Our Neighborhood: The Way it Was Archives – QNS

Unity Hall as it once stood on Myrtle Avenue near Cypress Hills Street in Glendale.

Glendale

This Glendale hall had a rocky history steeped in local politics: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Restauranteur Victor Koenig and others at what would become Durow's Restaurant in Glendale in this 1940s photo.

Glendale

Serving up the history of a classic Glendale restaurant: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

An unidentified woman stands before unfinished homes in the Liberty Park section of Glendale following a February 1926 snowstorm.

Glendale

Glendale neighborhoods that grew out of historic picnic parks: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Maspeth

The rise and fall of one of Maspeth’s most historic churches: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Spring houses, like this one in Pennsylvania, were a common sight around Queens before the borough had a network of underground pipes hooked to reservoirs providing clean water to residents.

Glendale

Finding clean water in early days of Greater Ridgewood area wasn’t easy: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Vintage storefronts from the 1930s were created along Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood in 1985 during filming of "Brighton Beach Memoirs"

Ridgewood

Ridgewood’s starring role in a 1980s coming-of-age film: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The Dietz Coal Company in Ridgewood not only produced coal in the early 20th century; it was also one of the area's biggest ice factories.

Ridgewood

The iceman cometh in Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The Juniper North Playground at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village as it was being constructed in October 1940.

Juniper Valley’s journey from swampland to parkland in Middle Village: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Glendale

Bar stories across the street, and across the tracks, in Glendale: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the first African-American to play in the major leagues.

Addisleigh Park

Jackie Robinson’s ties to Queens go beyond the parkway bearing his name: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Long Island City

Crossing the history of the Kosciuszko Bridge: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Developer Charles Henry Grosch used to live at this home on 64th Street in Ridgewood.

Glendale

One of Ridgewood’s forgotten builders: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Bowlers at the now-defunct Woodhaven Lanes, which closed in May 2008.

Glendale

Rolling the bowling ball down memory lane in greater Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Medal of Honor-winning war hero has fitting Richmond Hill tribute: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Ridgewood

Exploring life in Ridgewood during the Roaring ’20s: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The Glendale honor roll, on the site of the former St. Pancras School on Myrtle Avenue and 68th Street, was erected during World War II to honor local men who went off to fight overseas.

Glendale

Glendale honor roll recognized local war heroes: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The front page of the April 20, 1945 Ridgewood Times

Ridgewood

When Ridgewood joined the nation in marking the life and loss of FDR: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The old Gottscheer Hall clubhouse at 657 Fairview Ave. in Ridgewood is shown in this 1940 photo.

Ridgewood

A Ridgewood social hall built by immigrants: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Recalling the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and its ties to Queens: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

This 1938 photo shows a home constructed on Eliot Avenue and 69th Lane.

Maspeth

Telling the story of one of the most important roads in Maspeth & Middle Village: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The spire of St. Matthias Church in Ridgewood, looking east along Catalpa Avenue, is one of the neighborhood's most recognizable structures.

Ridgewood

The incredible growth of a Ridgewood church: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Middle Village

A lost piece of Middle Village’s colonial history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Glendale

How three lifesaving Queens ambulance corps got their start: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

A jury couldn't reach a verdict in the April 1988 trial of two men accused of killing Detective Anthony Venditti (inset) in Ridgewood in January of 1986.

Ridgewood

Seeking justice for a good cop slain in Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Queens mother charged after newborn found abandoned in Penn Station

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