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The Golden Avenue

The Golden Avenue

The Golden Avenue

Doug Robinson

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Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2018
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Historia
ISBN:
9780359097302
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The Golden Avenue tells the history of Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York and the famous, infamous and interesting folks associated with the street. These include Lawrence B. Sperry, aviation pioneer, Walter O’Malley, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Annie Oakley, Lebert Lombardo of the Royal Canadians, Bruce Parker, Mr. Water Skiing, John B. Gambling of WOR Radio, Ed Nezbeda and Grumman Aircraft, Phil Brice and Republic Aviation, Christine Riley, actress and Ronald DeFeo, mass murderer.

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