In
the series
... "I REMEMBER
THE ROCKAWAYS"...Stevie S. Stevenswrites
about "Legends
of the Rockaways"
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2 -
The first tent colonies
were established in the year 1901 and by the 1906 summer season,
William E. Auer had 22 tents set up and rented on the north side
of Beach 98th Street in the Seaside area. Photo credit: The Auer
Collection.
Located on the north side of a privately-built
wooden walkway, by the year 1908 - the Auer Tent Colony had expanded
to 40 separate rentals. Photo credit: The Auer Collection.