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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. View showing east side of south basin looking toward middle dike. Staten Island’s Silver Lake Reservoir was the original end-of-the-line for Catskill water traveling 120 miles from Ashokan Reservoir. In the 1890s, Staten Island residents pressed for a public park in their borough, and in 1897 a bill passed to purchase land and prepare plans for Silver Lake Park. The park was established about five years later, and within another few years the Board of Water Supply decided to transform the lake into a reservoir and add over 100 acres to the park. Construction began in 1913 and, as shown in this photo, by fall 1917 the reservoir was filled with Catskill water, final landscaping was underway, and this man was checking the future location of a seven-foot-tall fence (the little suitcase is where one fence post would be placed). From 1967-71, underground storage tanks were built to hold Staten Island’s drinking water, and the lake became accessible to the public again. Today the park offers many recreational activities, and the lake still receives water from Ashokan! October 17, 1917.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. This is Silver Lake Camp. Contractors often built “camps” to house workers during the course of projects. Six buildings in foreground are sleeping quarters and the two buildings in upper right corner are wash houses and toilet and mess hall. May 15, 1914.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. Crusher plant on line of middle dike, consisting of an Allis Chalmers gyratory stone crusher with bucket elevator and screen. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. April 17, 1914.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. In the 1890s, Staten Island residents pressed for a public park in their borough, and in 1897 a bill passed to purchase land and prepare plans for Silver Lake Park. The park was established about five years later, and within another few years the Board of Water Supply decided to transform the lake into a reservoir and add over 100 acres to the park. Construction began in 1913 and, as shown in this photo, by fall 1917 the reservoir was filled with Catskill water, final landscaping was underway, and this man was checking the future location of a seven-foot-tall fence (the little suitcase is where one fence post would be placed). From 1967-71, underground storage tanks were built to hold Staten Island's drinking water, and the lake became accessible to the public again. Today the park offers many recreational activities, and the lake still receives water from Ashokan! Man at east end of south parapet. View looking southwest from east end of middle dike. October 17, 1917.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. Panoramic view of North and South basins, looking west from northeast corner of North basin. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. May 11, 1917.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. Panoramic view of future site of reservoir: West dike site, Silver Lake, and south end of south basin. View taken from south dike site. Excavation of top-soil shown, using plow and wheel scrapers. November 5, 1913.
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Richmond County: view of Silver Lake, August 1897. Ice house at right.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. North dike, cut-off trench, looking south at face of concrete wall. Rock bottom is being cleared in preparation for concreting. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. May 1, 1914.
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Richmond County: view of Silver Lake, August 1897.
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New York Marine Hospital or "Quarantine" Gravesites
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. 32-ton Bucyrus revolving shovel excavating in borrow-pit. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. November 4, 1915.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. View showing east side of south basin looking toward middle dike. Staten Island's Silver Lake Reservoir was the original end-of-the-line for Catskill water traveling 120 miles from Ashokan Reservoir. In the 1890s, Staten Island residents pressed for a public park in their borough, and in 1897 a bill passed to purchase land and prepare plans for Silver Lake Park. The park was established about five years later, and within another few years the Board of Water Supply decided to transform the lake into a reservoir and add over 100 acres to the park. Construction began in 1913 and, as shown in this photo, by fall 1917 the reservoir was filled with Catskill water, final landscaping was underway, and this man was checking the future location of a seven-foot-tall fence (the little suitcase is where one fence post would be placed). From 1967-71, underground storage tanks were built to hold Staten Island's drinking water, and the lake became accessible to the public again. Today the park offers many recreational activities, and the lake still receives water from Ashokan! October 17, 1917.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. Middle dike roadway and parapets, camera in southeast corner of reservoir, south gate chamber on left and north gate chamber on right. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. October 2, 1917.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir, a 56-acre reservoir that encompassed the old Silver Lake and was the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. View looking southwest, showing a portion of the north basin, the middle dike and a portion of the south basin in the background, as well as the fencing and roads around the reservoir. April 13, 1938.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir, a 56-acre reservoir that encompassed the old Silver Lake and was the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. Middle dike roadway and parapets, camera in southeast corner of reservoir, south gate chamber on left and north gate chamber on right. South basin in foreground. October 2, 1917.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir, a 56-acre reservoir that encompassed the old Silver Lake and was the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. Aerial view of reservoir area, looking east. 1955.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. Method of building earth dikes. The surface is first sprinkled, and selected material is then spread over it and rolled with a steamroller. Each layer is about 4-inches in thickness. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. The contract was awarded to Beaver Engineering and Contracting Company. May 5, 1914.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. West dike. Little Western steel grader and Buffalo-Pitts steamroller on south end of west dike, spreading and rolling 4-inch fill. In 1913 New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. May 19, 1914.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. View of site for reservoir looking east. Camera at south end of lake near Oakwood Avenue. The following year, New York City put out a bid for the construction of a 56-acre reservoir that would encompass the old Silver Lake and be the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. August 11, 1912.
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Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes near Staten Island's Silver Lake Reservoir. A worker crouches inside the blow-off drain, with steel reinforcement in place above him. October 15, 1914.
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Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. In the 1890s, Staten Island residents pressed for a public park in their borough, and in 1897 a bill passed to purchase land and prepare plans for Silver Lake Park. The park was established about five years later, and within another few years the Board of Water Supply decided to transform the lake into a reservoir and add over 100 acres to the park. Construction began in 1913 and, as shown in this photo, by fall 1917 the reservoir was filled with Catskill water, final landscaping was underway, and this man was checking the future location of a seven-foot-tall fence (the little suitcase is where one fence post would be placed). From 1967-71, underground storage tanks were built to hold Staten Island's drinking water, and the lake became accessible to the public again. Today the park offers many recreational activities, and the lake still receives water from Ashokan! October 17, 1917.
89 University Place
Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Reservoir. Keeper's house and garage, northeast corner of Laurel Avenue (now Revere Street) and University Place. The keeper oversaw operations at the 56-acre reservoir that served as the terminus for the Catskill water supply in Staten Island. January 7, 1919.
86 University Place
Richmond: University Place - Revere Street 86 University Place (right), at the N.W. corner of Revere Street, showing the Rothman residence. October 1931 P. L. Sperr
700 Victory Boulevard
Board of Water Supply. Silver Lake Storage Tanks. Buildings on Victory Boulevard across from Silver Lake Park. June 10, 1968.
35 Eddy Street
Richmond: Eddy Street - Howard Avenue 35 EdAy Street, north side, between Howard and Duncan Aves., showing the G. L. Egbert residence. April 1, 1930. P. L. Sperr.
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