Business & Tech

VIDEO: Demolition Day 'Bitter-Sweet' For Lakewood Stables

The Lakewood 'family' watches as its nearly 100-year-old horse ranch is torn down to make way for big transformation.

They fought back tears one minute as they recalled memories shared in their old dilapidated horse barns, but then spoke excitedly about the plans for the future.

The owners and staff of Lakewood Stables' gathered with riders and volunteers, both past and present, on the Eagle Avenue property Wednesday to take one last look at the horse ranch that had been like a second home to all of them for many years.

They toured the old, worn-down facilities, snatching up what mementos they could find, watched as the remaining horses were escorted to their temporary stalls and stood in awe as a large crane ripped the old buildings to shreds.

Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.

While doing so they reflected on the loss of the historic place but looked forward to the new state-of-the-art, year-round riding facility they would soon gain.

In this case, destruction is just the beginning of a new chapter for one of West Hempstead's oldest landmarks and the sole surviving horse ranch in the Town of Hempstead.

Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.

Watch Patch's video report above.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here