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History · Lakeview

20% of Lakeview’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lakeview’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lakeview are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lakeview’s homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lakeview’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story

How Lakeview came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Lakeview.

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Lakeview's name reflects upon its proximity to Hempstead Lake at Hempstead Lake State Park.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Lakeview, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Langdon Blvd, Lakeview, NY August 8, 20222022Langdon Blvd, Lakeview, NY August 8, 2022Met Supermarket;2016Met Supermarket;
Famous people

Famous people close to Lakeview

Nobody well known was born in Lakeview itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Harold E. VarmusAmerican scientist · b. 1939
Telly SavalasAmerican film and television actor and singer · b. 1922
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Method ManAmerican rapper and actor · b. 1971
Michael RosenbaumAmerican actor · b. 1972
Kash PatelDirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation · b. 1980
KalomiraGreek-American singer · b. 1985
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rockville Centre1 historic placeA−MalverneIts storyC+West HempsteadIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLynbrook4 historic placesB+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2) and Wikipedia. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.