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Fair Lynbrook historical odds & ends: Lightning strikes the four corners in 1926
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This view looks east down Merrick Road, with “Shorty the Cop” running the show. The photo is from 1925, the year before lightning struck.
Courtesy Dan Gilmartin
Editors note: Lynbrook historical odds and ends is a column that takes a look back at some interesting facts and events in the village from over the years.
On the night of Aug. 12, 1926, lightning struck the tower atop the Five Corners Building, sending splintered pieces of the flagpole flying all over the corners. The tower was never rebuilt.
Mattson is the official Lynbrook village historian and a director of the HSERL. Additionally, he is the author of “The History of Lynbrook,” which is available on Amazon.com and at local libraries.
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