Living in Greece Stories

Stories and recollections from the people, places, and publications that document life in the Town of Greece.

These articles offer perspectives on what it was like to live in the Town of Greece in the past. Many are from the archives or newsletters of the Greece Historical Society. If you would be interested in learning more about the Town of Greece’s history, please feel free to contact us at (585) 225-7221.

(These stories are the property of the Greece Historical Society, which retains all right thereto. The contributors to these stories provide them for non-commercial, personal, educational, and/or research use only. Prior written permission from the Greece Historical Society and the individual authors must be obtained for any other use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly publications, or any reproductions or redistribution of any kind.)

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We love to read stories and memories by you or your organization. Submit a local history story or memory of growing up in the Town of Greece by emailing a zip file with your story and photos to greecehistoricalsociety@yahoo.com. Use the subject line: Share My Story of Local History or Memories Of Greece N.Y. plus your story title. Include a brief bio and one photo for publication.

Your story should be no more than 500 words. We can edit for continuity, grammar, and punctuation. Stories may cover one span or multiple spans: 1800-1850, 1900-1950, 1950-2000, and 2000-Present.

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Dann House prior to 1885

DANN HOUSE – from Hotel to Bowling

December 8, 2024 |
In 1885, Anthony Kleinhans purchased the Dann House, relocating it to the Long Pond outlet as a carriage house before constructing the Grand View Beach Hotel, which burned down in 1947. The Dann House later became a restaurant and bowling alley but faced competition and code violations, leading to its...
Categories: 1800-1850 1850-1900 1900-1950 Corinthian Living in Greece Stories
Tags: 1877 1885 1947 1950 1960 1972 1978 Ames Tavern and Bowling Center Anthony Kleinhans automatic pin setter Bowling Alley bowling halls Carriage house DANN HOUSE Dewey Gardens Girly Goodwin Park Grand View Beach Hotel Harry Boehm Lakeshore Long Pond Long Pond Outlet Maiden Lanes Manitou Beach Trolley McIntosh’s 1877 History of Monroe County Monroe County resort hotel Terrice Gardens Town of Greece
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Milton Carter

Milton H. Carter Park

February 1, 2022 |
What’s the story on….Milton H. Carter Park? Carter Park is a 12-acre recreational landscape located on Long Pond Road near The Mall at Greece Ridge. It hosts a playground, baseball fields, basketball, and tennis courts as well as an open pavilion. It is a representation of the long tradition and...
Categories: 1900-1950 Guest Stories Living in Greece Stories
Tags: 1931 1960 1968 1970 Edna Carter Gordon A. Howe Greece Police Greece Volunteer Ambulance Milton H. Carter Milton H. Carter Park Ridge Road Fire District The Mall at Greece Ridge World War I World War I Veteran
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Rotobowling Never Quite Caught on in Greece

January 1, 2021 |
In the late 1940s, as bowling was becoming more popular, the residents of Greece had several choices of where to bowl, including Boem's on Edgemere Drive and the Charlotte bowling hall on Stutson Street. Along the Ridge, there was the Lyon's Den, Damm Brothers, and Ridge Bowling, but with no...
Categories: 1900-1950 1950-2000 Living in Greece Stories
Tags: 1940 1946 1954 1956 1957 1960 AMF Barnard School Boem's Charlotte Cramer's Drug Store Damm Brothers Dewey Ave Donato Fasano Edgemere Drive Ernest Fasano Fasinos Frear Estate Gambling Lyon's Den Maiden Lane Maiden Lanes McCall Michael Fasano New York State Northgate Plaza Orville Whittle Pin Boys Pin Spotter Ridge Bowling Ridge Bowling Hall Rotobowling Sam Mink Schantz Construction Stone Road Stutson St.
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