In researching Douglaston-Little Neck, I had a difficult time finding archived information surrounding the community. The Little Neck Chronicle, Douglaston-Little Neck’s last local newspaper, closed in 1976. The only archived photo of Little Neck in the Library of Congress was also taken in 1976 by John Margolies (as seen above).
However, in trying to find any sources that gave archived information and photos of the neighborhood, I stumbled upon this Facebook group.
Comprised of a little over 2,700 members (some still living in the community but many having already moved away), this small Facebook group had the most comprehensive selection of photos, newspaper clippings and souvenirs of Douglaston-Little Neck I had seen anywhere online. These community-members were keeping a better record of this town than anywhere else on the internet. Therefore, this exhibit is not only an exhibit depicting records of the community, it will also be the only database outside of a Facebook group that will house these photos.
Newspaper Clippings
An ad for Kiddy City, an amusement park showcase in Douglaston-Little Neck.
An ad for the Little Neck Office of the Queens County Savings Bank I the Long Island Journal in 1951.
An article depicting the Douglaston-Little Neck Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
An article in the Queens Chronicle about Douglaston-Little Neck published in 1996.
A newspaper ad for the only McDonald’s in Douglaston-Little Neck in the 1970’s.
A newspaper ad for Villa Bianca, a restaraunt.
A newspaper ad for Patrick’s Pub.
Photos before the 1970s
A class at P.S. 187 in 1959.
The Deepdale Hospital in 1963.
Bryce Real Estate at the corner of Marathon Parkway and Northern Boulevard in the 1940s.
The Whistle-Stop, an inn and grocery store, in 1941.
Ice-skating in front of Douglaston Club.
Pictures of Douglaston-Little Neck (no year) 1.
Pictures of Douglaston-Little Neck (no year) 2.
Pictures of Douglaston-Little Neck (no year) 3.
The Little Neck Movie Theater in the 1940s.
Cub Scout Pack 306 at Zion Episcopal Church around 1960.
A comparison of Northern Boulevard/Little Neck Parkway from 1941 to 2020.
Photos after the 1970s
Girl Scout Troop 4-470.
The Memorial Day Parade around 1990.
A flag from Patrick’s Pub.
The front of Patrick’s Pub.
Centre Pizza in 1982.
Little Neck Plaza in 1982.
Little Neck Plaza in 1982 continued.
Scobee’s Grill.
Paraphernalia
A business card for Steve’s Catering Service.
Signage for the Douglaston-Little Neck Community Ambulance Corps.
A map of Douglaston-Little Neck in 1984.
A mug from Scobee’s Grill.
A membership card for the General Organization at P.S. 94, one of three elementary schools in Douglaston-Little Neck.
A receipt from Sunshine Shoes, a local shoe store.
A Scobee’s Grill menu.
A picture of Scobee’s Grill.
