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Old Stuff |
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Old-Bethpage Brickworks |
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The Nassau Brick Factory operated for 100 years in Old-Bethpage at Round Swamp Rd. and Winding Rd. , Long Island, NY. My house c.1949 is made from the bricks manufactured here. Photos are circa 1980, shortly before demolition. |
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Arrt's Arrchives gives a good background on the Old Bethpage brick factory and railroad line that serviced it: |
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Link to Arrt's Arrchives |
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Probably fuel oil went in/came out of this pipe, but the rag and pail were as hard as a rock and stuck to the ground. |
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Old gas pump - probably 30 cents/gallon |
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Wall of ovens where bricks were fired |
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A real "brick" oven |
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Old gas pump in front of garage |
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The large shed |
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More ovens |
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Large shed windows |
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Inside large shed |
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One of the kilns |
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The office building stood proudly on a small hill |
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Old Stuff home |
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All rights reserved. Pictures may be copied only by permission via e-mail: |
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e-mail Old Stuff |
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