tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776834374856576998.post3147588414439543688..comments2024-02-23T03:41:46.040-08:00Comments on West Hempstead Now and Then: Josephine DeMott Robinson – West Hempstead’s Celebrity Circus StarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776834374856576998.post-4697403646517109782020-02-23T15:44:49.814-08:002020-02-23T15:44:49.814-08:00What land was West Hempstead High School built on?...What land was West Hempstead High School built on?<br />CarolinaBlueCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377997402578240603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776834374856576998.post-86732146504007344922009-12-13T09:21:10.968-08:002009-12-13T09:21:10.968-08:00For what it's worth, following Pine Brook upst...For what it's worth, following Pine Brook upstream in both the 1906 and 1914 Belcher Hyde maps, there is a split just north of Hempstead Tpke with one source flowing in from the northwest (paralleling Nassau Blvd)and another from the northeast (paralleling Cherry Valley Ave). <br /><br />I'll try and track down a USGS map to see if we can get more info on this.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14085599205300856673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776834374856576998.post-42907965071754736432009-12-13T04:21:44.758-08:002009-12-13T04:21:44.758-08:00Hydrologists would probably tell you the source co...Hydrologists would probably tell you the source could not be that far north. I've talked to a dept of public works person who may get me some maps of the tunnels that direct the old stream bed north of hempstead turnpike. He said the watershed for the creek begins near old country road and the cree proobably originally ran through the two gold courses in garden city.I recently visited w hempstead last week walked the little league field near cherry valley and talked to a dispatcher at the garden city road dept. No evidence of a channel. I taled to the groundskeeper at cherry fvalley golf course: again no 3evidence of an opern channel. there has to be someone out there who recalls or knows something about the source of the creek and where it ran north of hemp. turnpikefarmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465349123741627723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776834374856576998.post-62008885495471505472009-12-10T06:39:51.092-08:002009-12-10T06:39:51.092-08:00Farmax:
Wow! Your memory of West Hempstead goes ...Farmax:<br /><br />Wow! Your memory of West Hempstead goes way back.<br /><br />In the 1940's when the Janos Lester homes were going up, the developers originally envisioned keeping that pond for private recreation of the residents. But I guess at some point they realized they could make more money by draining it and dividing it up into lots.<br /><br />Regarding the source of Pine Brook, I was at a WH civic meeting last year when they hosted some people from the County who said the waters originate from somewhere in North Hills/ Manhasset area in the North Shore. Surprising considering everything is now buried until you get south of Hempstead Tpke. In any case, I'm sure the USGS has some maps that can show this.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14085599205300856673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776834374856576998.post-41298716298327789432009-12-08T14:38:26.708-08:002009-12-08T14:38:26.708-08:00I don't know if my previous comments made it. ...I don't know if my previous comments made it. Just wanted to say I remember the creek when it ran clear and cold in its natural bed through a dense corridor of woods, when echo park was a field and there was a swamp behind the field. I remember ice skating on the pond on Johnson's Lane before it was filled in for houses. (where were all the enviornmentalists kback then?) I would like any info on where the source of the creek (Pines Brook) is located. Good blog, keep it going.farmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465349123741627723noreply@blogger.com