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Roosevelt Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard, Queens

20 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road, 1935–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road

    1935; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue, 1935–1937

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue

    1935; 1936; 1937

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1935

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1935

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road, 1935–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road

    1935; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue, 1935–1937

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue

    1935; 1936; 1937

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue, 1935–1937

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue

    1935; 1936; 1937

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1935

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road, 1935–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road

    1935; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1936–1938

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1936; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936; 1938

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1936–1938

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1936; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1936–1938

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1936; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1938–1940

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1938; 1940

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1938–1940

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1938; 1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road, 1935–1938

Photo 10 of 20 at Roosevelt Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard, Queens

Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road

1935; 1937; 1938

Flushing Meadow Park (Queens): Viewing northeastward along the west bank of the Flushing River, the Whitestone spur of the Long Island Railroad and the marshes, from the Roosevelt Avenue bridge. Extensive improvements were later made in this area in connection with the New York World's Fair of 1939-40. View 2 shows part of the same area being reconstructed into an automobile parking space for Fair visitors, the view being from the Willets Point Boulevard station of the I. R. T. and B. M. T. "El" on Roosevelt Avenue. View 3 is eastward along the north side of Roosevelt Avenue toward the Willets Point Boulevard subway station and shows the station being enlarged (right) as the main north entrance to the Fair grounds. In the background is Flushing. View 1: September 30, 1935 View 2: June 16, 1937 View 3: May 30, 1938 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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