Wednesday, February 8, 2012

'Oliver's Point' Advertisement

A 1936 advertisement for 'Oliver's Point', the Herbert L. Smith estate designed by Herbert R. Brewster c. 1912 on Centre Island. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Oliver's Point' was for sale.

4 comments:

magnus said...

A "Highly Restricted Community". Funny to think that those words had positive connotations at one time.

The Ancient said...

magnus --

Everything old is new again

Anonymous said...

Another MM&W in Sands Point...this time built 1927.


http://search.danielgale.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=2402174&city=Sands-Point&page=1&mlstableid=LIBORMLSDGALEOFFICERES&sp=y&segmentid=2682685&uid=65331&htmlfile=property_masterpiece-enhanced-listings.html&revisable=n

lil' gay boy said...

Guilty pleasure tonight; Royal Pains (USA Network @ 10 PM), a mediocre "dramedy" has one thing going for it ––– major eye candy.

Set in the Hamptons and filmed entirely on Long Island, it features the exteriors & interiors of many Gold Coast estates, such as Oheka, which is ostensibly where the main character lives in the guest quarters (one of the few interiors that is a set). Winfield Hall provides some of the interiors, and the McMansion exteriors are kept to a minimum...