MAP OF FAIR HARBOR: PROPERTY OF FAIR HARBOR DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., Fire Island Beach, Suffolk Co., NY. Sept. 1923.; Eugene R. Smith C.E. Islip, NY
Plat map of 435 lots. 43.5 x 25.5 cm. Old fold lines, some toning to paper. Text advertisement for Brown & MacConnell Sales Managers, Fair Harbor Development Co., Inc. 64 Smith Ave., Telephone 128-M, Bay Shore, N.Y., printed below the border of the map. "Fair Harbor began as a real estate enterprise between George Weeks and Selah Clock (also the founder of Lonleyville) in 1923 with the concept of making beach houses available to the 'working man' and indeed they attracted a strong clientele from south shore Long Island hamlets like Bay Shore and Islip. However with the Great Depression on the horizon the business concept became strained. Then the Hurricane of 1938 roared on over Fire Island leaving only eight houses standing in Fair Harbor and enterprise went bankrupt. The community rebounded however after World War II, attracting New York’s City’s metropolitan" [see: the brief history on the Fire Island website]. The estimated number of houses in the area now seem to match the original lots. No locations OCLC or elsewhere found. Item #66239
Price: $750.00