What Staten Island looked like in the 1900s Through Unmissable Vintage Photos

#1 Early 1900s South Beach Scene with Dock and Water Slide.

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#2 The Saunders Bicycle Shop, Richmond Avenue, Port Richmond, ca. 1900.

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#3 New Dorp Lane was known as “Bungalow Row” in the early 1900s.

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#4 The Midland Beach Casino and Band Stand, early 1900s.

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#5 Bathers at Midland Beach, 1900s

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#6 Midland Beach, 1900s

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#7 Richmond Terrace in Port Richmond: Westerleigh Press Printing and a Dodge, Plymouth Car Dealership, Early 1900s.

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#8 Railroad Crossing on Buel Avenue in Dongan Hills, Early 1900s.

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#9 Sailors Snug Harbor 1900s. Founded in 1801, Staten Island, 1831.

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#10 Staten Island Academy’s Football Players Team Photograph, 1903.

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#11 Bandstand at Midland Beach, Early 1900s.

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#12 Staten Island Rapid Transit Station in St. George, 1900s

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#13 Bookwagon Near the Beach in Eltingville, Early 1900s

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#14 NYPL Bookmobile on Staten Island, Parochial School Stop at Richmond, Early 1900s

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#15 Carnival Parade in Tottenville, Early 1900s

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#16 Midland Beach Staten Island, 1900s

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#17 A Sailor Tending Sheep in Sailors Snug Harbor, Pigs and Cows Also Raised on the Retirement Home’s 160 Acres, 1909.

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#18 View of Amboy Road in Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, 1907.

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#19 Seaview Avenue, Ocean Breeze beach, 1900s

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#20 Happyland Park at Midland Beach, early 1900s.

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#21 Public square building, Port Richmond, 1900s.

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#22 First Staten Island Railroad, 1900s

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#23 Overland Whippet on Hopping Avenue, Tottenville, 1900s

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#24 Public Library’s Bookmobile, a Model T Ford truck called the “traveling library,” 1900s

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#25 Midland Beach was a summer holiday hot spot with a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, and pool, 1900s.

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#26 PS 1 Kindergarten Class with Teacher Miss Irene Parks and Students in Tottenville, 1903.

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#27 C.W.Hunt Co. Business Office in West Brighton, Largest Industrial Establishment on the Island, Circa 1900.

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#28 Casino and Boardwalk, South Beach, circa early 1900s.

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#29 St. Vincent’s Hospital (RUMC), West Brighton, W.T. Garner Mansion Became St. Austin’s School for Boys, Acquired by the Sisters of Charity and Became St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York City, 1903.

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#30 Glory Days at Staten Island’s Shore Hotels, View of the Richmond Hotel in Midland Beach with People Walking on the Boardwalk, 1905.

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#31 R.W. DuBois Sail Loft, Possibly Mariners Harbor, 1900s.

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#32 The Boat House on Richmond Terrace, Near Snug Harbor, 1900s.

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#33 Hudson-Fulton Celebration at Huguenot Park, Staten Island, Commemorating Hudson River Discovery and Fulton’s Steamboat, 1909.

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#34 New Dorp: Seated Librarian with Costumed Children at Story Hour, Early 1900s.

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#35 Workers grading the dirt roadbed at what would become the intersection of Corson Avenue and Victory Boulevard, 1903.

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#36 Great Kills, boys in front of William P. Merrell insurance & real estate office, early 1900s.

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#37 Outdoor Oyster Bar Off the Shores of Staten Island, Known as “the Town the Oyster Built” in Tottenville, 1900.

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#38 Mays, South Beach, Staten Island, 1900s

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#39 William A. Morris with Horse-Drawn Truck, Founder of Staten Island NAACP, 1900.

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#40 Story Hour at Great Kills Library, Early 1900s.

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#41 South Beach, 1909.

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#42 South Beach, 1908.

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#43 Sailor Tends Sheep in Sailors Snug Harbor, 1909.

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#44 Baker Electric Torpedo’s Fateful Run on Hylan Boulevard, 1902.

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#45 The Shore House Hotel among various hotels in Staten Island that catered to beachgoers, 1900s

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#46 Public square, Arrietta Street, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, known as the lower portion of Victory Boulevard, 1900s.

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#47 Workers Grading the Dirt Roadbed at the Intersection of Corson Avenue and Victory Boulevard, 1903.

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#48 Willowbrook Road, 1900.

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#49 Fantastic Photo of the Staten Island YMCA Baseball Team, 1900s

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#50 South Beach Wedding in Front of Bessi’s Hotel, 1908.

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#51 Borough Hall, Designed by Carrere & Hastings, Completed in 1906.

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#52 Lower Main St., Tottenville, 1900s.

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#53 Members of Engine 3 Pose for a Photo in Snow, 1900s

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#54 The Hotel Castleton, One of the Island’s Luxury Resorts, 1900s

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#55 The Shore House Hotel, 1900s

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#56 Ladies’ Bowling Alleys at Midland Beach, 1906.

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#57 Hart Boulevard and Surrounding Area Transformed into Communities and Thoroughfares, Early 1900s.

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#58 Swimming Pool at Midland Beach, circa 1907.

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#59 Staten Islanders line up for Tottenville to Perth Amboy ferry, early 1900s.

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#60 Amboy Road Near the Railroad Station, Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, 1905

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#61 Staten Islanders’ Trip to Coney Island, Fares and Food Only a Nickel, 1908.

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#62 Horse and Buggy Outside Prince’s Bay Train Station, Staten Island, Early 1900s.

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#63 Jolly Campers at Beach Park, Midland Beach, early 1900s.

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#64 Midland Beach pier, 1900s.

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#65 Landscape Great Kills, Staten Island morning, showing salt hay, a versatile material used for various purposes, 1909.

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#66 Victory Boulevard, formerly Richmond Turnpike, looking north toward Cebra Avenue, 1900s

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#67 The Ferris Wheel at Midland Beach, Early 1900s.

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#68 Killmeyer’s, a historical German restaurant and the oldest bar on Staten Island, 1909.

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#69 Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway, view of St. George Terminal, 1900

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#70 The Great Roller Boller Coaster, a popular attraction in South Beach, 1905.

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#71 Max Geldner’s New Dorp Hotel on Richmond Road opposite Rose Avenue in New Dorp at the turn of the century, 1900.

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#72 Floating Hospital, St. John’s Guild, Sea Side Hospital, New Dorp, 1900s.

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#73 FDNY Engine 153/Ladder 77 on Broad Street, Stapleton, Staten Island, 1900s

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#74 Lower Ocean Avenue, Oakwood Beach, Staten Island, Featuring Beach Cottages and Raised Sidewalk, 1900s

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#75 The Richmond County Country Club Commands Striking Views, New York City’s Only Private County Club, 1900s.

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#76 South Beach, known as “The Riviera of New York City,” circa 1908.

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#78 Steps in front of the PS 1 annex, 1900s.

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#79 B. Loeffler’s Castleton Bakery supplied fresh fruit from Keiber Farm for its pies, 1900s

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#80 In 1905, When the City Assumed Control of Ferry Service, the Ferryboats Were Named after the Five Boroughs; It Was the First Ferry to Make the Famous Trip as a New York City Staten Island Ferry, 1905.

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#81 Anyone Take the Train from Great Kills? This Is What It Looked Like in the Early 1900s.

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#82 Big Celebration When the City Started Ferry Service from Manhattan to Stapleton; Discontinued at the End of 1913, 1909.

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#83 St. Peter’s Boys High School Basketball Champs, 1906-07.

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#84 Victory Blvd. near Eddy Street before being widened and paved, 1907.

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#85 Oakwood Heights Railroad Station, Circa 1900s.

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#86 New Dorp Railroad Station, Circa 1900s.

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#87 Randall Memorial Church on the Grounds of Snug Harbor, Located on the East Side of the Music Hall at Sailor’s Snug Harbor, 1907.

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#88 First ticket to board the Staten Island Ferry, 1905.

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#89 Midland Beach, 1905.

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#90 Happy Land Amusement Park opened in South Beach with free admission; 30,000 people showed up, 1906.

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#91 Hart Boulevard and surrounding area transformed into communities and thoroughfares, early 1900s.

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#92 “Mowing Salt Hay,” Great Kills, a hay-like grass found in brackish coastal salt marshes used as mulch and animal fodder, 1909.

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#93 The Midland Beach Trolley, early 1900s.

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#94 Baseball on Staten Island, Bottfield, 1900

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#95 Cedar Grove Beach Families in Tents During Early 1900s

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#96 The Ferris Wheel at Midland Beach, Early 1900s

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#97 Happy Land Amusement Park’s Classic Photo of the Circular Swing in South Beach, Early 1900s.

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#98 Richmond County Fair, Billed as the Only Fair in New York City, Moved to Custom-Made Grounds in 1905.

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#99 Richmond Avenue Looking North to Bulls Head, Staten Island, 1909.

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#100 Schopp’s Hotel and Boat House Existed in the Lemon Creek Area in the Early 1900s; Owner Was Charles Schopp Jr.

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#101 The Public Library’s “Bookmobile,” Model T Ford Truck Called the “Traveling Library,” 1900s

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#102 Bergen Ferry from Port Richmond, Early 1900s.

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#103 Happyland Amusement Park Advertisement and History, South Beach, New York City, 1908.

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#104 Richmond Engine Company No. 1 at 3664 Richmond Rd, One of Two Staten Island Volunteer Fire Companies, Horse Drawn Engine Circa 1903

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#105 Celebrating International Women’s Day with a Photo of Alice Austen on South Side Boulevard, 1902.

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#106 Two-Passenger Bicycles Part of Fashion at Richmond Terrace, Port Richmond, 1900s

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#107 Fox Hills Golf Club, Now the Park Hill Apartments, Home to the Island’s First Real Golf Course, 1900s

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#108 Southfield Ice: GreatGrandFather’s Company in Staten Island, 1900s

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#109 The Nassau Smelting and Refining Works company portrait, 1900.

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#110 The village of Kreischerville, now known as Charleston, 1907.

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#111 The Quarantine Station on Hoffman Island, Artificial Island, Used as a Quarantine Station for Immigrants, Circa 1906.

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#112 Charleston, Once Known as Kreisherville, Was Established by German Immigrant Balthasar Kreischer in the 1850s, Circa 1907.

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#113 Port Richmond Looking North on Richmond Terrace, 1900s

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#114 Found online: A pool at Midland Beach, after 1907.

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#115 Richmond Turnpike workers pictured in 1903, grading the dirt roadbed at Corson Avenue and Victory Boulevard in preparation for paving, 1903.

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#116 Amboy Road and Station Avenue, Pleasant Plains at the turn of the century, 1900s

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#117 Direction signs on Bay Street in St. George for the ferry to 69th Street, Brooklyn, closed in 1964, Circa 1906.

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#118 Commute in St. George at the turn of the 20th Century; Staten Island Ferry passengers greeted by waiting trolleys, 1900s.

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#119 Vintage Photo of Amboy Road, Huguenot, 1900s

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#120 Clove Road near Richmond Road; check out the cars, 1907s

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#121 Commuter crowds exiting the Staten Island Ferry depot at Whitehall Street, 1901.

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#122 Overview of New Brighton neighborhood on Staten Island, 1905.

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#123 High-angle view of Brooklyn and Governor’s Island from Lower Manhattan; Staten Island in background, mid 1900s.

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#124 Entrance of Staten Island Hospital in New Brighton, Staten Island, 1900.

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#125 Trolley, horse-drawn carriage, and people at Richmond Terrace, Port Richmond, Staten Island, 1900.

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#126 Staten Island Savings Bank, Washington Park, and brick road in Water Street, Stapleton, Staten Island, 1900.

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#127 Staten Island Savings Bank building, Washington Park, and gas street light in Canal Street, Stapleton, Staten Island, 1900.

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#128 Staten Island Ship Building Company facilities in Mariner’s Harbor, Staten Island, 1900.

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#129 Richmond Avenue at Bergen Point Ferry, Port Richmond, Staten Island, 1900.

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#130 Mount Manresa, the oldest retreat in America, located on Staten Island, 1900.

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#131 Morning tide at Crescent Beach, Great Kills, Staten Island, 1900.

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#132 Saint Joseph’s House and Colonnade, a private school on Staten Island, 1900.

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#133 Chapel and Cottage at Saint Joseph’s-by-the-Sea, a private school in Staten Island, 1900.

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#134 James Watson Hughes Memorial Library, New Dorp, Staten Island, 1900.

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#135 Terra Marine Inn viewed from the ocean, Huguenot, Staten Island, 1900.

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#136 Actors Home in West Brighton, Staten Island, 1910.

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#137 Souvenir Booth at Midland Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#138 Bungalows and beach at Graham Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#139 People by Brook’s Lake, West Brighton, Staten Island, 1900.

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#140 Bathing scene at New Dorp Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#141 Boardwalk and bandstand at Midland Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#142 Stuyvesant Place looking north from High Street, St. George, Staten Island, 1900.

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#143 Camping cottages and beach at Camp Midland, Midland Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#144 View of Rose Avenue lined by trees, New Dorp, Staten Island, 1900.

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#145 Boardwalk with casino at Midland Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#146 Buildings of St John’s Guild’s Seaside Hospital, New Dorp Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#147 Aerial view from Richmond Memorial Hospital overlooking Raritan Bay, Staten Island, 1900.

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#148 Fishing and railroading on the pier at Midland Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#149 St Joseph’s by the Sea Catholic high school in front of Arbutus Lake, Huguenot, Staten Island, 1900.

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#150 Campers at Beach Park, Midland Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#151 Man and dog resting by Clove Lake, West Brighton, Staten Island, 1900.

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#152 Early cars, shops, and signs on Amboy Road, Great Kills, Staten Island, 1900.

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#153 Post office in large two-story house, Oakwood Heights, Staten Island, 1900.

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#154 Club House in Cedar Grove Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#155 Public park with walkways and fences in Port Richmond, Staten Island, 1900.

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#156 Lighthouse at Princess Bay, Staten Island, 1900.

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#157 People by Ball Room in Happy Land Park, South Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#158 Main Hall at Wagner College, Grymes Hill, Staten Island, 1900.

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#159 Flagg Residence, a 32-room mansion, Todt Hill, Staten Island, 1900.

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#160 Hotel Lincoln exterior with porches, Midland Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#161 A park in Port Richmond with a public library and residential housing in the background, Staten Island, 1900.

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#162 Sprawling Happyland amusement park, viewed from a pier in South Beach, Staten Island, 1900.

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#163 Collins Hotel with a horse-drawn wagon outside, surrounded by nature in Great Kills, Staten Island, 1900.

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#164 rick-faced St Louis Academy, featuring towering pillars and a central tower in Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, 1900.

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#165 People enjoying Midland Beach boardwalk, featuring Cable’s Hotel and a Ferris wheel in the background, Staten Island, 1900.

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#166 Washington Park in Stapleton, showing people on benches and walkways, framed by buildings, Staten Island, 1900.

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#167 Public School No 14, featuring an attached three-story building and a horse-drawn carriage on the street, Stapleton, Staten Island, 1900.

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