Hans Gabaldi Mural
Centennial Mural & Laying Trolley Tracks
Hans Gabaldi mural (Furman Square) was painted for Patchogue’s Centennial celebration in 1993. The mural includes the Methodist Church, school and waterfront hotels. The Italianate building above the trolley still stands on East Main Street. The trolley sits in front of the Hammond-Mills General Store, today’s Dove Building on Patchogue’s Four Corners.
The postcard shows Suffolk Traction Company workers laying trolley tracks in Patchogue in 1907 on upper South Ocean Avenue. The trolley was active from 1911 to 1919. The Olympia Confectionary Store was located on this spot, where the Church Street parking lot entrance is today. The Olympia was a popular restaurant for many years with a soda fountain and lunch counter. The Olympia building was built in 1878 and destroyed by fire in 1953.