Point Lookout in 1930 
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A Personal View of 50 Years of Point Lookout History
Remarks of Philip H. Dougherty on the occasion of the 50th Jubilee Dinner Dance held on July 11, 1987 at the Parish Hall. Contributed by Margaret Dougherty, Mr. Dougherty's daughter.

Unpaved Streets, and Proud of It
Point Lookout sits on the eastern tip of what was for many years little more than a jumbo-sized sandbar off the South Shore. That changed at the turn of the last century after William Reynolds dredged the channel that bear his name and built the city of Long Beach.  Read More

Previous History Trivia Questions
In what year was the Point Lookout Fire Department founded?
Answer: 47% of you answered correctly. The Fire Department was founded in 1931.

In what year was MyPointLookout.com launched?
Answer: 44% of you answered correctly. MyPointLookout.com launched Memorial Day weekend 2001.

The first Spectagala was held in which year?
Answer: 52% of you answered correctly. According to the Point Lookout Historical archives the first Spectagala was held in 1968.

Electricity came to the Point in what year?
Answer: 18% of you answered correctly. According to long time Point resident, Audrey Brown, electricity came to the Point in 1929.

The name of the first Point Lookout newspaper was...?
Answer: 20% of you answered correctly. The first Point Lookout newspaper, published in the 1930s, was called The Lookout.

The first Children's Day was held in which year?
Answer: 32% of you answered correctly. The first Children's Day was held in 1932.

Where was the site of the original "Life Saving Station"?
Answer: 73% of you answered correctly. The original "Live Saving Station" was located at the current site of the Community Church.

Which one of these celebrities did not live in Point Lookout?
Answer: Although we hear that Joe Namath, NFL Hall of Fame Quaterback, spent some time in several establishments here at the Point, he did not have a residence here.

What was the speed limit in town in 1980?
Answer: 30 miles/hour. In 1984 the Civic Assn successfully lobbied to reduce the speed limit from 30 miles/hour to 15 miles/hour.

What was the original name of Point Lookout?
Answer: Nassau-by-the-Sea

Help!
MyPointLookout.com wants to create a robust timeline of Point history. We've started to collect information and record it in the following MyPointLookout.com timeline sub-site. Check it out and please HELP us complete it. Contribute information by sending us an e-mail at info@mypointlookout.com.

Historic photos of Long Beach
Visit www.ILoveLBNY.com to see historic photos of Long Beach from the early 1900s onward. A real highlight are the photos of Robert Kennedy's visit to LB in 1964.  The site is managed by Chuck Jacobi of the Long Beach Historical Society.     

News from the Past...
The Community Outlook is one of the records of our history. We'll feature articles and full issues from the past that show how Point Lookout has changed or how it has remained the same through the years.

 
February 1954 Community Outlook  

Point Lookout Beach by Robert L. Doxsee, 1951
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How, When, and Where? 1954
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Old Timers Tale by Tom Dier, 1951
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Useless Robbery by Tom Dier, 1950
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Listen to Our Song...

A Song of Friendship

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A Song of Friendship to hear song.

Words and music by Minotti Salta. Vocal by Marty Drake and The PointLookouters. Written in 1951.

Courtesy of the Point Lookout Historical Society


Point Lookout 
Historical Society

a committee of the Point Lookout Civic Assn.

Rosemary Dowling, Audrey Brown, Peggy Fanning, Frank Ryan, Don Kelly, Melinda Gillan, Peter Healy, Pete Zaccaria, 
Julie McTernan, Barb Fiorillo

For more information call 516-432-5163. 
 

 

 

Copyright @ 2001 by Julie McTernan and Barb Fiorillo

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