Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!
We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2024!
Enjoy,
Roz & Howard Kroplick
The historic Roslyn Clock Tower. Photo taken by Aviv Fine.
The Roslyn Grist Mill as seen last year.
Motor Magazine, December 1910
Christmas video pick for 2023-"All I want for Christmas from the 2003 film "Love Actually"
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Same to you Howard, and all fans of the website here : )
Happy Holidays to everyone, and a safe and healthy 2022!
Will always love Darlene’s original recording with the Ronettes ->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV8x7H3DD8Y
Happy Holidays to all!
Happy Holidays to all! Here’s how Willie K. wished his employees and neighbors a happy holiday season back in 1906 (from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Dec. 26, 1906). Today’s cost would be around $1,470 (vs. $200 that Willie paid) based on a “Food and Wine” magazine estimate between 1.41 and $1.47 per pound (depending on the size of the bird!). Something to crow about!
Hi all, remember me? Howard !!
Hope all had a very Merry Christmas and have a very healthy Happy New Year and I’m still keeping up with what’s going on, enjoying every bit of it
Ted! Glad to hear from you again. Wishing you and yours a safe and healthy 2022 in the sunshine state.
Ted, you are unforgettable in a good way! Merry Christmas and Happy 2022!
Enjoy,
Howard
Art, I always wondered about John Wooley’s hire as as the Superintendent of Deepdale. His wife did not approve of Willie K. She owned a small strip of land on Lake Success that Willie offered a very generous amount for but she refused to sell because it had been her family’s home since the Revolutionary War. I believe that property was the only privately held piece on the Lake that Willie was not able to acquire.
Art, another great find! Thank you for sharing the article. I’m getting $5,838. in 2021 vs $200. in 1906. I really don’t know who’s correct.
Al, could Mrs. Wooley’s property (approx 1.4 acres) been once situated at Deepdale Estate’s NE corner? I’ve often wondered about this obvious cut in the property line for years. I once saw an elementary school on this property on an old map.
Thanks Al and Frank -
Frank - I simply used the 1200 pounds of turkey times the amount per pound found in today’s supermarkets to get the current dollar amount Willie would have to pay today. However, including the cost of inflation against Willie’s original amount would get the figure that you obtained. FYI - The amount per pound back in 1906 was $.167 and today its around $1.45 as I showed above.
Additional documents pertaining to the Wooley holdings in Great Neck. First map is from 1906, second map is from 1914 and the article is from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of March 13, 1906.
Art, In 1909 The Parkway purchased some 3 plus acres from John T. Wooley on the east side of Lakeville Rd. , The Great Neck Lodge was built on part of that acquisition. Wonder if that route was chosen because of their previous relationship ?
Best Christmas wishes to you and Roz. Ken & Pat
Wishing Howard, Roz, and everyone Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year!
I saw this past week that the movie “Tucker the Man and his Dream” is streaming on Netflix if anyone wants to see it. Enjoy!
Howard and Rox,
Wishing you Happy Holidays and happy new year
Thank you for what you do for the preservation of history and for making it fun
Regards and stay well, mark
All my best to you, Howard & Roz! And let’s not forget Greg, Dave, Gram and everyone who makes VanderbilCupRaces.com the extraordinary community it is!
Howard and Roz Happy holidays and thank you for all you do for us
Merry Christmas friends- I got a wonderful gift from my husband. I would love to collect some information if anyone would like to share. I’m really enjoying this blog - thank you!