Losi's Corner Amityville
One of the most colorful of Amityville’s mom & pop stores was Losi’s corner located at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and Ireland Place. Originally built as a harness and saddle shop in 1899, the two and a half story building was the first to have a paved sidewalks and was the first to install electric lights in the area. Converted into a dry goods store by Anton Figari the store was purchased by Louis Losi his partner on the death of Anton in 1908 Losi’s store was a favorite of us children for penny candy and school supplies. They always had lots of choice fruit baskets along the sidewalk. It was famous for Edith Fowley’s pies with celebrities like Will Rodgers and Fred Stone coming in from Brooklyn to buy their pies at Losi;s. The store is still standing unchanged as of this 2020 writing .