Queens: Borden Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

1938

Queens: Borden Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

Borden Avenue, north side, east from Vernon Boulevard. All structures, extending as far as the water tank in front of the white factory building, were later torn down and the area converted into the sunken plaza of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Note the M.H. Thompson lumber yard in the center. November 17, 1938 New York City Tunnel Authority

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection