Old Hicksville NY 1967
Partial bldg. to the left was on the corner of W.Carl St. The photo was taken from the front yard of the OHara ( spelled with 2 r earlier ) house, this house was the O;Harra store shown on the 1859 map of Hicksville. The building shown was the site of the Staehle's Brewery ( formerly Beckert's ) Mr. Beckett started brewing beer here in 1874 , Part of the old roof line can be seen in back of the stores. This photo shows how narrow Broadway was. This location was listed as 4th. St. ,leading to some confusion. Counting from the RR area it was on Carl St., the 4th. street going South,
Old Hicksville NY 1967
Partial bldg. to the left was on the corner of W.Carl St. The photo was taken from the front yard of the OHara ( spelled with 2 r earlier ) house, this house was the O;Harra store shown on the 1859 map of Hicksville. The building shown was the site of the Staehle's Brewery ( formerly Beckert's ) Mr. Beckett started brewing beer here in 1874 , Part of the old roof line can be seen in back of the stores. This photo shows how narrow Broadway was. This location was listed as 4th. St. ,leading to some confusion. Counting from the RR area it was on Carl St., the 4th. street going South,