Northport Long Island Photos 19th & 20th Centuries

Cow Harbor was renamed Northport in 1837 

This is a painting by Edward Lange. He did over 100 paintings of the area between 1871and 1889. This is a view of the south side of Main Street, the building on the right row of buildings in the picture is at the location where Skippers is today.

East Northport LIRR Station as it looked in 1890

Trolley in downtown Northport as of 1890

Five corners of Northport village in 1890's

Although the Trolley was electric, note that horse drawn wagons still appear to be common. The wood frame building on the right with the triangular window at the top was one of the four buildings destroyed in a fire in 1930. The site is now occupied by Byers Realtors. The fire destroyed the four buildings up to (but not including) the old 5&10 building, (GAP for the younger crowd).

Northport Trolley on a snow covered street in the year 1905.


Trolley going down Main Street Northport in the year 1909


Northport LIRR station with arriving on a train being pulled by a steam Locomotive. Some people have Cars waiting for them, some have horse drawn carriages, the rest board a Trolley for Northport village.   


1910 photo of the First National Bank which later became the Sweet Shop of Northport Village

Northport Trolley that runs from the Northport LIRR to the Northport Village.

Some of the beautiful homes and Seaview park of 1912 Northport Village.

Post Card of Northport harbor of 1912

This is a photo taken on upper Main Street in the 1920s. I had a negative strip on celluloid film, and made this print from one of the frame. The celluloid in the can started to get warm, so I took it outside and let it burn. The source was Ed Kiefer, who said it was the result of a political bet lost by the guy pushing the wheelbarrow. From Frank Hubbard

Northport's First National Bank in 1926 that became the Security National now Case with sidewalk clock.

Livery Stable Fire on main Street Northport May of 1930


Northport Veterans Hospital in 1933
Northport Village Park and Pier back in 1934

Aerial photo of Northport Village as it looked in 1934
Northport High School in the year of 1934
Racing car on the ice of Northport Harbor during the cold winter of 1936.



Northport Village docks in the year 1940


Main Street Northport in August of 1943

Northport Village in the year 1945 The Trolley is gone, but you can still see the tracks

Downtown Main Street, Northport. August 1949 notice the diagonal parking. I never liked diagonal parking for the idea of backing to traffic scares me.


A steam locomotive roaring through Northport in the year 1950 soon to be replaced with the diesel locomotive and then the electric trains. They were way too dirty, but there was something about them. 

Northport's Main Street shops in the year 1960

Looking down Main Street in Northport


Note the Security National Bank a Long Island chain of Banks taken over by bigger Chemical Bank which was taken over by Chase Bank.


Main street Northport village from the docks around 1976 or so

Northport Village shops in the year 1985

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