Here's a Classic From the 50's

[george]

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.

 

[MakoMike]

You forgot to name me as one of their "famous" clients!

 

[crabby]

I think at one time the LIRR Fisherman Special stopped at Shinnecock before going to Montauk.

 

[cany]

I cant remember the last time I was in there but it was a long time ago

 

[crabby]

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.

 

[Chinacat]

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....

 

[cany]

I remember that there was quite the uproar over it

 

[crabby]

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.

 

[BennyV]

Great picture

 

[cany]

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

 

[crabby]

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.

 

[cany]

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."

??

 

[crabby]

"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.

 

[cany]

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

 

[MakoMike]

It was kind of a gravel/dirt mixture.

 

[Chinacat]

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

 

[Chinacat]

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??

 

[BennyV]

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.

 

[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 !