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Grand Central Parkway & Horace Harding Boulevard, Queens

5 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard, 1936–1937

    Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard

    1936; 1937

  • Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard, 1936–1937

    Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard

    1936; 1937

  • Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard, 1936

    Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard

    1936

  • Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard, 1936–1937

    Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard

    1936; 1937

  • Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard, 1936

    Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard, 1936–1937

Photo 2 of 5 at Grand Central Parkway & Horace Harding Boulevard, Queens

Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - Horace Harding Boulevard

1936; 1937

Grand Central Parkway, north from Horace Harding Boulevard, showing two stages in the construction of the new borough-wide highway. Views 1 and 2 still show parts of the Corona dumps through which the highway was cut. View 3 also shows early construction of buildings of the World's Fair (1939-40). P. L. Sperr Views 1,2: Nov. 10, 1936 View 3: Oct. 5, 1937

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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