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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD: THE WAY IT WAS
The Jonathan Furman House on Furmanville Avenue and Dry
Harbor Roads was one of the many farmhouses that once lined
the Middle Village landscape. This photo of the house, taken on
Aug. 30, 1927, shows a horse grazing on the front lawn.
Ta ke he a r t ,
Q u e e n s
c o m m u t e r s ;
you’re not the
only ones who
had to endure
long waits for
buses . Thi s
photo taken
during rush hour
on June 3, 1943
shows a long line
of people waiting
at a bus stop on
the northern
side of Queens
Boulevard near
Union Turnpike.
in Forest Hills.
Sometimes it seems like the traffi c on Roosevelt Avenue in
Woodside has been there since time immemorial. While that
isn’t true, this June 5, 1930 photo shows a number of cars
lining the busy road under the elevated Flushing Line near
Woodside Avenue.
This photo taken on March 24, 1930 shows the southwest corner
of Queens Boulevard and Grand Avenue in Elmhurst. The Gulf gas
station is long gone, replaced by various storefronts.
Finally, this Depression-era photo shows the store fronts along
the eastern side of Fresh Pond Road at Putnam Avenue as of July
13, 1937.
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