Archive of historical photos previously posted on homepage
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Photo showing the laying of the Corner Stone for the "new" Elks building on Brown Street in Peekskill. Dated Tuesday, September 23, 1902.
This photo is a of a brand new Atlantic Service Station on North Division Street at the corner of Parkway Place. It is now a modern Sunoco station. The photo was taken on October 14, 1958 when a gallon of gasoline cost 30 cents. Notice the vintage cars and streetlight.
The NY Titans became the NY Jets in 1963 when owner David "Sonny" Werblin moved the team's training facility to Peekskill Military Academy. They remained in Peekskill until 1968 leaving just months before winning the Super Bowl. This photo was taken on what is now Torpy Field. This was a World Wide Photo taken in July of 1966. The original caption read: "New York Jets' football star Joe Namath gets powdered by actress Phyllis Newman as Richard Adler watches the operation. Namath is making his acting debut in the ABC-TV musical called Olympus7-000."