Why don’t we have a crew?” Mitch Tamkin, a Garden City businessman, is the president of Friends of Port Rowing and has lived in Sands Point for 16 years. Monika recruited Mitch and Steve to help her start the program.

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A Port resident, Steve assisted in developing Manhasset High School’s team and was an accomplished rower at Temple University. He was offered a chance to try out for the Olympics, but chose to get his degree in physical therapy, and now runs the Power 10 Gym in Port. Mitch had been part of the Kent School team in Connecticut that won the silver medal in the 1976 world championships. He continued rowing at the University of Pennsylvania, where his crew won a national championship. Shortly after Monika enlisted him in Port Rowing, Mitch bought seven used boats and gave them to the program. The gift was a huge boost. 40 | PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE

“We were able to get all those boats and a trailer to haul them for the cost of just one brand-new eight-person boat,” he said. “Some of them weren’t exactly in great shape, but we still use them to this day.” From the early days, the program was ambitious, especially when it was expanded to middle-school students. “Our first year, we had 192 kids and we were the largest rowing program in New York State,” Mitch said. When Monika found that spending six months a year in Arizona with family made it hard for her to run the operation, Mitch took over the presidency.

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Founders and leaders: From left, Mitch Tamkin, Steve Panzik and Monika Dorman.

“It’s been fantastic what Mitch has done with Port Rowing,” said Monika. “Steve has been a wonderful coach. I’m so happy that the youth of Port Washington can profit from a sport that really can change them, improve them and bring them to good colleges.” “Rowing is something that every kid can do,” said Steve. “It’s a short learning curve.” He also believes that it’s perfect for the athlete who may not be able to perform at a high level in other team sports and is looking for an outlet for his or her energy. Unlike many other team sports, there are no cuts, but participants must sign a “contract” regarding alcohol and drugs, and that they’re accountable for their actions, dedication and attendance. Molly Alstodt, now in her senior year at Schreiber High School, is passionate about the sport. “Mitch told my dad about rowing when I was

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tivities], so I got it all done in the little time that I had. Without rowing, I would not be where I am today. It’s created friendships that I never thought that I could have. We’re a family.” CJ is part of the team’s first “graduating class.” Five boys from that class are now attending Ivy League schools, and others are enrolled at Wesleyan, Northwestern and Johns Hopkins. Even though Friends of Port Rowing (www.portrowing.com) is not affiliated with Schreiber or Weber Middle School, most members attend those two schools. There are students in the program from at least eight other area schools, and even some from the city. There’s also a Masters program for adults, and 20 to 40 participate, depending on the season.

Laura Hall rows in the program at least twice a week, and her daughter, Corrine, now in her sophomore year, has rowed since she was in the eighth grade. “We encouraged her to try out for the team and that was it,” said Laura. “She was hooked.” “Rowing is the ultimate team sport,” the proud mom continued. “You have to all work together. If anyone goes off kilter in the boat, the boat doesn’t run the way it should. You have to really concentrate on working with the other people in the boat.” What’s ahead for the program? “The future is huge,“ said Mitch. “We are hoping to build a boathouse within the next year and have a permanent home. Right now, we’re kind of nomadic. Everything will then finally be under one roof.” ■

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The music playing at the Port Washington Yacht Club on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 13, will be the Beatles, the Supremes and maybe even Manfred Mann’s “Do Wah Diddy Diddy.” But you won’t hear hip-hop. “We’re too old for rap,” insists Amy Bass, co-chair of the Schreiber High School Class of ‘64 Reunion Committee. But definitely not too old for a long weekend of golf, boat rides, get-togethers and tours of their alma mater, as dozens of Port graduates come from as far as Idaho and Montana to celebrate their 50-year reunion. And what a half-century it has been! “Between 1964 and 1968, we were traumatized,” said Karen Maiorano, a reunion committee member. “We were blind-sided.” It’s arguable that the Class of ‘64 was the last of the “Happy Days”- style teenagers. They spent their adolescent Friday afternoons at Mrs. Reid’s Dancing School, where lessons in the tango and foxtrot required the girls to wear white gloves and girdles (“So we could wear stockings,” Karen recalls), and the young “gentlemen” were counseled to avoid sweaty palms. “In school, we couldn’t wear pants,” said Chery Manniello. “And when you kneeled, the hem of the skirt had to touch the floor.” But seismic cultural changes were underway, especially after Nov. 22, 1963. “We all remember where we were when President Kennedy died,” said Amy. “I was in Driver’s Ed.” PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE | 47

James Ryan* Home: Sea Cliff Family: wife, Elizabeth; sons Gavin, 22, Ian, 19 Occupation: Musician/ Composer What is your favorite memory of high school? Playing with the Fliptones. What is the most important thing you learned in high school? Very little. Most of my learning started in my 20s. What has changed most about you since high school? Loss of hair, much more positive outlook on life. What has changed least? My love of creating and performing music. What haven’t you done that you still want to do? Can’t think of a thing. I actually have completed my bucket list of things I wanted to do. Now I’m just enjoying the cruise. What would you say to your high school self if you met today? Smile, relax, everything happens in your favor, despite how you feel in the moment. Even the most difficult times present unseen opportunities to move toward the opening door and allow the one behind you to close. What do you think your high school self would say to you? Whoah, DUDE! WTF? *Jimmy attended Schreiber until mid junior year, when his family moved to New Jersey. But he remains life-long friends with many Schreiber classmates.

“I was in Spanish 1 when we got the news,” said Fred Falconer. “There was not a word spoken. It was total silence as everybody walked out.” Skirt lengths, white gloves as well as high school fraternities and sororities became quaint notions as these young people were buffeted by such forces as the women’s movement, drugs, civil rights and, of course, Viet Nam (“We would watch the war on TV”). 48 | PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE

“When we graduated from college in 1968, it was a completely different world,” said Amy. How did they fare? Judging from the alumni we’ve encountered, the answer is “Quite well.” To give you a sense of who they were, who they now are, and the various roads taken, in the following pages we profile six members of the Schreiber Class of ‘64.

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French. That same year, I married my classmate, Geoffrey Bass. In the early years, I was a French teacher. How many careers have you had since high school? Just the Home: Port Washington Family: husband, Geoffrey Bass; daughter, Susanna Bass Parker; son, highlights. French teacher (in Massachusetts and the Canal Zone). College Public Relations Officer (Stevens Institute of Technology in Jonathan Bass; grandchildren Ivy Bass, 7, Leo Bass, 3 Occupation: Community Volunteer and Hoboken). Community Volunteer and Leader (Port Washington). Aside from your family, what are you most proud of? My Leader. President, Friends of the Library; service to the Port community and involvement in many local Founder, Port Washington Education Foundation; former President, Port Wash- non-profits, especially serving the Friends of the Port Washington Public Library of which I have been president for many years, and the ington Board of Education. Port Washington Education Foundation (PWEF) of which I was the What is your favorite memory of high school? Starring as “Lily” in Carni- founding president (and am now president emerita and still a board member) in 2001 and which has funded more than 250 grants in the val!, the Schreiber fall musical. school district. I am so proud of both organizations. What is the most important thing What haven’t you done that you still want to do? A little more travel. you learned in high school? I was a very conscientous student. I As a former French teacher, we’ve traveled many, many times all over France. enjoyed theatre — the music and singing. I learned to get along with What would you say to your high school self if you met today? people from diverse backgrounds. In the years immediately after high school, what did you do? You did a good job in growing up, raising wonderful children, and giving back to Port. I graduated from the University of Rochester in 1968 with a major in PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE| 49

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How many careers have you had since high school? Just the highlights. It’s been insurance. I formed the company, and now my son has joined the firm. Aside from your family, what are you most proud of? My employees. What haven’t you done that you still want to do? I want to take the winter off and ski. Half the season in Austria, and half the season in Colorado. What would you say to your high school self if you met today? Focus on what you want, and go get it. What do you think your high school self would say to you? Can I have some money? What is the most important thing you have learned in the past 50 years? To be flexible. PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE| 55

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In a room clogged with rainbow blocks, crafts and play equipment, Akanxha Joshi stands seemingly motionless and relaxed compared to the toddlers running around her feet. She keeps a close watch on her 2-year-old daughter among what one librarian calls “organized chaos” during the Play Pals program at the Port Washington Public Library. Before the 11 a.m. indoor recess and story time, Akanxha had made her husband his lunch and saw him off to work. By 10 a.m., the mother-daughter pair was in the Children’s Room of the library, next door to the small theater room that houses Play Pals. It’s all part of a routine, Akanxha, a five-year Port Washington resident, says they complete every weekday morning to visit her “second home.” “I really appreciate this program so much,” Akanxha says. “They are doing their best. Everything they can do, they are doing it.” This mother is not alone in her praise. In just a few brief conversations with other parents, it’s clear that word of these resources travels fast, making the programs for Port’s youngest residents not only popular, but also a gathering point of the community. On any given day, 60 people or more come down to the room for each scheduled event, according to Fran Powell, a librarian and the family place coordinator, making the kids’ room the place to be, especially during summer vacation. For school-age kids, the calendar is bursting with eco-crafts, family bingo and movies, as well as book discussions and science groups. However, Fran says, the most popular programs are those for very young children, citing one mom who waited outside the room for Play Pals (playtime for those between 18 and 29 months), ready to pounce should a spot to open up. Fran, who has been at the library for 12 years, says the goal is to engage and elicit a response from infants and toddlers through Jump for Joy (a dance and movement class), Book Babies (story time for kids between zero and 18 months), and others such as Park Story Time (with the action moving to a nearby park) and even dance parties. PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE | 59

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This Port institution is getting bigger and better than ever “We’re hoping we’re giving parents the tools to be their child’s first teacher, and so they feel empowered. They know what to do with their child. They know that they’re developing early literacy skills by reciting nursery rhymes and talking to their child,” Fran says. “[Studies] found that just casual conversation is very important for child brain development.” That’s why it doesn’t matter if a 3-month-old can’t understand the meaning of a Dr. Seuss classic. It’s more about being exposed to books and creating a nurturing environment, according to Fran. It doesn’t take an expert to see that the Children’s Room does just that. Words meant to inspire and encourage ring the ceiling’s perimeter; a circle designated for story time and play with puzzles and blocks sits in a corner; a row of computers and iPads lines the windows; and an outdoor garden is within view. However, library officials want to take it a step further, especially since program popularity has doubled the room’s usage. Nancy Curtin, library director, says that after three years of searching for an architect and listening to the input of parents and kids, the library is remodeling the children’s room for the first time in 20 years. “With all the advances in children’s learning styles, in certainly the use of technology, in learning environments that people describe,” Nancy says, “we thought it was really important that we take another look at the children’s room and make it the best learning environment we could make.”

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Choosing at Choice: Discussing their selections for a new issue of Choice Magazine Listening are (l-r) Associate Editor David Graham Page, Editor in Chief Pamela Loeser and Associate Editor Annie Schlegel-Kyrkostas. Below: The benefactor, LuEsther T. Mertz.

Macular degeneration robbed my mother of the ability to read when she was in her 70s. Fortunately, there were Talking Books available free from the Library of Congress, but she missed the fun of reading magazine articles until she started receiving Choice Magazine Listening. CML, headquartered in Port Washington, brought her high-quality magazine articles, short stories and poetry on cassettes to play on her Talking Books machine. I remember her calling me in delight after she had listened to an article about George Gershwin — I think it was from The New Yorker. For 52 years, CML has been serving people who are unable to read standard print due to blindness, or are otherwise visually impaired or physically disabled. At their offices on Channel Drive, three editors read the latest magazines and select the best writing — articles, fiction, essays and poetry. They review 100 magazines and produce 12 hours of material four times a year, all at no charge to their 20,000 subscribers. A look at the table of contents for the summer 2014 issue gives an inkling of the depth and breadth of the selections: “A Passage from Hong Kong”by Maya Jasanoff (The New York Review of Books), “Razing Arizona”by Christopher Ketcham (Harper’s), “And It Was Good”by RN Ferguson (Horticulture) and “Nature Contained”by Dominique Browning (Conde Nast Traveler). Some selections are short, such as the four-minute piece “The Ring” by Stephen King from Tin House, or long, as with the 54-minute “New Origin of the Species”by Nathaniel Rich published in The New York Times Magazine. Choice Magazine Listening was founded in 1962 by Port Washington philanthropist LuEsther Mertz, who, along with her husband, Harold, and daughter Joyce, made a fortune as a founder of Publishers Clearing House in Port Washington. She was a supporter of the arts, making major gifts to Lincoln Center, New York City Ballet, New York Shakespeare Festival, the Joyce Foundation and Joseph Papp’s Public Theater. The Central Park Conservancy, New York Botanical Garden, 70 | PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE

the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University and the Civil Liberties Union all were recipients of her largess. In her honor, scientists at the Center for Conservation Biology named a subspecies of butterfly for her — Euphydryas editha luestherae — in 1980. In Port Washington, LuEsther was a trustee of the Port Washington Public Library and a founding member of the Port Washington League of Women Voters. Her husband gave Port Washington the original Publishers Clearing House building, now the Harold E. Mertz Community Center on Main Street. Since her death in 1991, at age 85, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust has continued to support charities that were important to her, and her Lucerna Fund supports Choice Magazine Listening. “She wanted people who didn’t have sight to enjoy magazines,”says Pamela Loeser, the editor in chief. When CML first began in 1962, the recordings (which are taped by professionals in a studio) were sent to subscribers on 16 2/3-rpm records that could be listened to on free players available through the Library of Congress’National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. As technologies advanced, CML moved along with them from 8-rpm flexible discs in 1978, to four-track cassettes in 1990, to digital Talking Books cartridges in 2011. Now, the issues are downloadable on computers. Editor Loeser emphasizes that CML issues are free and not just for blind people. Anyone who has trouble holding a magazine, perhaps from a stroke, Parkinson or M.S., is eligible. Eligibility is simple to establish, requiring the signature of an authority that could be a doctor, nurse, therapist or professional staff of a hospital, institution or welfare agency. Details are at www.choicemagazinelistening.org, or call 516-883-8280. LuEsther Mertz developed macular degeneration late in life, and I am guessing that she was able to enjoy the service that she had provided for so many others. ■

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Running PYA is a big job. And it takes Ron Henderson’s big heart to do it Ron Henderson vividly remembers the late 1950s, when as a young boy he played sports on Lions Field. He recalls the coaches telling him and his pals, “Line up on the baselines, hold your hats open and pick up all the rocks and glass before we can play baseball.” The coaches were volunteers, including his truck driver dad, one of the original coaches, who helped build the playing fields on Glen Lane. Picture men carrying sand from the old sand pits at the end of Salem Lane by Bar Beach to where Port’s prized nine and a half acres stand today as — quite appropriately — the Field of Dreams.

“This is my hometown,” smiles the now 67-year-old Ron, executive director of PYA (Port Youth Activities). “I’m part of the scenery. I’ve been here forever, since the day I was born in 1947.” Everybody in Port Washington knows of the popular, community-embracing organization that creates sports programs for boys and girls, ages 6 to 13, in baseball, softball, basketball, football, lacrosse, wrestling and roller-hockey. Today, PYA is backed by 71 sets of catcher’s gear, 15 lacrosse nets and tractors for cutting grass. “School districts don’t even have what we have,” Ron says proudly. PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE | 75

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The mission of PYA is to not only teach children sports fundamentals, but most importantly, help them learn the meaning of good sportsmanship. Ron, a minor league baseball player in his day, has been a Port all-star, thanks to his dedication to PYA over the last 21 years. “Ronny is Port Washington,” says Greg Pond, friend and former 10-year PYA board member. “PYA would not be what it is today without his involvement. He is a great people person who really enjoys the kids as well as the programs that he has set forth for our community.” Another friend, Angelo Reali, is similarly effusive. “This man gives so much to our community. He has helped develop many young athletes and works tremendously hard to keep them on a positive path to the future,” says Angelo. “When we first moved to town, my son was just 8, not knowing anyone. Ron took him under his wing and introduced him to boys that he is still best friends with today. Ron Henderson is truly one of a kind. His dedication to the PYA program goes above and beyond.” Of course, Ron doesn’t do it alone; he has 30 PYA board members supporting him, as well as numerous local donors. This past summer, PYA fielded 11 baseball teams, two lacrosse teams and two softball teams.

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The organization and the programs haven’t always been so robust. In fact, from 1998 to the end of 2000, the PYA fields underwent a major renovation, after raising $1 million in one year. “That was when our program exploded,” Ron recalls. They had to do something to the fields due to exceptionally high enrollment. PYA made full use of all the school fields at that time while the project was going on. “Local organizations and benefactors made it happen,” says Ron. “It was a tremendous community project, people reached into their pockets to help.” In 2001, the lot on Glen Lane reopened as the Field of Dreams. “It was one of those things that everyone said we couldn’t do it, but we did.” Daily stacks of paperwork, year-round scheduling, uniform orders, grass cutting (thank you, Gabe and Oscar), annual fundraising events, constant parent communication, insurance agreements and, of course, coaching are among the many tasks that Ron and his team have undertaken. Billy Owens drives the carts around, ensuring players are safe and have what they need. A familiar face on the field, Billy has a warm personality that makes him well-liked by the kids. A product of the program himself, Billy was a lacrosse player who settled back in town years ago.

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“Ronny was quite an athlete in high school,” says Bob Hirschfield, who along with his wife and partner, Rita, have run the New York Baseball Academy for the past 32 years. (Once part of New York Tech, the Baseball Academy is now with Hofstra University.) Bob and Ron have a long history together. In high school, they competed against one another in baseball and basketball. Ron reached out to Bob 22 years ago, when he sought his expertise in beginning a PYA baseball program under his leadership. “I remember Ronny as a tremendous competitor,” Bob says. “Whether he won or lost, he was always a class act — playing each game correctly and fairly to the end. He hustled, and I respected him as my opponent.” Those are the same attributes Ron works to instill in today’s kids and coaches. The result, say the Hirschfields, is a “phenomenal organization.” Ron puts the key into the door to his field office on most days as early as 7:30 a.m. He’s up at 5:30 a.m., often on the computer responding to parents, scheduling practices, and games after games. When does the day end? Typically, not until 10:30 p.m.

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“My wife, Ros, loves me because I’m not home,” Ron chuckles. Since 1972, they have lived on Smull Street, which he calls “one of Port’s best-kept secrets.” They raised their daughter, Debbie, and son, Kenny, there — both grew to become professional athletes. Debbie played basketball in Portugal, Medeira Island for Clube de Amigos for three years. Today, she is living out her life-long dream working as a supervisory nurse at St. Francis Hospital. Kenny was drafted in 1999 to play pro baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates Organization where he stayed for three years. He lives in Dix Hills and is a part owner of Prospect Sports Ltd., an indoor baseball facility in Farmingdale. Currently, he’s involved in building baseball fields around Long Island and beyond. Ron supported his family by driving a school bus in Manhasset for 19 years. Then, in 1984, a couple of PYA board members encouraged him to take on the (then) part-time workload at the organization. He was known, after all, as an active member of the community — Lions Club, Sons of Italy and, so far, a 49-year member of the Port Washington Fire Department. He accepted the PYA job, driving his bus route in the morning, and heading straight to Lions Field afterwards.

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Manhasset Isle, a section of Manorhaven on the western side of Shore Road, is anything but a cookie-cutter neighborhood. Known for its decidedly Native American street names — Nesaquake, Pequot, Secatoag, Yenicock and Sintsink — it is a colorful collection of homes and businesses in a beautiful Manhasset Bay setting. The Manhasset Bay Marina, Tom’s Point co-ops and La Motta’s Restaurant have long been part of Manhasset Isle’s diverse neighborhood of houseboats, cottages, co-ops and rentals. But as with most real estate that offers stunning water views, it was only a matter of time before updates, upgrades and new thinking made their way to the waterfront. Drive down Sintsink Drive West, and you will come across three brandnew standout structures: • Two two-family rental homes adjacent to one another • A multi-story custom home, just down the block, that is under construction. All are the work of Port Washington-based designer/mastermind Lee Najman. “When the builder came to us about Sintsink Drive West, he wanted something that would be simple, sleek and clean,” said Lee in his busy, second-floor office on Channel Drive that’s bursting with catalogs, building material and design prototypes. “Something that when the front door opens, there would be this Wow! factor.” The three new properties all back the water, with far more view than lawn. PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE | 85

“Not a bad way to live,” said Lee, who moved to Port with his family in the mid ‘70s, and has happily remained, while his design business works on projects in every part of the globe. Long ago a science teacher in New York City public schools, Lee used his spare time to build custom furniture in his garage. “I started with a $6 Pennysaver ad that said, ‘I design and build custom furniture,’” he recalled. The business took off from there, one project leading to another. Today, he and his staff of five design luxurious high-end residences, executive offices and specialty commercial and institutional facilities, along with restaurants. But never rental properties with a developer. Intrigued, he signed on to the Sintsink Drive West project. Some people in the area opposed the plans, worried about changing the nature of the neighborhood. Others welcomed the striking new structures. “These homes are definitely a different animal than what’s here,” said Lee. “They all have 10-foot ceilings and really stand out on the block.” Remember, the assignment was Wow! factor. The exteriors of 17 and 19 Sintsink Drive West are not-to-be missed black and white stucco and stone, with large windows, galvanized-steel railings and driveways made of concrete and pavers. Mahogany was originally planned for the exterior’s middle panel, but later substituted with a more cost-effective and durable ceramic tile that looks just like wood. “Today,” said Lee, “almost everything that’s natural has a manufactured substitute that’s remarkably good-looking and long-lasting.” Inside each of the three-story, 1,400-square-foot apartments is central air conditioning, as well as all of the kitchen and bath must-haves for today’s new construction.

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Angular winding stairs climb from the basement to the second floor where Lee builds on Wow! with Big! “Big bathrooms, big storage closets, a big master bedroom,” he said. The entire second floor is a master bedroom suite large enough to accommodate the addition of an office or gym. There are large walk-in closets, his and her sinks and vanities, a shower with two entries. The four-foot-deep balconies aren’t huge, but provide plenty of space for sitting or just gazing at the bay. Downstairs, there are three bedrooms, a living room and a dining room. Despite the duplex nature of each building, there is a sense of privacy. For tenants with small children, that’s especially important, said Lee. The setting and design are so compelling that even before they were finished, all of the apartments were spoken for.

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As rentals, the buildings are outfitted to keep both costs and maintenance low. Instead of wall coverings, Lee chose paint that’s easy to refresh every year or two, and flooring that would be durable and not expensive. That’s why there’s ceramic tile instead of carpet or hardwood. The look is very Najman — super modern and elegant with white, black, brown and gray as the dominant colors. And, as with most of his projects, Lee designed everything from the interior and exterior to the landscaping. On big projects, he designs the cabinets, furniture and carpet patterns. “I like having the freedom of architecture and placement,” he said. It’s a hands-on approach that harks back to Lee’s days of designing and building furniture in his Port Washington garage. “I’m very old school,” he said. “If I can’t make it or show you how to make it, then forget about it.” ■

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A picture is worth 1,000 words and at least 100 years By Christopher Bain

Aviation, Manhasset Isle The first seaplane reportedly touched down in Manhasset Bay in 1912 or 1913, just 10 years after the Wright Brothers’ historic flights. In the few years before the onslaught of WWI, Manhasset Bay developed into a major aviation hub, partly because of its calm waters and protected bay, and partly because of its proximity to New York City, Roosevelt Field and Mitchel Field. Glenn Curtiss, one of the top aviation inventors in the country in 1917, developed his “M-Flying boat” and then experimented and trained pilots here in Port Washington. Other legendary aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Floyd Bennett and Jimmy Doolittle, tested prototypes here, flying in and out of Manhasset Bay regularly. Local financiers included Daniel and Harry Guggenheim as well as J.P. Morgan, all of whom invested in the new and promising technology of aviation. American Aeronautical Corp. purchased 16 acres of property on Manhasset Isle to build a “flying boat” factory in 1929. Pan American Airways later took over the property,

built larger hangars and terminals, and operated the busy seaplane terminus from 1933 to 1940. In 1937, Pan Am flew its first flight from Manhasset Bay to Bermuda, carrying the mail. Just two years later, in 1939, the Pan Am Clipper flew the first commercial passenger flight to France, carrying a wellheeled roster of passengers. The next year, Pan Am moved its operations to LaGuardia field. During WWII, Grumman built Hell Cat fighters and Avenger torpedo bombers for the Navy, employing 4,000 people in Port. Republic Aviation (1952) was the last manufacturer on the site, making wings for F-105 and F84-F Thunderstreak jets during the Korean War. This image, taken on March 14, 1939, shows the maiden flight of the 42-ton Yankee Clipper taking off from Manhasset Bay, packed full of city officials, newspaper executives and Pan Am executives, heading for a flight over the New York World’s Fair and New York City. The cabanas of the Sands Point Club on Plum Point are clearly visible in the lower right corner. Flights to Bermuda and Europe were just a few months away. PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE | 93

LIRR It’s impossible to imagine the changes that came to Port Washington after 1898, when the Long Island Rail Road extended the tracks from Great Neck to Port Washington. The center of town had always been near the waterfront, stretching from the area around the Town Dock to just past the Mill Pond, in what is now Port Washington North. The LIRR’s track extension started the transition of Port into a commuting town. Proximity to the train station was suddenly more important than the waterfront, which prompted real estate developers to buy up local farmland and orchards and develop it into the neighborhoods we know today. The Park section (Bar Beach Road to Highland Avenue), Port Washington Estates (Mackey Avenue, Litchfield, Murray, Reid, Vista Way, etc.) and soon after, Beacon Hill (1917), can all trace their origins to the arrival of the LIRR. So, too, can several hotels (Port once had six!), such as the Victoria Hotel, shown here on the site of today’s Starbucks. Built by Walter Mullon in 1905, at the corner of Haven Avenue and Main Street (then called Flower Hill Avenue), Port’s largest hotel boasted a bowling alley, pool tables and “Electric Illumination.” 94 | PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE

Beacon Towers, Sands Point Sands Point has long been a magnet for prominent and wealthy individuals, including such family names as Sands, Vanderbilt, Harriman, Astor, Guggenheim, Fleishman, Sousa, Belmont and scores of others. Not long after Miss Alva Smith wed William Kissam Vanderbilt, the unhappy marriage ended in divorce, after which she married his best friend, Oliver H. P. Belmont, in 1896, the son of a wealthy banker, who died in 1907. Ten years later, in 1917, she commissioned the building of Beacon Towers, designed by leading architectural firm Hunt & Hunt (shown here), arguably the most opulent home ever built in Sands Point. There were said to be upwards of 60 primary rooms and 140 in total. In 1924, she purchased the adjoining Sands Light lighthouse and property for $100,000, thus amassing the entire tip of Sands Point. A 12-foot-tall spiked wall running from west to east effectively sealed off the property from the rest of the peninsula. The huge gate and wall remain to this day, at the end of Middle Neck Road, and are all that remain of Alva Vanderbilt Belmont’s “gothic fantasy.”

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In 1927, Alva sold the house to William Randolph Hearst, one of his many incredible properties around the country. The property was sold to developers in 1941, the house demolished, and the land sub-divided for seven individual waterfront properties, all just behind the massive spiked wall and ornately imposing gates.

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The Mill Pond The pond that townspeople know as the Mill Pond was once an inlet, often referred to as Dodge’s Inlet, since it reached all the way back to the Dodge Homestead, still standing today at the back of the pond. The head of the inlet was dammed to form Shore Road in 1795, allowing the building of a new tidal mill, replacing the nearby Cock’s Mill that had originally been built by Adam Mott in 1781. In this hand-tinted postcard, photographed from the “Down Neck School” (later Sands Point School), you can clearly see the red-tinting of the cross-gambrel roof on the Hotel Renwick in the distance, 96 | PORT WASHINGTON MAGAZINE

now home to Diwan Restaurant. Also visible is the conveyor belt of the Titus Sandmining Company, which along with other competing companies, was pulling sand from all the land now comprising Soundview. From the multiple sand mining operations dotting the peninsula, up to 50 barges a day were pulled by tugboat to New York City, “Cow Bay Sand” being the key ingredient in the cement used for the sidewalks, tunnels and foundations of the city infrastructure. Workers came from Italy, Poland, Germany, Ireland and elsewhere to work in Port’s sandmining operations, which for more than 100 years was one of the largest in the country.

Boats to Let / The Town Dock Shellfishing, sandmining and farming made up a large part of the local economy in the late 1800s. Summer tourism started in earnest as the new century took hold, often centered on the shoreline, which raised the demand for a public dock. This early 1920s-era view shows the “Public Dock” full of cars, before it was expanded to the left. The shop in the image could be the predecessor of Louie’s or just another establishment that rented boats for pleasure fishing, and sold hard- or soft-shell clams, mussels, oysters and even lobsters. Once the Town of North Hempstead took over the dock, it was expanded to its current configuration. When this photograph was taken, Manhasset Isle had been reduced from its 40-foot hillsides of sand by the mining companies, and was soon to be developed into neighborhoods, light industry and a huge aviation complex that would shape the landscape for decades. Christopher Bain is president of the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society. The website is www.cowneck.org. ■

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What: Simon Pearce crystal sailboat “We have many customers looking for gifts for residents of Port,” says Laura Mazza of the Sands Point Shop. “The Simon Pearce sailboat is the perfect choice because it truly represents Port Washington: streamlined elegance with a nautical theme.” What: A Chanel bag “Purple Consignment Store carries highend designer items and women’s fashion,” says the shop’s Silvana Galasso. “Our top sellers are Chanel bags — sophisticated, classy and timeless, just like the women of Port. Moreover, the store is a brilliant example of the charitable spirit of the residents of Port Washington, as we donate a percentage of all our sales to various charities.”

What: The Port Salad at La Motta’s “One of the best views of Port Washington is right at La Motta’s Waterside Restaurant,” says Nadine Delmonte of the bayside landmark. “We are well-known for our fresh fish as well as our Port Salad with sweet caramelized pecans, fresh crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, dried cherries, organic greens and honey mustard dressing.” What: Tickets to the Pride in Port Dinner/Dance “Pride in Port Day defines the Port community,” says organizer Barbara Faticone. “At the dinner dance, we honor those in our community who have made outstanding achievements, we dance and we enjoy food and a cocktail hour.”The dinner/dance begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Polish American Hall. Tickets are $30 in advance. Call 883-6566.

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What: Dancing at Berest Dance Center “For 38 years the Berest Dance Center has been about the students,” says founder Olga Berest. “It has contributed to the cultural mecca that Port Washington has become by bringing serious dancers from all over the Island to study at the school. But Berest is not just for professionals, it’s not unusual to now see first and second generations of Port families dancing under the same roof, just for the love and joy of movement.”

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