Lake Ronkonkoma Past Photos

Maude Adams

Maude Adams

Photograph of Maude Adams.

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Hawkins Ave 1907

Hawkins Avenue, 1907

Looking North toward Coleman's General Store - now Agnew and Taylor.

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Agnew and Taylor circa 1920

Agnew & Taylor

Circa 1920.

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Lake Ronkonkoma Boys Camp 1905

Boys Camp

Boys camp at Lake Ronkonkoma, circa 1905.

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Old Portion Road 1891

Old Portion Road

Heading East, 1891.

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Hawkins Avenue 1938

Hawkins Avenue

Facing South, 1938.

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Lake Ronkonkoma Railroad Station

Railroad Station

Railroad Station at Lake Ronkonkoma.

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Vanderbilt Motor Parkway

Vanderbilt Motor Parkway

The Vanderbilt Motor Parkway was the only straight route from Manhattan to Lake Ronkonkoma in the early 1900's. It was one of the first concrete roadways in America, and it was the first roadway ever to use bridges and overpasses to eliminate intersections. Click here for an excellent in-depth history of the parkway:
Vanderbilt Motor Parkway

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Petit Trianon

Petit Trianon

At the end of the Vanderbilt Motor parkway was the elegant Petit Trianon. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. built the inn for his guests to rest after the long road trip from Manhattan. He sent an architect, John Russell Pope, to France to eyeball the original Petit Trianon Chateau and have him incorporate it into his design. The Petit Trianon burned to the ground in 1957.

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