Queenswalk
Queens has some of the oldest remaining homes in all of New York City. The borough’s history has a tangible footprint back to the 1600s, when the Dutch began the first settlements here. With that in mind, it’s also fitting that some of the oldest cemeteries are also in Queens. For historians and descendants alike,…
In 1909, the Russell Sage Foundation, under the leadership of Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage, purchased 142 acres of land in Forest Hills from the Cord Meyer Development Company. It was their intention to create a model community based on the principles set forth in the “garden cities” movement in England. The Foundation hired architect Grosvenor…
Harry Potter would have liked this building, it’s almost magical with its whimsical “witch’s hat” dormers. We don’t often think of Queens and amusing buildings in the same thought, but that’s why this is such a great building. If you’ve got to go to school, what child wouldn’t want to attend one with such great…
Flushing is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse communities in Queens, so it should come as no surprise that the oldest Reform Synagogue in the borough is located here. The Free Synagogue of Flushing was founded in 1917 through the efforts of the Hebrew Woman’s Aid Society of Flushing. The Free Synagogue Movement…
Just beautiful.
Queenswalk: The Old St. James Episcopal Church, ElmhurstI'm sorry, Christina, I write a once-a-week column for this blog, hopefully filled with a lot of information about things most people don't know about. It's too bad that all you got out of it all was that the houses were listed in the wrong neighborhood. I found source material that used both names, and I picked one. If I was mistaken, I apologize to Elmhurst and Maspeth alike. No need for the attitude.
Queenswalk: Mathews Company Row HousesI enjoyed reading this article,it was very informative, though it left me with more questions than I started with. I had found a fry pan clearly marked with Lalance and Grosjean Mfg Co. noted to be stainless steel but the name also stamped is Agate which according to the article would have been nickel / tin and or enameled which this is clearly not. I am looking for more information on when this may have been made and if was for commercial, military or public use. If anyone has any information it would be greatly appreciated.
Queenswalk: Woodhaven, Home of AgatewareKevin, great article on Far Rockaway, but there is a new player in the Rockaways when it comes to newspapers and it is The Rockaway Times http://rockawaytimes.com/ The Rockaway Times was launched June 26, 2014. Kevin Boyle, after a long distinguished career as an editor, columnist, and reporter decided to pursue this entrepreneurial endeavor because Rockaway, Queens, New York was calling out for a new, fresh voice.
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