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Jones Street Port Jefferson. The edge of the building at the right is the First National Bank shown below. Next to that is a boarding and livery stable. The bell tower is on the fire house. The building is still there without the tower. At the left is the old post office. I have seen a copy of this card mailed in July of 1905. |
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Jones Street (now called Main Street) by A. S. Greene of Port Jefferson. The card was mailed from Port Jefferson in 1915. The ship is in the Mather & Wood Shipyard. For an enlargement of the main portion showing the signs on the right, including one for Smith's Hotel (later the Ardencraig Inn), click here. |
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"One of the Shipyards" This card, postmarked 1913, shows the same yard
that was seen at the end of Jones Street and next to the Darling Store.
At the time of the card it was the Mather & Wood Shipyard. Right: "'The
Osiris' Launched, May 31, 1919." |
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"Port Jefferson's Largest Store, Port Jefferson, N. Y." This card from about 1910 shows the Mather & Wood Shipyard on the left and the F.F. Darling Store at the right. The sign on the store says, "Platt Harness Shop" and the one propped upside down against the pole on the left provides instructions for automobiles. |
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 Bishop and Loper Buick
was at the intersection of Main Street and West Broadway. The building
has been converted into stores and is known as Chandler Square. |
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 "The Schooner Restaurant" Right: the back says
it was built in 1899 in Maine and called Sita and later Ilkama. In October of 1946
it was towed from Riverhead and remodeled as the restaurant. "Cappy's Schooner" is painted on it. |
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"The Meadow, Port Jefferson, L. I." The original name for this area was Drowned Meadow. The buildings are on the east side of Jones Street (now Main Street) before fill was added. Behind the trees is Smith's Hotel (later Ardencraig Inn). The building to the right says Carriage Manufacturer (reflection from water added). This was orginally Tuttle Carriages. |
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"Smith's Hotel, Port Jefferson, L. I." This card was published by Mill L. [Lizzie] Smith, Port Jefferson and was printed in Germany. Lizzie's father Thomas Smith started the hotel. |
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According to the Historical Society of Port Jefferson, Ardencraig Inn was built about 1873 at 100 Main Street, and burned down on March 2, 1920. The hotel was on the east side of Main at the north corner of Arden Place. The card was mailed in 1910. For an enlargement of the car and sign, click here. |
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"Ardencraig Inn, Port Jefferson, N. Y." This real photo postcard was mailed in 1913. The Inn is still behind the willow trees, but the AAA sign is clear. At the end of the street to the right the steamship dock can be seen. The sign on the building at the right says "Newman." For an enlargement of the center, click here. |
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"The Original Elk Hotel and Restaurant, Port Jefferson, L. I." Not mailed but the cars date it. The information on that back says, "Every room outside -- hot and cold water -- Excellent dining room -- Delicious sea food... Telephone 86" On the corner to the left is were the Ardencraig Inn used to be. It is still operating. |
