Fire Island, New York
The first incorporated village on Fire Island, 1917. A harbor on the bay, a beach on the ocean, and no cars.
The walksBay PromenadeHarbor PromenadeLighthouse PromenadeBroadwayNeptunePacificAnchorMarinePennantPilotSurfSeaWalk names as published by the Village in its fire protection access report (1999) and its bike tour of historic homes.
Saltaire is reached by passenger ferry from Bay Shore, on the main terminal of Fire Island Ferries; the current schedule is published by the ferry company. There are no cars on the island.5
The first incorporated village on Fire Island, on the widest part of the island, between the Great South Bay and the Atlantic.1, 2
The land was bought and plotted in the fall of 1910 by the Fire Island Beach Development Corporation; by 1911 more than a hundred houses had been built, and by 1912 the boat owners had formed a yacht club.1 The first residents moved in during 1912.3 Seven years after the land was plotted, the village incorporated in 1917.1, 2 Its name comes from an English town on the River Aire, and its harbor, Clam Island, is the only natural protected harbor on Fire Island.1
The hurricane of September 21, 1938 destroyed much of the village.1, 3 It was rebuilt with help from the Works Progress Administration and the New York State Teachers' Retirement Fund,1 and the number of houses did not return to its 1938 level until the 1970s.3 Saltaire lies between Kismet and Fair Harbor,2 within Fire Island National Seashore, established in 1964,4 and is reached by passenger ferry from Bay Shore.5
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