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Founded on Sandy Hollow Rd, Southampton, in 1932, Emil Norsic & Son was a sanitation, septic services, junk removal & hauling company servicing the Southampton and eastern Suffolk area.

After Henry Austin Clark opened the Long Island Automotive Museum to the south of the Norsic property in 1948, Emil 'Skip' Norsic would cut through the woods from the family business property to spend time at Clark's museum as a young boy.

It was a huge influence on the young Norsic. So much so, that when the old museum property went up for sale, Skip purchased the property to expand storage for the family business.

Skip said his original intent was to restore the original Clark Quonset huts but was informed that they were far too gone and would need to be demolished. Skip did the next best thing and paid tribute to the museum and Clark by fashioning the facade of the new building to replicate the look and feel of the old huts.

Traveling on Rt. 24 by the newly constructed building today, one gets the feeling of being transported in time back to when the museum was in full swing. Completely unnecessary, Skip did a beautiful job of recreating the old museum look. For those who are fans of Clark's museum, this is a real treat to see driving by. A big thank you to Skip Norsic for this beautiful tribute!

The only thing missing is a curved dash Oldsmobile over the entrance!

Then, 2022; The new building under construction with the familiar silhouette shaping up.

The detail in the recreation is amazing. Skip even mentioned that he remembered a Maple tree in front of the property and was determined to keep it. While all of the overgrown trees were removed from the property, he kept the one that he thought to be the original Maple tree (seen on the right)

Trying to match up the tree, we can see a smaller Maple sitting in the area where the current tree is situated from this screengrab from the 1948 opening day film.

Skip also retained some of the original Clark structures such as the old 'Fire Department' where the old Sandy Hollow Fire trucks once were stored.

The new building provides a bit more square footage than the original huts.

Since the building is only recently completed and not yet in use, for now, the original Emil Norsic & Son 1932 Ford sits quietly inside.

With the bed constucted by the Heil Co., the truck looks fresh enough to be immediately put back into service. 

The 124 year-old Heil Corporation still makes sanitation vehicles to this day.

The facade consists of front office space and sits just in front of the modern building.

The interior showing the familiar 3 humps.

As a 'thank you' to Skip for his incredible job in recreating the building and his commitment to keeping Clark's memory alive, it was decided to donate John Cuocco's incredibly detailed diorama to Skip to forever remember the location.

Skip was thrilled and honored by Howard's generosity and John's model building skills.

Howard in front of the building.