Our Newspaper Collection spans more than 100 years!  Early newspapers for Tottenville and the South Shore, including the Staten Island Transcript, are hard to find and usually very fragile.

We are very grateful for the newspapers and clippings that have been generously donated to us.  They are currently being indexed and carefully preserved.  We hope you enjoy the following snippets that were taken from this collection:

COMMUNITY BANK OPENS 5th OFFICE
September 1974

Community National Bank and Trust Company of New York officially opened its fifth Staten Island branch this morning at Page Ave. and Amboy Rd. in Tottenville. 

The one-story bank building completely staff with local personnel, is located in what is known as teh Richmond Valley Shopping Center.....There is ample parking and a back-up area for those using the drive-in service.  There is also a night depository for after-hour bankers.

The New York Times - August 2, 1883

GOOD WORK AMONG CHILDREN

The Rev. John Drumgoole, of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, in Lafayette-place, this City, is erecting an extensive institution on the shores of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, where he expects to provide accommodations for 2,000 children.  The place has been named Mount Loretto Farm.  .......There are 260 acres in the main place, and another farm of 160 acres has been lately added....About 600 boys have already been taken from this City to Mount Loretto.  The entire work is sustained through the sale of a paper which is published by the St. Joseph's Union.  It has a circulation of upward of 1,000,000 copies, and is published monthly.

The Transcript - June 15, 1923

(The Palace Theatre, Craig Ave. near Main St., Tottenville, was opened in 1914.  It featured silent movies, 10 cents admission, and at its peak two evening showings and "five reels each day."  W. Wallace Laird was the owner/manager.  It closed c. 1928 when "talkies" started to become popular.)

Staten Island Transcript - August 14, 1942

(The Stadium Theatre, 217 Main St., Tottenville, was opened in 1927 and closed as a movie house in 1957.  The last movie shown was "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr.)

PARADE CELEBRATES TOTTENVILLE'S SURVIVAL

June 10, 1996

Tottenville came to life yesterday with a parade that seemed inspired by the spirit of the late Norman Rockwell......  More than 60 organizations with hundreds of marchers stepped off at Bethel Avenue and walked down Amboy Road to Main Street and Tottenville Memorial Park for a flag-raising ceremony....

Billed as a combination Flag Day and Tottenville Heritage Day parade, the event was geared to celebrate a community regaining its balance after stumbling through economic hard times, said Paul Kidder, president of the Tottenville Local Development Corp and the area merchants association....