The history of the community of Elmont, past posts and overview.
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Belmont Park History of Racing |
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Written by Xavier Rodriguez
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Friday, 13 August 2010 23:03 |
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Horse racing history on the Hempstead Plains did not start with the opening of Belmont Park in 1905, but 240 years prior to that. It was in 1668, where the first English Governor of the Province of New York, Sir Richard Nicholls would celebrate racing of the best horses through all the Colonies and award the victors of this sport with a Silver Cup twice a year.
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 August 2010 23:05 |
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The Importance of Locustwood Boulevard 2001 |
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Written by Ruth Jakab
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Friday, 13 August 2010 22:57 |
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The Locustwood Boulevard and its interesting history should be recounted. During several years being vice president of the Locustwood/Gotham Civic Association, I have received numerous calls from neighbors complaining about the non-appealing appearance of the isle on Locustwood Boulevard and that nobody did anything to "clean up" the problem. I tried to help, the most that I can, by talking to the gardeners and the contractor that work on the isle, and neighbors that live in the area. Until later the members of the Civic united on October 2000, to help the neighbors in the area resolve the problem of the isle on Locustwood Boulevard. On that meeting of the Locustwood/Gotham Civic Association we had Councilman Joseph Kearney as our speaker. He took charge of the problem, and from then on, the process of the Beautification of Locustwood Boulevard came into effect.
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Property Tax Assessment 1999 |
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Written by Ruth Jakab
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Friday, 13 August 2010 22:56 |
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The only motivations to change the current property tax assessment system are personal or political ambitions. The current system is not in any way discriminatory to any race or culture. Those who believe it is are fooling themselves.
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 13 August 2010 22:53 |
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When 65-year-old sportsman August Belmont II, son of the founder of Belmont Park, volunteered to fight in World War I in 1917, his young wife named their new colt My Man O' War in honor of her husband's patriotism. Still at war, Belmont sold the chestnut-colored horse to textile magnate Samuel Riddle the next year. Man O' War galvanized the slumping sport of horse racing and became a national hero.
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Belmont Park Train Terminal |
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Written by Xavier Rodriguez
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Friday, 13 August 2010 22:39 |
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Belmont Park's early success had be lead by the convenient access to the Long Island Railroad terminal. The terminal also served as a switch over, from the diesel trains from the city, to the steam-powered trains from the LIRR.
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 August 2010 22:52 |
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