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

Hand-colored postcard of the Sodus Bay Yacht Club: a red-roofed clubhouse and boathouses along the water — Old Postcards

Postcard 'The Loop, Sodus Point, N.Y.': a road curving around a grassy island past trees and cottages — Old Postcards

Dirt street lined with wooden storefronts, one signed 'Boat Livery', people in long dresses and hats walking — Old Postcards

Hand-colored postcard of the Lake Bluff Hotel, its long double porches crowded with guests — Old Postcards

Postcard 'Harris House, Sodus Point, N.Y.': large frame building with a long porch and a windmill beside it — Old Postcards

Tinted postcard 'Lake Crest, Sodus Point, N.Y.': a large Victorian house with a tower and porches behind shrubbery — Old Postcards

Hand-colored postcard of the 'Palmer Residence, Sodus Point', a large stone and shingle house with ivy — Old Postcards

Postcard of Wickham Boulevard, Lakeview, Sodus Point: a sandy lane lined with trees, cottages and early cars — Old Postcards

Hand-colored postcard of a wooden pier, steamers and the Yacht Club house at Sodus Point, with its blank back — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Front and back of postcard 'Sodus Bay Yacht Club, Sodus Point, N.Y.' showing a long wooden pier, with a note — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Postcard front and back: 'Steamboat Landing, Great Sodus Bay, N.Y.', a walkway to docked steamers, plus a written note — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Front and back of a postcard, 'Steamer Sunbeam and Sodus Bay Club House', the steamer trailing smoke — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Postcard of the Yacht Club house and steamer Sunbeam on Great Sodus Bay, with its handwritten 1909 back — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Front and back of hand-colored postcard 'Sodus Bay Yacht Club', with a handwritten note and 1923 postmark — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Postcard front and back: 'Sodus Bay Yacht Club, Sodus Bay, N.Y.', with a handwritten note and a red 2-cent stamp — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Front and back of a postcard: a motorboat at a dock with sailboats moored beyond, and a handwritten note — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Front and back of a photo postcard: a two-story clubhouse, flagpole and moored boats; back penciled 'Sodus Bay' — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Front and back of postcard 'Sodus Bay View, Club House, Sodus Point, N.Y.': a moored launch and clubhouse — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Postcard front and back: 'Sodus Bay Yacht Club, Great Sodus Bay, N.Y.', and a handwritten note postmarked 1914 — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Front and back of a postcard of the Sodus Bay Yacht Club, a shingled clubhouse on the water — Old PostcardsCourtesy of Bonnie Lee of Wickham Boulevard

Newspaper clipping about new toboggan slides and the bump-the-bump built for winter sports at Sodus Point — Bump-the-Bump, 1945

Woven matting printed 'Geo. H. Macy & Co., Japan and China' and 'Carter Macy & Co.', listing tea establishments — Sylvanus Jenkins Macy

Seamen's Bank for Savings letter listing a chronology of Macy family trustees, including Silvanus J. Macy — Sylvanus Jenkins Macy

New-York Daily Times notice, Jan. 2, 1854, announcing the firm Josiah Macy's Sons with partner Silvanus J. Macy — Sylvanus Jenkins Macy

SJ Macy Portrait — Sylvanus Jenkins Macy

SJ Macy Portrait - 2 — Sylvanus Jenkins Macy

Banner reading 'Macyville Woods Nature Preserve' over autumn trees, a tall concrete industrial building rising behind — Macyville Woods Nature Preserve

Trolley stopped between high walls of snow, a crewman standing atop the bank and passengers posing — Trolley in the Snow

The remaining outer pier light, a white tower at the end of a long concrete pier, lit by low sun — Nowadays, the one remaining outer pier light is one of the most photographed spots in Sodus Point.The Story of the Pier LightsCourtesy of Edith Farrington

Newspaper clipping headlined 'New Lighthouse', reporting the old west pier light removed and a steel tower planned — The Story of the Pier Lights

Crane lifting a square white wooden pier light tower as a man sits watching on the pier — The Story of the Pier Lights

Pen-and-ink drawing of a plain white flag tied to a wooden pole — Lead up to the Battle of Sodus Point

Gary Grey, Robin Sofia and Kelly Grey standing together in front of the Hots Point ice cream stand window — The three dancing dogs from left to right: Gary Grey, Robin Sofia, and Kelly Grey.Hots Point BuildingPhoto by Edie Farrington

Crowd at red picnic tables under yellow hot dog umbrellas outside Hots Point, a red-roofed snack bar — Hots Point Building

Hots Point Building

Two smiling women at a snack-stand counter beside thank-you posters for Hots Point from the Sodus Summer Rec program — Hots Point Building

Hots Point Building: walk-up ice cream stand with pennant flags, red umbrellas and people at picnic tables — Hots Point Building

Snapshot captioned 'Hurd at the dock': a man in a flat cap and sweater on a dock by moored boats — Hots Point Building

May's Cone Stand, a small stand with signs for DoVille's homemade cones and ice cream, under trees — Hots Point Building

Small white roadside stands under trees, one signed 'Cones', handwritten 'May & Hurd DeVille's cone stand' — Hots Point Building

Captain Charles Doville, white-bearded, in a dark suit and bow tie, in a mounted studio portrait — Hots Point Building

Reenactors dressed as British redcoats in tricorn hats rowing a boat toward shore, spectators on a dock behind — British Invasion of Sodus Point Reenactment (1994)

Painted portrait of a man in a red coat with black lapels and a black tricorn hat, holding a book — The Other British “Invasions” of Sodus Bay

Drawing of a wooden single-masted gunboat with a brass cannon on the bow, a top-down view of the hull below — The Other British “Invasions” of Sodus Bay

Reenactors in period dress rowing a longboat flying a British red ensign as musket smoke drifts — The Other British “Invasions” of Sodus Bay

Two tan antique sedans with whitewall tires on display in a room hung with Shell and other old advertising signs — Owen P. Merrill – Trials and Tribulations of being a Sodus Point Sailor

Long steam-powered lake freighter with two masts and a tall smokestack, under way on calm water — Owen P. Merrill – Trials and Tribulations of being a Sodus Point Sailor

Long lake freighter steamship underway, black smoke streaming from its stern smokestack — Owen P. Merrill – Trials and Tribulations of being a Sodus Point Sailor