Wildwood Lake Park, New York, 1903 – Antique Map Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Wildwood Lake Park, New York, 1903, an antique map rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Wildwood Lake Park, Riverhead, Township of Southhampton, Suffolk County, N.Y.
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Wildwood Lake Park, New York, 1903
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Wildwood Lake Park, New York, in this 1903 bird's-eye view, was a land development promoted by the Seaside Villa Homes Company, which sold house lots to families looking for a home outside the crowded city. By 1903 the New York area was expanding quickly, since Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island had joined Manhattan in the consolidated city in 1898, and suburban railroads carried commuters farther from the tenements. Developers of such tracts typically laid out curving streets, a lake, and open ground to make distant plots look like country retreats within reach of the city. The buyers were mostly clerks, shopkeepers, and tradesmen hoping for cleaner air and a yard of their own, and the promise of a lakeside setting was the main selling point.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Creator | seaside villa homes co |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,408 × 5,600 px · prints to 25 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Wildwood Lake Park, Riverhead, Township of Southhampton, Suffolk County, N.Y. |
| Reference | NY WildwoodLakePark 1903 |
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