Exploring An Empty Mansion: Master Bedrooms, The Abandoned Orphanage, and Beyond
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Exploring An Empty Mansion: Master Bedrooms, The Abandoned Orphanage, and Beyond

Over the past three days, we’ve taken a look at the grounds of Hempstead House, the opulence of its first floor, and the decay of its basement. Today, I’m finishing off the series by taking you to the upper floors and beyond.  We start by heading to the second floor via the master staircase… Though…

Exploring An Empty Mansion: Forgotten Rooms, A Decaying Basement
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Exploring An Empty Mansion: Forgotten Rooms, A Decaying Basement

We’ve taken a look at the exterior of Hempstead House, as well as the beautifully restored rooms of the first floor. Heading down the hallway at the south end of the mansion, it’s time to go a little deeper… At first, you come to a series of more generic rooms: A parlor in the south-east…

Exploring An Empty Mansion: Inside Hempstead House
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Exploring An Empty Mansion: Inside Hempstead House

This is Hempstead House today: In comparison, the below picture was taken in 1940, shortly after Hempstead became a home for refugee children from England, who had been sent to the US because of World World II. The caption reads: “Huntsmen three play safari in the jungle that once composed the formal garden. Pith helmets…

Local & Interstate Moving & Storage
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Local & Interstate Moving & Storage

I was scouting recently in northern Long Island and happened to drive by this old moving/storage company garage… I love the vintage sign, complete with the old telephone interchange – in this case, ORiole refering to OysteR Bay, NY. Confirming the sign’s authenticity, the company’s telephone number still ends in 6-0114 to this day. However,…