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Flushing Meadow Park, Queens

20 historical photos taken here between 1897 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Flushing Creek [Flushing River] - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.], 1897–1927

    Flushing Creek [Flushing River] - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.]

    1897; 1924; 1927

  • Flushing Creek [Flushing River] - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.], 1897–1927

    Flushing Creek [Flushing River] - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.]

    1897; 1924; 1927

  • Flushing Creek [Flushing River] - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.], 1897–1927

    Flushing Creek [Flushing River] - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.]

    1897; 1924; 1927

  • Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.], 1927–1935

    Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.]

    1927; 1932; 1935

  • Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.], 1927–1935

    Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard Bridge.]

    1927; 1932; 1935

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Between Grand Central Parkway and Willets Point Boulevard.], 1935

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Between Grand Central Parkway and Willets Point Boulevard.]

    1935

  • Flushing River - Queens - Roosevelt Avenue - [W. J. Sloan Furniture Company - Tisdale Lumber and Coal Company.], 1935

    Flushing River - Queens - Roosevelt Avenue - [W. J. Sloan Furniture Company - Tisdale Lumber and Coal Company.]

    1935

  • Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard.], 1935–1939

    Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard.]

    1935; 1938; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Between Grand Central Parkway and Willets Point Boulevard.], 1935

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Between Grand Central Parkway and Willets Point Boulevard.]

    1935

  • Flushing River - Queens - Roosevelt Avenue - [W. J. Sloan Furniture Company - Tisdale Lumber and Coal Company.], 1935

    Flushing River - Queens - Roosevelt Avenue - [W. J. Sloan Furniture Company - Tisdale Lumber and Coal Company.]

    1935

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Northern Boulevard.], 1935

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Northern Boulevard.]

    1935

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Between Grand Central Parkway and Willets Point Boulevard.], 1935

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Between Grand Central Parkway and Willets Point Boulevard.]

    1935

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Northern Boulevard.], 1935

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Northern Boulevard.]

    1935

  • Flushing River - Queens - Roosevelt Avenue - [W. J. Sloan Furniture Company - Tisdale Lumber and Coal Company.], 1935

    Flushing River - Queens - Roosevelt Avenue - [W. J. Sloan Furniture Company - Tisdale Lumber and Coal Company.]

    1935

  • Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard.], 1935–1939

    Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard.]

    1935; 1938; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Northern Boulevard.], 1935

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Northern Boulevard.]

    1935

  • Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard.], 1935–1939

    Flushing River - Queens - [Northern Boulevard.]

    1935; 1938; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Flushing Bay.], 1936

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Flushing Bay.]

    1936

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Flushing Bay.], 1936

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Flushing Bay.]

    1936

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Flushing Bay.], 1936

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Flushing Bay.]

    1936

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  • 155th Street & 41st Avenue, Queens (13 photos)
  • Barclay Avenue & Murray Street, Queens (2 photos)
  • Northern Boulevard & 161st Street, Queens (6 photos)
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Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Flushing Bay.], 1936

Photo 19 of 20 at Flushing Meadow Park, Queens

Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - [Roosevelt Avenue - Flushing Bay.]

1936

Flushing Meadow Park (Queens): Three views in a southeasterly direction across the north end of the park lying between Roosevelt Avenue and Flushing Bay. This area is being constructed into large automobile parking spaces for visitors to the New York World's Fair 1939-40. In the background is the I. R. T. and B. M. T. subway "El" on Roosevelt Avenue; in the foreground is Grand Central Parkway (view 2) and on the extreme left (view 3) is Northern Boulevard and Flushing Bay. In the distant background is Flushing. October 21, 1936 Views 1,2,3 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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