Photos

Old photographs, postcards and new pictures of Sodus Point. Each photo links to the page it belongs to.

Nowadays, the one remaining outer pier light is one of the most photographed spots in Sodus Point.Courtesy of Edith FarringtonThe Story of the Pier Lights →
1906 Passenger Train departing Sodus Point and going by the Bunk House.Courtesy of Edith FarringtonRailroad Y and Bunk House →
Old Postcards →
Courtesy of Bruce FarringtonBay Shore House →
Sodus Point Bait Shop (late 1970s) during 1st ESLO Derby.Courtesy of Bob Chase Jr.Sodus Point Bait Shop – late 1970s →
Coal Trestle / John J. Rammacher – 1941 →
Team Apache washed up on shore after sticking the wave.Courtesy of Tom Plantz1986 Powerboat Race off of Sodus Point →
The Harris House Circa 1910 with its distinctive Windmill. Photo courtesy of John Powell from his book "Old Postcards & Photos of Sodus Point" page 167Courtesy of John PowellHarris House →
Smelt at the Point. 1962 Photo courtesy of Bob Chase, Jr, From left to right: Oscar Fuerst, Bob Chase Sr., John DeVey and Bill Koush.Courtesy of Bob Chase, JrSmelting – 1950s and 1960s →
British Invasion of Sodus Point Reenactment (1994) →
Courtesy of Bob Chase, Jr.Looking over the Bay →
Photo from the Collection of Naomi Sill TaylorE A Button General Store – 1907 →

Photo sets

The 2024 Solar Eclipse

Photos · 2024

Sodus Point Automobile Club – 1919

Photos · 1919

Camping Near Charles Point Circa 1914

Photos · 1914

Old Postcards

Photos

Trolley in the Snow

Photos

The Day an Airplane Crashed Into Sodus Bay

Photos · 1951

Coal Trestle / John J. Rammacher – 1941

Photos · 1941

Coal Trestle Reconstruction – 1927

Photos · 1927

Then and now

Every photo, newest first

Mural panel 'Horse Drawn Orchard Sprayer': men spraying fruit trees from a red horse-drawn tank wagon — Town of Sodus Mural

Mural panel 'Thorton's Limekiln': a tall stone kiln with an arched opening, three workmen with shovels in front — Town of Sodus Mural

Town of Sodus mural detail: the gray stone Sodus Point Lighthouse, with figures in old-fashioned dress by the lake — Town of Sodus Mural

Town of Sodus Mural panel of the brick Alton United Methodist Church with a cupola, people in old-fashioned dress — Town of Sodus Mural

Mural panel of 'The Red Brick Church Meeting House', a two-story brick building with figures on the lawn — Town of Sodus Mural

Town of Sodus mural, 'Est. 1789', with painted panels of a limekiln, schoolhouses, a church, a lighthouse and a trolley — Town of Sodus Mural

Man in a striped shirt playing a red and white accordion in a wood-paneled room — The Piano in the Back of the Truck

Frenchie playing an upright piano at the Dolphin as a man in a bow tie watches, diners at tables behind — Frenchie playing the piano at the Dolphin at Frank Wackerle's wedding reception circa 1965. He also played at…The Piano in the Back of the Truck

Geraldo Rivera's sailboat, a two-masted yacht with a dark blue hull, anchored below wooded cliffs and high-rises — Geraldo Rivera’s Sailboat

Man in a tan jacket at a bar holding a large wooden boomerang, shelves of bottles and string lights behind — Billy Boomerang

Billy Boomerang, a man in a bush hat and red shorts, poised to throw a large boomerang among palm trees — Billy Boomerang

Davina McNaney running on a wooded trail in a pale green tank top — Davina McNaney’s Run (2015 and 2018)

Sepia photo of a four-door sedan, a person leaning from its window, parked before 'Joe's Place' with a 'Steaks' sign — Sodus Pt. Fish & Crab House

Drawing of the steamboat Ontario, a two-masted side-wheeler flying American flags, smoke rising from its stack — Based on the info below, it appears that the first steamboat in regular service on the Great Lakes…Steamboat Ontario at Troupville

Two men in worn clothes walking a railroad track, one with a bundle on a stick over his shoulder — Hobos in Sodus Point

Map of Sodus Point showing the lighthouse, 1829 and present shorelines, the 1829–1834 breakwater and west jetty — The Building of Sodus Point

Newspaper clipping headlined 'Lyons Fisherman Land a Sword Fish', with '1912' handwritten below — Swordfish Caught in Sodus Bay

Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club sign before a long white clubhouse with a brown shingled roof — Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club

Sodus Bay Yacht Club clubhouse with an 'SBYC' sign, sailboats moored in front, reflected in the water at dusk — Sodus Bay Yacht Club

Black Witch, a varnished wooden speedboat with an American flag, labeled '1920 Albany Hacker Craft Original Rum Runner' — Black Witch is a 1920's Hacker Craft restored by Sydney ''Bruce'' Marsden…Prohibition

Two-story clapboard building with a 'Sodus Bay Social Club' sign and flower boxes beneath the front windows — Sodus Bay Social ClubCourtesy of Bill Huff Jr.

Sodus Point Malt House in 1997: tall concrete silos and brick buildings with 'The Genesee Brewing' signs — Sodus Point Malt House as it appeared in 1997.Malt HousePhoto by Bill Huff Jr.

Person driving a small kart across the snow-covered frozen bay, a large dark timber structure on the shore behind — Winter Racing on Sodus Bay

Typed label 'Main Street Sodus Point 1965, Looking South' listing six buildings, Bingo Hall to Skating Rink — Sodus Point 1965

Aerial view of waterfront buildings and docks marked with green numbers, boats moored and one speeding across the bay — Sodus Point 1965

Detail of an old village map listing lot owners, including St. Rose Church, Christ Church and Guild Hall — According to the Christ Church history mentioned earlier, the congregation grew to about 40 by the end of…Guild Hall

White two-story clapboard building signed 'Sodus Point Village Hall', with an American flag and wooden ramp — Guild Hall

Man driving a miniature steam locomotive pulling open cars full of riders at the amusement park — Sands Points Amusement ParkCourtesy of Laurie Hayden

Children's amusement ride with small cars under a peaked canopy, people gathered around, black-and-white — Sands Points Amusement ParkCourtesy of Laurie Hayden

Aerial postcard, 'Amusement Park & Bathing Beach, Sodus Point, N.Y.', showing rides by a long pier — This is an aerial photo taken sometime after 1956 after the fire destroyed the roof on the merry-…Sands Points Amusement Park

Sands Points Amusement Park

Seaway Trail panel 'British Raids: Troupville (Sodus Point) Sacked!' with a raid timeline, village map and illustrations — SEAWAY Trails War of 1812 British Raids

Man in a red cap holding up a pinstriped baseball jersey lettered 'Chiefs' inside a diner — Sodus Point Lakers

Coal trestle workers in work clothes posed in rows before the timber trestle, with a numbered list of names below — Coal Trestle Workers

Hand-drawn fishing map of the bay and Lake Ontario shore from the Sodus Point Bait Shop, with a fish key — Fishing Charts (1930 – 1950)

Blueprint 'Fishing Chart for Sodus Bay' mapping the islands, shoreline and fishing spots with handwritten notes — Fishing Charts (1930 – 1950)

Sodus Pt. Fish & Crab House placemat with 'Sodus Point Trivia', local sketches and a map of Sodus Bay — Sodus Pt. Fish & Crab House

Framed painting of the Sodus Pt. Fish & Crab House with a crowded waterfront deck, docks and moored boats — Sodus Pt. Fish & Crab House

Two-masted schooner Lotus with a dark blue hull and covered sails, moored before a wooded shore — ProhibitionCourtesy of Sandi Hamilton

Team photo labeled 'Sodus Point B.B. Team 1931, Homer DoVille Mgr.' with thirteen men, most in baseball uniforms — Sodus Point Lakers

Two-story concrete block building with a hip roof and green doors and trim, on a grassy lawn — Ice Harvesting on Sodus Bay (1835–1939)Courtesy of William Bullard

Pale yellow two-story house with a wraparound porch behind a large tree, a person standing on the steps — Viking Spear Head

Man in a turquoise shirt and cap pointing to a spot beside a wooden deck with a picnic table — Viking Spear Head

Blurry view across water to a white waterfront house and boathouses, trees behind — Viking Spear Head

Row of pale green cottages with enclosed porches beside a brick building, under shade trees with a hammock — James Fenimore Cooper

Black-and-white trolley car stopped on a street beside a wooden pole, a two-story building behind — Trolley pole and plaque

Tall concrete trolley pole with a 'Trolley Stop 140' sign and a small plaque, in a park by a playground — Trolley pole and plaque

Uniformed police posing with seized liquor bottles, stacked beer crates marked Stroh and Tivoli, and barrels — Prohibition