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This Verizon telephone exchange building on Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood has been connecting callers around the community for generations.

Glendale

Ringing up some Queens telephone history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

P.S. 91 on Central Avenue near 69th Place as shown in this 1915 photo.

Glendale

A Glendale civic group’s battle for a school, more than 100 years ago: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Sunnyside

Local art meets history: Sunnyside arts and crafts fair returns Saturday, Dec. 7

This photo shows 77th Avenue in eastern Glendale in the mid-1930s, just as the area was being developed from farmland into a residential community.

Glendale

Ridgewood and Glendale picnic parks gave way to local churches: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

This 1922 photo taken by Eugene Armbruster shows the Metropolitan Avenue streetscape near present-day 78th Street in Middle Village. The three-story former Brick Tavern, built and opened in 1845, is shown in the backgrond at left.

Middle Village grew around this old town tavern: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

The Woodhaven police officer whose heroic efforts inspired a classic film: Our Neighborhood, The Way It Was

By the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Elmhurst

Queens DA Melinda Katz and elected officials honor veterans in annual Elmhurst Park ceremony

By Colum Motherway

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Middle Village honors veterans with annual parade led by decorated Vietnam War veteran

By Colum Motherway

Members of the Ivanhoe Hook and Ladder Company 10 are pictured in this early 20th century photo with their horse-drawn wagon.

Glendale

Volunteer firefighters in Glendale and their link to FDNY history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Glendale

The rise of a Glendale saloon of yesteryear: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Flushing

St. George’s Episcopal Church in Flushing awarded $23K grant for restoration

By Athena Dawson

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Woodhaven

The many businesses that have occupied Woodhaven’s ‘Old Reliable Corner’ – Our Neighborhood: The Way it Was

By the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood Library marks 95 years of community service and historic legacy

By Czarinna Andres

Rural life in Ridgewood at the start of the 20th century is depicted in this photo.

Ridgewood

Ridgewood’s ‘building boom’ set the tone for a century of change: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Glendale

A family farm’s road to a modern Glendale: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

An early 20th-century photo of the Fresh Pond Depot in Ridgewood

Ridgewood

A bumpy build on Ridgewood’s Cypress Avenue: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

An early 20th-century postcard of Fresh Pond Road near present-day 67th Avenue in Ridgewood

Maspeth

Exploring the history of Fresh Pond Road from Ridgewood to Maspeth: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Bayside

Bayside community celebrates 60th anniversary of Historical Society and 110th Bayside Day with festivities at Fort Totten

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Ridgewood

A Ridgewood spot that was once a popular place of rest & refreshment: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

Neir’s Tavern prepares to celebrate 195 years serving Woodhaven community

Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Glendale

How Prohibition changed Ridgewood and Glendale forever: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Now covered in cement, the platform between the tracks at the Metropolitan Avenue station in Middle Village were originally lined with wooden planks, similar to a beach boardwalk.

Ridgewood

When the Myrtle Avenue El connected Ridgewood to Downtown Brooklyn: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Flushing

Lewis Latimer House Museum in Flushing to host celebration in honor of inventor’s 176th birthday next month

By Shane O’Brien

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Bayside

Community invited to 110th anniversary of ‘Bayside Day’ celebration in September

By Iryna Shkurhan

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