The Michael Watt Phone Booth went the way of the wind too, so I’m afraid there is little hope for immortality these days for my hero!
There’s a statue of Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden in front of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Gleason was born in Brooklyn but had a summer home on Asharoken Avenue in Northport, surely that qualifies him as a Long Islander!
If we ever find another Long Island leader we can be proud of, you might see a statue. But first Long Island needs to produce a leader.
@ Charlie – I’m still around. It’s the phone booths that have disappeared.
@ Chris – that was a long way to go just to mention that Jackie Gleason lived for a spell in your beloved Northport.
@ Jeff – my point exactly. Thanks for your comment!
Moses spent his last years down at Gilgo Beach, six miles from his greatest production, Jones Beach with its iconic water tower. Ironically, the grand architect of car culture in the NYC metro area did not have a license to drive.
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