1915 Hyde Map of Ocean Beach and Ocean Bay Park, Fire Island

This is a 1915 E. Belcher Hyde set of three maps of communities located on Fire Island, New York, printed on one sheet, depicting Ocean Beach, Ocean Bay Park, and The Breakers in their entirety. Each community is presented in detail, with the community's streets and the residences of its citizens illustrated and labeled. Ocean Beach is by far the largest of the three, and, intriguingly, all of its streets are labeled as 'walks' and not as 'streets' or 'avenues'. Very few buildings in Ocean Beach are not homes; the New Surf Hotel, the Water Tower, the store, and the post office are among these establishments. In Ocean Bay Park, numerous streets are illustrated, but only about a half dozen homes are labeled. The U.S. Coast Guard Life Saving Station located in the community is illustrated as well. By far the smallest of the three communities is The Breakers, consisting of two roadways and four plots of land that are owned by individuals. No other detail is included.

This map was created and published by the E. Belcher Hyde Company of Brooklyn, New York in 1915.