New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Long Island
Offers MANY
Short Tours
Always a Favorite With New
Workers, 1t Is Excep-
tionally Good for Day
or " ee k END Trips
Shore Routes Detailed
Excellent Circular Trip Is
Suggested. Taking in the
Most Picturesque Views

Long Island is always favorite
touring ground for New Workers and
is exceptionally good in the early
spring for either a ne-day trip not
exceeding $50 miles or weekend tour
that can be extended to SOUTHAMPTON
going down the South Shore and re-
turning over the North Shore. There
are also great many crossroads and
nyways that are picturesque. going
through sections lined on both sides of
the road with beautiful trees all bright
with spring foliage.
An excellent circular trip of Long
Island is outlined by the Automobile
Club of America. This embraces both
the North and the South shores. the
crossing being made between Patch
ogue and Port Jefferson. The South
Shore route goes through a a-number of
pretty and picturesque villages, con
Meeting with roads that lead to Far
Rockaway and Neponsit from Valley
Stream or Long Beach from Rockville
Center.
The North Shore route passes
through more Of rolling country
and numbe- Of interesting towns ard
villages. In some places the road
skirts the shore of Long Island Sound,
passing a great many large estates
with paatial residences and numerous
country clubs.
Start at Columbus Circle
From Columbus Circle go east and
across the greensboro Bridge. continue
straight on through the Plaza into
Queens Boulevard. which is followed
through Forest Hills to the Peace
Mountain in Jamaica; turn right into
Bergen Avenue, which becomes the
Merrick Road, and continue through
Springfield, Valley Stream and Lyn-
brook where connections are made to
the Rockaways, proceeding TO Rock
willie Center. where connection is made
for Long Beach. From Rockville Cen
ter on the route goes through Bald
win and Freeport, Bellmore, Massa-
Islip, Sayville and Dayport to Pat
chegue. SO miles to New York. If
there is desire to go on to South
ampton or Montauk Point the route is
continued straight on from Patchogue
through Moriches TO Southampton, 100
miles from New York.
The road on the South Shore IS in
good condition except for some stretches
which have become rough from the
heavy traffic on Saturdays. Sundays
and holidays. These lie principally be
tween Jamaica and Rockville Center.
From Patch ogue the cross connection
TO Port Jefferson, on the North Shore.
IS fourteen miles on good, hard sur
faced road. via Coram.
How to Get Back
The return to New York via the
North Shore to Port jefferson is made
by following the main road through
East Setauket, st. James, Smithtown,
Smithtown Branch to Commack. Just
beyond the village postoffice a right
turn is made: running due north
through East Northport to Northport,
then east through Centerport, Hunting
ton. Cold Spring Harbor, East Nor
wich. Greendale, Roslyn, Manhasset
Bayside to Flushing; then follow Jack
son Avenue to Plaza. then across
greensboro Bridge to New York; sixty
two miles from Port Jefferson; total
road trip, 134 miles.
There are number Of good roads
leading from the trunk line on the
North Shore to points along the Sound
such as the one from Northport to
Eatons Neck on Northport Bay; from
Huntington to Halesite and West Neck
on Huntington Bay; from Cold Spring
Harbor through Oyster Bay to Bay
vile, where the ferry leaves for Green
wlch, then around through Locust VAL
i ley, Glen Cove and Sea Cliff to Roslyn
connecting with the trunk line; from
Manhasset Neck, from Little Neck
through Great Neck to Hewlett Point
on Manhassct Bay, from Bayside
through Whitestone to College Point
where connections can be made by
Jerry to Clason Point and also Flush
ing to College Point