Our Neighborhood: The Way it Was Archives – Page 5 of 7 – QNS

An aerial shot of the Rockaway Peninsula near Riis Park, taken in the 1940s.

Seven soaring shots of Queens’ past: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

St. Anthony's Hospital, founded by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1914, tripled New York City's ability to handle TB cases in the midst of an epidemic. Many lives were saved at this facility as research led to many advancements in treatment for TB.

Woodhaven

Woodhaven’s St. Anthony’s Hospital helped the sick breathe a little easier: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Members of Redeemer Lutheran School in Glendale marching in the 2009 Anniversary Day Parade along Catalpa Avenue in Ridgewood.

Glendale

The last Anniversary Day parade in Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Woodhaven

Ready again to honor World War I troops on Forest Park Drive: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

At the height of World War II, this patriotic crowd gathered on 58th Road in Maspeth on Aug. 2, 1942 for a public celebration of the troops.

Elmhurst

These 10 great historic photos show off Queens’ past: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The inactive Maspeth incinerator as shown in this 2016 photo.

Maspeth

Clearing the air on a trashy idea for Maspeth: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

This sketch of a $10,000 match race between trotters Prince and Hero at Centreville Course

Ozone Park

Tracking the roots of American horse racing history in Ozone Park: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

The picture above shows an elephant being led north along Cypress Avenue near Cornelia Street toward the circus grounds. Kreuscher’s Hotel, a landmark establishment in the area, is pictured in the background. Kreuscher’s raised a tent just for the occasion to handle the overflow crowd of customers attending the circus parade.

Glendale

Circus high jinks in Ridgewood and Glendale: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Strack Pond in Forest Park is named for PFC Laurence Strack (inset), a local resident who died while serving in the Vietnam War.

Woodhaven

A Woodhaven pond honors life of a young Vietnam veteran: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Elmhurst

These 11 archival photos show how some Queens areas looked 70+ years ago: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

An early 20th century photo of the Fresh Pond Crematory atop "Crematory Hill" in Middle Village.

Glendale

What’s in a name? A lot of Queens history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

An undated, early 20th-century photo of Forest Parkway, looking north toward Forest Park, in Woodhaven.

Woodhaven

Forest Parkway may be short, but it’s long on Queens history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

This 1898 photo shows the owners of Neir's Tavern in Woodhaven.

Woodhaven

A tavern that’s been a fixture in Woodhaven nearly 200 years: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

A ribbon around one of the memorial trees in Forest Park

Woodhaven

Celebrating Christmas after the ‘Great War’: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Dexter Park used to be the home of many baseball and football games. The Woodhaven venue was adjacent to Franklin K. Lane High School, seen in the foreground.

Glendale

That championship football team in Glendale: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The Buddy Memorial at Forest Park in Richmond Hill honors local soldiers who died during World War I.

How Woodhaven and Richmond Hill honored fallen World War I heroes: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

An aerial view of Forest Park; Victory Field can be seen in the foreground still being developed.

Continuing a ride into the history of Queens’ Forest Park: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

An undated photo of Jackson Pond Playground at Forest Park in Richmond Hill

Swinging into the history of a Queens park’s growth: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

A family in Woodhaven poses with their loved one before he ships off to war.

Woodhaven

The Great War and its impact on Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

The Oak Ridge house in Forest Park

Woodhaven

Oak Ridge house in Forest Park is rich in Queens history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Ridgewood

Amid war, a humorous press release about Ridgewood’s ‘future president’: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Greater Ridgewood Historical Society historians Linda Monte and George Miller stand next to Arbitration Rock after it was unearthed in 1999.

Ridgewood

The big rock that helped defined the Ridgewood/‌Brooklyn border: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Woodhaven

The fight to build an elevated train above Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

ridgewood reservoir file photo

Glendale

Ridgewood Reservoir once delivered water, but now delivers life: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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