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Here's a Classic From the 50's

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george
georgeADMIN2019#1
Charles Altenkirck. the original owner of C. Altenkirch and Sons poses with a pair of surf caught 50’s in the late 50's. I zoomed the notice in the corner which looks to be 1956. They served many famous people and built a great fishing rod in the day. Some of their patrons were: George W. Bush, The Rockefeller Family, Lou Gehrig, Jackie Gleason, Babe Ruth, Zane Grey, Bily Joel, Ernest Hemingway and Steve McQueen just to name a few.

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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018
MakoMike
MakoMikeFREE2019#2
You forgot to name me as one of their "famous" clients! 😆
First MateOriginal Crew710 postsSince 2018
crabby
crabbyFREE2019#3
I think at one time the LIRR Fisherman Special stopped at Shinnecock before going to Montauk.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,345 postsSince 2018
cany
canyMOD2019#4
I cant remember the last time I was in there but it was a long time ago
AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018
crabby
crabbyFREE2019#5
I used to go there when I fished the canal. I used to fish it a lot when the flounder were still around, and for early season fluke.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,345 postsSince 2018
Chinacat
ChinacatFREE2019#6
I cant remember the last time I was in there but it was a long time ago

Well, unfortunately the building has been torn down to build condo's. Its a damn shame and will forever change the landscape along the Shinny Canal for the worse....
CommodoreOriginal Crew7,060 postsSince 2018
cany
canyMOD2019#7
I remember that there was quite the uproar over it
AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018
crabby
crabbyFREE2019#8
As I remember that part of the canal was not too pretty to start with. Haven't stopped there in a while but when I pass by nothing jumps out at me as being out of place.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,345 postsSince 2018
BennyV
BennyVFREE2019#9
Great picture
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,665 postsSince 2018
cany
canyMOD2019#10
As I remember that part of the canal was not too pretty to start with. Haven't stopped there in a while but when I pass by nothing jumps out at me as being out of place.


Guess you didnt notice Altenkirks gone
AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018
crabby
crabbyFREE2019#11
Guess you didnt notice Altenkirks gone
That's the part of the canal I was referring to. When the shop was there the lot was an eyesore.
Mitch said that there are condos there now. I've passed there on my way home from Montauk. I don't see any thing
obtrusive there.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,345 postsSince 2018
cany
canyMOD2019#12
That's the part of the canal I was referring to. When the shop was there the lot was an eyesore.
Mitch said that there are condos there now. I've passed there on my way home from Montauk. I don't see any thing
obtrusive there.
"When the shop was there the lot was an eyesore."

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AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018
crabby
crabbyFREE2019#13
"When the shop was there the lot was an eyesore."

??
When you stood on the opposite bank of the canal you could see the parking lot was overgrown with weeds. It was a dirt lot.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,345 postsSince 2018
cany
canyMOD2019#14
When you stood on the opposite bank of the canal you could see the parking lot was overgrown with weeds. It was a dirt lot.



Funny I dont remember a dirt lot there when the shop was open
AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018
MakoMike
MakoMikeFREE2019#15
It was kind of a gravel/dirt mixture.
First MateOriginal Crew710 postsSince 2018
Chinacat
ChinacatFREE2019#16
That's the part of the canal I was referring to. When the shop was there the lot was an eyesore.
Mitch said that there are condos there now. I've passed there on my way home from Montauk. I don't see any thing
obtrusive there.
Condos are in process. It's going slow. Not yet built but on the way
CommodoreOriginal Crew7,060 postsSince 2018
Chinacat
ChinacatFREE2019#17
So here's a picture of where the condos are being built on the east side of canal. Both the restaurant, most recently Tide Runners, and the Altenkirch building were both demo'd.
Personally I think its a damn shame that the developers are gonna get rich and a few privileged rich folks get to enjoy a spot that used to be enjoyed by many and the landscape is changed/ruined forever😡??
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CommodoreOriginal Crew7,060 postsSince 2018
BennyV
BennyVFREE2019#18
So here's a picture of where the condos are being built on the east side of canal. Both the restaurant, most recently Tide Runners, and the Altenkirch building were both demo'd.
Personally I think its a damn shame that the developers are gonna get rich and a few privileged rich folks get to enjoy a spot that used to be enjoyed by many and the landscape is changed/ruined forever😡??
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It’s amazing to me how there is so much water in our area and in mine at least so few ways to actually access it.
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,665 postsSince 2018
carlfieldtester
So true about the limited access these days. Last season I wanted to do a little surf fishing on the North Shore. Its been over 20 years or so since the last as most of my time was in Montauk when I came down to the Island. I think I started to look for a place to park in the Miller Place area and after an hour or so of driving up and down dead ends going east, I finally gave up !
I must have been near Roanoke on my last attempt.
Boy, things have really changed in the Land of No !
DeckhandOriginal Crew40 postsSince 2019

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