Enjoy these photographs of winter in Sea Cliff during the late 1890s and first half of the twentieth century. Residents enjoyed coasting (as sledding was then known), ice skating, and ice boating on the frozen harbor, as well as taking photographs of our scenic village covered in snow drifts. Sea Cliff one hundred years ago was not so different than today!
Laurel Avenue covered in snow, 1905
Russ Hayden and Gerry Murray on the frozen harbor, date unknown
Boardwalk near Tilley's, 1938
Frozen pilings, date unknown
Ice boating on Hempstead Harbor, c. 1912
Cliff Way covered in snow from the dock, date unknown.
Ice skating on Scudder's Pond, 1910.
Ice boating on Hempstead Harbor, 1912
J. Breugle, Millie Aliesky, and Maude Schoelles, 1912.
Locust Avenue, 1906
Lou Christ on skates in front of Young's Pavilion on the pier, c. 1900.
Ice boating on Hempstead Harbor, 1912
Photographer on the frozen sound, c. 1900
Ransoms and Smiths on the frozen harbor, 1934.
Bunce residence, 142 Sea Cliff Avenue, covered in snow in 1907
Korten Children walking in snow near their home at 58 8th Avenue in 1906
Sea Cliff Dock and cable railway covered in snow, 1900
Shore Road covered in snow, 1908
Shorefront near Tilley's, c. 1900
Sledding on Prospect Ave, 1906
Sledding on Prospect Avenue, 1906
Sledding on Prospect Avenue, 1906
Waiting to sled, date unknown
William Schoelles and friends sledding on Prospect, date unknown
Playing in the snow in Roslyn Park, date unknown
Sledding, Tenth & Main, date unknown