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Living In Malverne/West Hempstead
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survived until 2006, when owners Suzanne Benedict and Brian McTigue sold it to Alex Jacobson and Benjamin Haghani, and it was renamed the Lakewood Stables. Jacobson changed the name to the New York Equestrian Center after the 2013 renovation. Hall’s Pond Park, the largest in West Hempstead, is made up three contiguous parcels of land acquired by Nassau County between 1956 and 1970. It is one of several properties in the county that were originally designed for drainage purposes and later turned into public parks. A name change of West Hempstead to Mayfair Park was proposed in 2000, but the idea was voted down. The West Hempstead Historical Society — which celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2018 — has continued to build upon its collection of historical items, sharing the history of West Hempstead.
The hamlet of West Hempstead got its name after the Long Island Rail Road built a station on Hempstead Turnpike in 1891. The station was originally referred to as “West of Hempstead,” and soon after, the hamlet’s name became what it is today. The community steadily grew over the years thanks to the establishment of its parks, schools and businesses. Chestnut Street School, the first school to be established in the district in 1913, celebrated its 105th anniversary in 2018. In 1926, the Paramount Riding Academy — a training and equine rehabilitation center — opened In West Hempstead in conjunction with the creation of Hempstead Lake State Park. In the 1930s, ownership of the Paramount Riding Academy was turned over to Charles Heinsohn, who renamed it Lakeside Riding Academy, a name that
The Tyrolean Brau-Haus was one of many small businesses that flourished around the Trolley Stops.
Photos courtesy West Hempstead Historical Society
The area once known as Morton Manor, on Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead, has seen many changes over the years.
