1925

Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Rodman Street - North Hempstead Turnpike.]

Flushing Meadow Park (Queens): Viewing west (views 1,2) across the Flushing meadows toward the Corona dump hills, seen from Rodman Street and North Hempstead Turnpike. In the foreground is Mill Pond and the winding Flushing Creek. This area later became the main exposition center of the New York World's Fair 1939-40. Views 2 and 3 are in a northwesterly direction across the marshy meadows from Rodman Street and show the Roosevelt Avenue subway "El" under construction in the background. 1925 Views 1,2,3,4 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection