Talk:Big Duck
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The Big Duck was last owned by noted artists Kia and Pouran Eshghi who saved the building by donating it to the County of Suffolk. The Eshghi Family, Lance Mallamo and Richard Martin of Suffolk County Historical Society, and Jerry Kessler of Friends Of Long Island Heritage all played an integral role toward preservation by getting The Big Duck landmark status through the National Register of Historic Places. Friends for Long Island's Heritage took the initiative to save this important landmark by negotiating the gift agreement on behalf of Suffolk County and then paying the $50,000 to restore the Big Duck when it was relocated to Sears Bellows Park in 1988. The building houses a gift shop operated by the Friends for Long Island Heritage.
The whole thing needs a source, let's see it please, and then we can add this back in! :) IvoShandor 10:26, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
