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Sales: 10am-5pm Open Today! The community was referred to as Hicksville Gardens and early homeowners were distinguished Nassau County residents who selected Hicksville as an ideal location to build large homes. A few of these men went on to transform Hicksville into the modern suburb it is today. The first time was in when Waldorf was suggested. The second was in when Quentin was proposed. However, the plurality of residents voted to retain Hicksville. After electric rail service was available to Penn Station in a building boom was expected on Long Island.
Property was offered to the highest bidder and comprised lots. By this time the area was the center of considerable home building. Advertisements stressed the excellent roads, water and electric power, and the news that the LIRR planned to electrify rails to Hicksville by July However, electric service was almost fifty years away. Henry G. Eisemann and his brother Phillip Eisemann had homes constructed in the Gardens. In , Eisemann was on the War Memorial Committee to develop a memorial mall on the grounds of Hicksville High School for those who served in the armed forces.
This committee was later assisted by John A. Muddeman and Associates, a firm of zoning and planning experts hired by the town. Other residents of the Gardens included Alfred C. Shaknis and Ernest F. Shaknis was an architect from Glen Head. Some his work includes the Georgian-style red-brick First National Bank of Glen Cove where he later served on the board of directors, the C.
He was friend and architect of Henry Eisemann and designed his kitchen. Franke was a telephone company repair foreman and later County Clerk. Like Eisemann, he also served on the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce. Men like Eisemann and Franke wanted to protect the quaint area of the Gardens, organizing a zoning committee to see that property was protected.
At the same time they realized the necessity of building modern Hicksville to handle vehicular traffic while maintaining a downtown business district. In the s when a train passed through, Broadway traffic was typically backed up in both directions at all railroad grade crossings. Community leaders realized something needed to change. Both Eisemann and Franke were members of the Chamber of Commerce in the s during discussion of both the elevation of the railroad tracks and the widening of Broadway.
Sadly, Eisemann died following the erection of the new station and before the widening of Broadway. The postwar boom transformed Hicksville into a bustling suburb by , with a population increase from 8, to near 50, The former pickle business ended before the First World War because cucumber plants died after a blight.
Farmers turned to potatoes that also died from a blight in the s. These potato farms were later converted to new housing developments. Nevertheless, downtown Hicksville remained a small center for merchants, the railroad, and religious institutions. Broadway was the center of the village, with stores on both sides. Newbridge Road and its tree-lined center island joined Hempstead Turnpike and the heart of Hicksville at Herzog Place. At this time, Newbridge Road did not cross north of the tracks.
On the east side was the one-time Bank of Hicksville building which was taken over by the town of Oyster Bay in as a town hall annex.
Ignatius-Loyola Church, which was built in and still stands today, is on the corner of Nicholai Street and at the time featured the colors of brown and buff. Another early religious center was the Albin House with masses celebrated by priests who came from Jamaica. Modern-day Delco Plaza was a large, landscaped tract of land that featured the mansion of Julius and Louise Freytag Augustin. Augustin was an enterprising German immigrant who became a respected merchant and Oyster Bay Justice of the Peace.
In the s, two events altered Hicksville: the elevation of the railroad tracks and the widening of both Broadway and Newbridge Road. When a train passed Hicksville, the vehicular traffic backed up to Nicholai Street. Fatalities at the crossings were also not uncommon. Between and , there were fifty-two accidents with four motorists killed and sixteen injured. No doubt, both two-lane roads and railroad grade crossings created lots of traffic, aggravating both motorists and merchants.
It proposed new parking fields off Duffy Avenue to take commuter parking off the streets. At the time, Hicksville had six municipal parking fields with capacity for cars. In truth, the parking solution would eventually come too late. The primary focus was elimination of grade crossings.
However, it was not until four years later that the elevation project became serious, thanks to the efforts of State Assemblyman John J.
Three engineering possibilities were made public: elevation of the tracks above street-level, depression of the tracks below street-level, or a combination of the two. By January of the following year, the commission reduced the options to two since track depression cost double. Tracks could be raised on an embankment, or solid wall of masonry and earth, or elevated on an open trestle or pillars. For history and science fans, the Hicksville Gregory Museum will be your first stop.
It focuses on local history, natural history, and earth science, with geological exhibits and historical artifacts on display. Collection Owner:. Hicksville Public Library. Cover Image:. Hicksville Centennial Parade - Image Source. Collection Facts Extent:.
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