1932

Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue

Long Island City, Queens: A general view northwestward from 29th Street and 41st Avenue, showing numerous frame tenements and industrial plants. In the background is mid-Manhattan. View 2 is southeastward from the Queensboro Bridge across Vernon Boulevard, in the foreground. Note the remaining old homes in this area, which was transformed from a residential neighborhood to New York's most concentrated manufacturing district. P. L. Sperr View 1: March 23, 1932 View 2: June 16, 1936

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection