Vintage Queens/NYC

From the Archives at Queens Library, http://queensmemoryproject.org/
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an old black and white photo of the queen county court house
Long Island City Court House, 1895 #CourtSquare #Queens #NYC #LIC #LongIslandCity
an old black and white photo of a street
Vintage Queens: Austin Street at 84th Road in Kew Gardens - May 21, 1941
an old black and white photo of people walking down the street in front of trains
Jamaica Ave and 164th St, 1944: A busy street corner in Jamaica, Queens. Most of the pedestrians are women, two pushing prams. Store signs visible, including ones for Radin Shops and National Shoes. The street car and overhead train trestle share Jamaica Avenue with automobile traffic.
black and white photograph of an overpass with train tracks on it in the middle of nowhere
The Long Island City portion of the Corona extension of Queens Borough subway, ten minutes away from 42nd Street, circa early 1900s. #NYC #trains
an old black and white photo of a library with tables, chairs, and bookshelves
Queens Library at Woodside, adult reading room, 1937 #vintage #NYC #libraries
an old black and white photo of people walking around
1939 NY Worlds Fair: Wonder what it would have been like to attend the 1939 World's Fair, which opened 74 years ago today at the site of today's Queens Museum of Art? Get a glimpse: http://queensmemoryproject.org/index.php/Search/Index?search=world+fair. #vintage #1930s #NYC #NewYork #NewYorkCity #archives
the official guide book for new york world's fair
Queens Memory Project
Excerpts from the Official Guide Book of the New York Worlds Fair, 1939 - Wonder what it would have been like to attend the 1939 World's Fair, which opened 74 years ago today at the site of today's Queens Museum of Art? Get a glimpse: http://queensmemoryproject.org/index.php/Search/Index?search=world+fair. #history #NYC #vintage
black and white photograph of an old city with train tracks in the middle of it
View of Queens Plaza from elevated tracks, Manhattan skyline in the background, circa 1935. #Queens #NYC #LIC #vintage #photographs #NewYorkCity
an old black and white photo of a train on the tracks in front of a city
View of Manhattan skyline behind the Hunters Point gantries at the East River in Long Island City. Years later, this area became a public riverfront park at 48th Avenue. #LIC #LongIslandCity #NYC #NewYorkCity
an old postcard shows people walking under a bridge with cars and trucks on it
Been aboard the #LongIslandRailroad? Here’s a vintage postcard that depicts what it—and New York—looked like circa 1924.
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an old postcard shows people walking under a bridge with cars and trucks on it
Long Island Railroad bridge, 1924 #vintage #postcard #LIRR #NewYork
an old car is parked in the middle of a dirt road
Vintage Queens: 82nd Road and Queens Boulevard - May 18, 1948
fireworks are lit up in the night sky with people standing around watching them and taking pictures
Evening fountain display at 1939 NY Worlds Fair - Wonder what it would have been like to attend the 1939 World's Fair, which opened 74 years ago today at the site of today's Queens Museum of Art? Get a glimpse: http://queensmemoryproject.org/index.php/Search/Index?search=world+fair.
a group of children sitting on the floor in front of a man reading a book
Mrs. Una Grant reads to children during a pre-school story hour, circa 1980. #reading #NYC #vintage #libraries
a group of children sitting on the floor in front of a man reading a book
Mrs. Una Grant reads to children, Queens Library, circa 1980s #libraries #vintage #archives