From one of our website visitors . . .
I was raised in Midland Beach, when the beach was packed and swimming was fine and clear, clean waters. A frozen
Milky Way from the concession stand on the boardwalk as your feet burned on the sand. Pete DeVita's Dept. store
for school supplies and Christmas shopping with your allowance. Cle's butterfly stitches and Miss Cini's 2 for
1cent penny candy. Hoping on my bike with Mary on the handle bars and Bobby on the back. Roller skating in the
park or down the beach. 50 cents zeppoles at Pizza Clown (Pizza Town), and of course Nunzios pizza. Temptee Freeze
frozen sundaes for a nickel the next day and Goodies hamburgers.
From the United Cigar Store before George Mischigan owned it - 1948
( Photo courtesy of his son
Charles “Corkey” Lichtenstein )
South Beach
South Beach was the first permanent settlement on Staten Island, originally
named "Oude Dorp"
meaning Old Village. It was a little colony located at the shore end of Ocean
Avenue, on the banks of
Old Town Creek. This first settlement on Staten Island was established in August 1661.
donated by Carol Castelli-Garzi
South Beach Amusement Park, Sand Lane
Year - 1969
South Beach Amusement Rides - 320 Sand Lane
South Beach Amusement Rides - 320 Sand Lane
Ann Antonietti 1952 on the Pony Cart
Donated by Rich Rossi
If anyone was around in 1905, they will remember this restaurant at
102 Ocean Avenue, it was the predecessor of
The Surf Club
Louis Gardella, Larry Gardella & Victoria Rossi
South Beach Boardwalk Concessions
(Notice The South Beach Pennant)
Other, wrong photos of the Tirelli Carousel have been published but this is the one that the
Tirelli Family has identified as being the one they operated
on the South Beach Boardwalk until 1956
(It was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in
1907 at a price of $8,000)
South Beach Easter Parade
in front of The Ark Restaurant
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Sand Lane Amusements
Nunley's Carousel 1920's
Ed Farrell and William Nunley in front of ride
