In this photographic history of Valley Stream, author Bill Florio documents vividly the long and illustrious history of this Nassau County village. Located near the south shore of Long Island at the gateway to Nassau County, the village of Valley Stream has grown from a bucolic farming community in the 1840s to a dense suburban hub full of history and diversity. Consisting of communities named Foster's Meadow, Rum Junction, Skunk's Misery, and Hungry Harbor, the town saw nightlife and leisure blossom after Merrick Road was built and the South Side Railroad pulled in. The village incorporated in 1925, finding itself a center of industry as the location of the Ridgewood Reservoir's conduit pipe, Curtiss Field, Bulova Demco, and later, the birthplace of Snapple. Over the years, Valley Stream gained attention through many of its attractions, including the William R. Gibson Houses, Hoffman's, the Pavilion Royal, Green Acres Mall, the Rio Theatre, Valley Stream State Park, and Itgen's Ice Cream Parlour. Bill Florio is a local historian and longtime Valley Stream resident. Images for this book have been collected from the Long Island Suburban Studies Institute at Hofstra University, the Nassau County Photo Archives, the Library of Congress, the Valley Stream Historical Society, and local residents. Number of Pages: 128 Published By: Arcadia Publishing Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Series: Images of America Release Date: February 9, 2015 Location: New York ISBN: 9781467122689 Book Format: Paperback BISAC Categories: Historical, Regional, Travel