Photographs of The Rockaways

Photo By Matthew Carson

Photographer unkown

Photo By: Emilio Fuerra

The black and white photos that are next are some of the most haunting of a place that once had such life. There is such a beauty in these photographs such a stillness.

Photographer unknown

all the black and white

photos are by the same person

Bungalows And Bungalows And More Bungalows The Rockaway We All Remember

There were thousands of bunglows in the Rockaways here are just a few. There are other bungalows photos  in other older posts also. They were a special place where one could go for a summer and it would be your home for that season. Many families went back to the same one or same court. This was a special time in our history.

My brother Bobby Baumwoll  in front of our house
on Beach 38th street

My Cousin Lynn running to the corner of Sprayview Ave
and Beach 38th Street

All these black and white photos are from the New York Archive, all were seen and used for the wonderful documentary By Jennifer Callahan ” The Bungalows of Rockaway”

All the above photos are from Jennifer Callahan’s

The Bungalows Of Rockaway

Photo By: Martha Cooper

Photo By: Martha Cooper

Photo By : Martha Cooper

Photo By : Martha Cooper

Photo By : Martha Cooper

Photo By : Martha Cooper

Photo By: Ken Kensinger

Photo By : Ken Kensinger

Photo By : Richard George

Photo By: Richard George

photographer Unknown 

photographer unknown

The Photographs Of Edgemere and Far Rockaway: Going Home

Photo By Murray Cooper

The Baumwoll’s Brown house on beach 38th street

Photo By : Murray Cooper

Beach 38th street


Photo By Murray Cooper

Beach 38th Street and Sprayview Ave

Photo By : Andrew Reach

Bruce Baumwoll going home 1985

Photo By : Andrew Reach

Photo By : Andrew Reach 1985

Photo By : Andrew Reach 1985

Photo By : Andrew Reach 1985

Photo By : Andrew Reach 1985

Photo By : Andrew Reach 1985

Photo By : Andrew Reach 1985

Photo By : Andrew Reach 1985

Photo by: Andrew Reach 1985

 Photo by: Richard Grayson

Courtesy of: Steve Feldman

Courtesy of: Steve Feldman

Courtesy of: Steve Feldman

Courtesy of: Steve Feldman

Photo By : Steve Feldman

Photo By : Steve Feldman

Courtesy of: Steve Feldman

Courtesy of:  Steve Feldman

Photographer not known

Photographer not known

Photo by Rick Gold

Photo by Rick Gold

Photo by Ben Budick

Andrew Reach and I after our day back on Beach 38th street where he took all the black and white photos of the bungalows 1985

Memories of the Rockaways: Places & Faces – Song “Love is in the Air” by John Paul Young

This is a compililation of photographs of people and places of the Rockaways.

Following soon will be a list of who the photographs are attributed to and also links to some of the wonderful websites that contributed.