Our Neighborhood: The Way it Was Archives – Page 2 of 7 – QNS

The cobblestoned intersection of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in this early 20th-century photo.

Glendale

Some of Queens’ oldest roadways have many historical twists & turns: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The Loft Candy Store, as photographed in 1959, was located on the northeast corner of Myrtle Avenue at Onderdonk Avenue in Ridgewood.

Glendale

Glendale firm’s machine made for some sweet Ridgewood treats: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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A high-speed ‘Train to the Plane’ that almost ran through Forest Park: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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

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

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

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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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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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

The July 21, 1977, Ridgewood Times front page (the word "Charged" was reproduced for this version, as part of the word was cut off on the microfilm copy)

Ridgewood

Huge fire made Ridgewood Times headlines in the sweltering summer of ’77: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Ridgewood

A Ridgewood farmhouse that harvested history: Our Neighborhood: The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Glendale

How a Glendale match company went up in smoke following fire: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood’s most famous arena revival, and its link to WWE history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Glendale

The ‘Montauk Options,’ and a subway dream for Queens cut short: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Glendale

When the Ridgewood area mobilized for war: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Maspeth

From a school to a precinct to Maspeth’s ‘Town Hall’: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The Battle of Long Island

Ridgewood

Historic Ridgewood family’s link to the American Revolution: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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