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EspañolWILLIAM WAINWRIGHT (LAND DEVELOPER)
'William Wainwright' (b. 1836, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d ?) was a real-estate developer who was largely responsible in the late 19th and early 20th century for the transformation of Rockaway Beach, New York into a major resort and amusement area.
Wainwright began his association with Rockaway in 1875 by leasing the Sea Side House hotel from James Remsen, who took him as a partner in 1876. He continued to manage and expand the hotel after Remsen's death in 1887. After Wainwright took another partner, the name "Wainwright & Smith" became ubiquitous on different amusement pavilions in Rockaway Beach.
★ Vincent F. Seyfried, ''The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History'', Part Five, published by the author, Garden City, Long Island, 1966.
★ Vincent F. Seyfried and William Asadorian, ''Old Rockaway, New York, in Early Photographs'', Dover Publications, 2000.
Wainwright began his association with Rockaway in 1875 by leasing the Sea Side House hotel from James Remsen, who took him as a partner in 1876. He continued to manage and expand the hotel after Remsen's death in 1887. After Wainwright took another partner, the name "Wainwright & Smith" became ubiquitous on different amusement pavilions in Rockaway Beach.
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★ Vincent F. Seyfried, ''The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History'', Part Five, published by the author, Garden City, Long Island, 1966.
★ Vincent F. Seyfried and William Asadorian, ''Old Rockaway, New York, in Early Photographs'', Dover Publications, 2000.
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