Albert, on the left, and William Wanamaker operated the family shoe repair business. On the shelves behind them are stacks of heels and soles. This shop, located at the northeast corner of Franklin and Jackson Avenue, was in a building that was...
Vernon Church Flowers opened in 1949 and was known as THE Nyack florist for many years. Its location at 84 Highland Avenue (Route 9W), across from Nyack Hospital, was ideal. Free delivery to the hospital was assured. It advertised free parking,...
Dwellings; Houses; Buildings; Restaurants; Business & finance; Electric lines; Utility poles; Trees; Porches; Windows; Balusters; Doors & doorways; Lantern slides;
Side view of unidentified side-gabled house with 2-story full-width porch in front. Flat-roof addition which features "Restaurant" sign. 2 chimneys visible.
Turiello's Restaurant occupies the first story of the building at the northwest corner of Main Street and North Broadway in Nyack. The exterior is white brick with some ornamental detailing at the roof line and above and between the windows. The...
Clarence M. Travis had a business at the corner of Main Street and Midland Avenue where headstones and other monuments were carved. Three men, one in derby, stand among carved pieces on the front lawn of the site.
Clarence M. Travis stands in the center of a large room in which four men are cutting stones. Another man looks on at the right. Light comes in several windows at the back and above.
Business & finance; Offices; Office workers; Women;
Travis Monuments is one of Nyack's oldest businesses. On the left, Mr. Clarence Travis sits at a large rolltop desk. In the center front, Annie Butler, the firm's secretary, sits at a large flat top desk. The interior is fairly dark but other...
The Lydecker Building (Lydecker Real Estate and Insurance) occupies the southwest corner of Main Street and Franklin Street. The upper two stories are of the 1800s brick construction, with evenly placed windows and wooden trim. The lower story,...
Three generations of the Ellish family are represented. From left to right are Gene Ellish, Mort Russin, Alfred Ellish, and Morton Ellish. Alfred was the father of Gene and Morton, and the grandfather of Russin. The family had a business on Main...
In the left-hand image showing the interior of the Baer Wine and Liquor Company, 15 North Broadway, Nyack, NY, two men are standing near the counter. One is wearing a long white apron. The second image shows the exterior of the store; 3 men are...
This three-story building was the location of Goldfinger's (a men's furnishings store and residence of a large family), then the Telephone Company, and now Lydecker Insurance and Realty.
Set back from Main Street (north side) and behind an above-ground section of Nyack Brook, is a two-story frame building which houses the Tappan Zee Florist, a hair salon, and Advanced Body, a fitness center. A white fence prevents pedestrians from...
This drawing of the Storms Cedar Pail Factory is on an 1854 map of Nyack. The buildings were located on the site of Memorial Park. Workmen, tools, and pails are pictured in the center of the image. Photo made from a John Scott slide.
Attached to the house at the corner of Franklin Street and DePew Avenue is this building, built as a store and presumably, apartments on the second floor. Unfortunately, the name of the store cannot be read in the photo but it may have been the...
Four buildings occupy the west side of the first block of South Broadway, just south of Main Street. The highest one has five stories and was the tallest building in Nyack at one time.
The buildings on the north side of Main Street in Nyack (just west of Broadway) vary in height from 2 to 4 stories. The brick facades on all but one have been restored and painted. The building closest to the camera is undergoing reconstruction....
The Robert Schmitt Company, Ice Cream and Confectionery, was at 84 Main Street in Nyack. It was a large store and business, extending back to New Street. The text describes the quality of the business and lists some special flavors of ice cream:...
A receipt for the services of John Hait, cobbler. Services included soling, lining, caping, bottoming and binding boots for self and "Negro". The money is recorded in pounds, shillings and pence
