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Tag Archives: South Fork
Appreciating October: Old Houses & Fall Color
OCTOBER HAS BEEN A MONTH for remembering my love of old houses, which is why I started this blog in the first place, and for being blown away once again by the beauty of Long Island’s South Fork. That includes … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged East Hampton, Gardiner Mill Cottage, Hiram Sanford House, South Fork
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Hamptons-Bashing in the New York Times
South Fork splendor I HAVEN’T ALLOWED MYSELF A PROPER TIRADE in a long while, but last Sunday’s New York Times Real Estate section drives me to it. Did you see the top story, “The Fork Less Taken”? I read it … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged New York Times, North Fork, South Fork, tirade
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’40s Cottages in Pine Neck
TODAY MY SISTER AND I wandered the streets of Pine Neck, a bayfront community about three miles west of Sag Harbor, on the north shore of Long Island’s South Fork. It should by rights be called Oak Neck for the … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged '40s, 1940s, bayfront, beach, cottage, cottages, for rent, for sale, forties, Noyac Bay, Pine Neck, Sag Harbor, South Fork, waterfront
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Scouting Sag Harbor
One of many on Madison Street LANDED A NEW ASSIGNMENT from Coastal Living magazine to write about Sag Harbor, mighty 19th century whaling port turned arty shopping village. To me, the town’s outstanding feature is its abundance of historic mid-19th … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, TRAVEL
Tagged 19th century, Coastal Living, cottages, historic, LT Burger, magazine, Ruby Beets, Sag Harbor, scouting shots, South Fork, tiny, tiny houses, Wellnest, whaling port
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Marika’s of Shelter Island
EVERY DAY’S A FLEA MARKET AT MARIKA’S, a mad jumble of used furniture on Rt. 114, the main artery through serene and pretty Shelter Island, tucked between Long Island’s North and South Forks. Truth to tell, I have never bought … Continue reading
