Was it harder then...or now on LI?

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by dman72

Guys working in the warehouse who own houses? Where does that happen anymore?

It wasn't just Grumman warehouse workers who could buy their own home on LI, it was all blue and pink collar workers back then.

Where does that happen anymore? Probably still can out there in some parts of flyover country (aka the real america) where houses sit on the market so long that rent to own and owner financing (where the owner cannot be choosy because they just can't find buyers) is absolutely the only way to get rid of them. Hmmm. Now that I think of it, I wonder if that is what LI is coming to ... something that rarely existed around here before ... rent to own and easy terms owner financing.

[ClarkStreetKid]

Originally Posted by totallyfrazzled

Grumman was the big name of course but there was also Sperry and I forget the name of the other large aerospace company here.

Fairchild/Republic

When LI lost aerospace it killed off a lot of machine shops, fastener suppliers (nut & bolts), aluminum suppliers, electronics suppliers, print shops, packaging companies and other companies who made stuff that made jets take to the sky.

[ClarkStreetKid]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

It wasn't just Grumman warehouse workers who could buy their own home on LI, it was all blue and pink collar workers

My cousin had a clam boat and played in a band, he owned a nice little cape in West Babylon. It almost boggles the mind to think about.