WHITE TOWER 2021, Woodside
Forgotten New York - I was shuffling down Northern Boulevard en route to the LIRR after picking up some lightbulbs at Home Depot, one of the highlights of my week so far, when I… Forgotten New York -
View ArticleMOORE-JACKSON CEMETERY 2021
Forgotten New York - I have mentioned the Moore-Jackson Cemetery before — it’s located in Deep Woodside, on 54th Street between 31st and 32nd Avenues. When the trees are leaved out it appears to…...
View ArticleTHE MYSTERIOUS WELLS PLACE, Woodside
Forgotten New York - A lot of Queens posts this week…what can I say, that’s where I’ve been lately. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of material “in the can” for the four other boroughs which… Forgotten New...
View ArticleQUEENS BLVD. RAILROAD BRIDGE
Forgotten New York - I don’t think I’ve mentioned the magnificent stone bridge that takes the NY Connecting Railroad over Queens Boulevard in Woodside. The NYCR, constructed in 1917 when the Hell Gate...
View ArticleECONOMY-SIZE STREET SIGNS
Forgotten New York - In September 2021 I was making my unsteady and furtive way down 34th Avenue from Woodside to Jackson Heights when I spotted this extra-large 69th Street sign. Hard to see…...
View ArticleLAUREL HILL BOULEVARD, Woodside
Forgotten New York - THERE’S a two-block stretch of Laurel Hill Boulevard between 65th Place and 67th Street independent of the BQE, and the block between 66th and 67th Streets actually has residences...
View ArticleNEW ROLES FOR POLES
Forgotten New York - THOUGH I do a lot of history in Forgotten New York, it’s ultimately a site about infrastructure…I have been taking a keen interest in things like stoplights and lampposts since…...
View ArticleSUNNYSIDE STROLL
Forgotten New York - FOR reasons the doctors are still unsure about, I’m unable to walk more than a mile or two without pain; I hope to get a diagnosis and treatment sometime soon,… Forgotten New York -
View ArticleWINFIELD REFORMED CHURCH, Woodside
Forgotten New York - WINFIELD, Queens was situated roughly in the area within the following borders: Woodside Avenue to the north, Mount Zion Cemetery, Calamus Road (Avenue, today) and Maurice Avenue...
View ArticleGHOST OF SHEA STADIUM, WOODSIDE
Forgotten New York - ONGOING renovations at the Long Island Rail Road Woodside complex (it was last re-done between 1995 and 1998 and requires an overhaul) have revealed a “To Shea Stadium” sign at…...
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