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Leisurama was a line of inexpensive prefabricated houses which were available for purchase through Macy's department stores in the United States in the mid-1960s. The precursor to the final design was shown at the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow, which provoked the noted Kitchen Debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
They aimed to convert this vestige of old Montauk into an exclusive beach club for members only, a plan that was ultimately unsuccessful. Houseknecht set up her own 501(C)(3), The Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation- from the proceeds, to engage in philanthropy. [9] [10] [11] In 2016, the East Deck Motel was razed to be replaced by Montauk ...
The hull, foundering beneath the waves, was first secured near Montauk Point by legendary Montauk fisherman Captain Frank Mundus on his vessel Cricket II and Carl Forsberg, founder of the Viking Fleet, the largest fishing fleet in Montauk, on his Viking V, and was later transferred to the Coast Guard picket boat, which towed it into Lake Montauk.
Nestling into 1,000 acres of reserve, the airport, located three miles outside Hamptons hotspot Montauk, N.Y., sprawls across 37 acres and boasts a 3,200-foot runway.
The estate, which is listed for $4.85 million in Boerne, Texas, has its very own lazy river in the backyard — a backyard that serves as a private water park.
Montauk Airport was constructed in 1957 to improve access to the East End community, which was being developed as a summer resort. [4] Perry Duryea Jr., a former pilot of the Naval Air Transport Service, was one of the early partners of the corporation that developed the airport, and often piloted his own plane between Montauk and Albany while serving as a member of the New York State Assembly.
Listing price on eBay: $2,500 There were countless Japanese-made, cartoon-like ceramic figurines made during the 1950s, and some of the most valuable (and collectible) are vintage salt and pepper ...
Montauk Friends of Olmsted Parks LLC was established in 1994 to protect an extensive system of beaches and waterfront properties and roadways. In 1995, Montauk became the birthplace of the extreme surfcasting technique known as skishing. The sport involves donning a wetsuit and flippers and swimming into the ocean with rod and reel to catch ...