From the "History of Valley Stream 1840 - 1975"
Compiled and written by Howard Ruehl, Historian

Curtiss Field (Green Acres / Mill Brook)

Gibson (part 1)

Gibson (part 2)

Brooklyn Avenue School (part 1)

Brooklyn Avenue School (part 2)

Brooklyn Avenue School (part 3)

Hungry Harbor

Valley Stream is incorporated

Merrick Road (part 1)

Merrick Road (part 2)

Merrick Road (part 3)

Central Avenue (part 1)

Central Avenue (part 2)

Rockaway Avenue looking North in 1942.

Sunrise Highway (looking East) and Rockaway Avenue in 1942

Sunrise Highway

Municipal Building, Old Glory and Air Raid Siren are at far right.

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From the "History of Valley Stream 1840 - 1975"
Compiled and written by Howard Ruehl, Historian

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