Forgotten NY on the Crown of Queens

We were asleep at the wheel when Forgotten NY posted its latest neighborhood close up last week. The subject? Corona, Queens. The working-class neighborhood was comprised primarily of European immigrants in the middle decades of the century and more recently has become home to more and more people of Hispanic and Asian heritage. (Paul Simon, who wrote about the nabe in “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,” grew up in near-by Forest Hills.) We particularly enjoyed the photo of this house on 47th Avenue between 102nd and 104th Streets. According to the Landmark Preservation Commission, “This small two-story house (c. 1871) is one of the last intact 19th century frame houses in Queens. Designed in a vernacular Italianate style, the house is notable for its decorative porch, gable and fence.” Dig it.
Crown of Queens [Forgotten NY]