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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 – THE CONTINUATION OF THE SCHETLIN FAMILY STORY

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FROM THE ARCHIVES


 THE SCHETLIN STORY

CONTINUES, PART II

OF

FROM THE ARCHIVES

PUBLISHED IN 2022

JANUARY 31, 2024

Thursday, April 16, 2020

27th in our FROM THE ARCHIVES series. 

A RECOLLECTION OF FAMILY LIFE ON
BLACKWELL’S / WELFARE ISLAND
ELEANOR SCHETLIN
2002
PART II
1920’s -1930’s

Cottage Row,The Blackwell Mansion,
The Quarry, The Farm 
Traveling by the Bridge
Some Institutions on the Island

Trolley turned around and then back over the Queensboro Bridge.
The last  fare was about 15 cents a ride
Cut stones from the quarry waiting to become building walls.  Quarry was where 465 Main Street is located.
The Almshouse/City Home building all were located near the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.
The other way to get to Welfare Island. The Thomas. M.Mulry steamer
left from East 78 St. and the East River to the dock by
Metropolitan Hospital.

CREDITS

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Dottie Jeffries

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THIS PUBLICATION FUNDED BY DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JULIE MENIN & ROOSEVELT ISLAND OPERATING CORPORATION PUBLIC PURPOSE FUNDS.

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