June in Long
Island City
1896
For some, summer in Queens meant a trip
to the Rockaways or North Beach. With so
many working six-day weeks, others spent
their precious summer Sundays with church
groups on excursion steam boats bound for
points further east on Long Island. For others
not desiring to “venture so far, the parks
and hotels of Queens offered diversions for
all walks of life.” The Olympic Park Hotel
on 48th Avenue in Long Island City offered
patrons bowling, shooting galleries and pool
tables to pass the time on a sultry summer
evening, and accepted reservations for picnics
and other social gatherings.
Greater Astoria Historical Society
44-02 23 Street #219
Long Island City, NY 11101
info@astorialic.org / www.astorialic.org
(718) 278-0700
/www.astorialic.org
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