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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

October is Archives Month! Spotlight on the vertical file collection at #QPLArchives 📰 For decades, archivists have saved local newspaper clippings on Queens, Brooklyn & Long Island, organized by neighborhood & topic—an invaluable NYC history research tool. #ArchivesMonth2026

shows a wall of hanging Vertical Files - which are hanging folders with news clippings and other ephemera based on a topic.

shows close-up of hanging Vertical Files - which are hanging folders with news clippings and other ephemera based on a topic.

shows news clippings from a Vertical Files - which are hanging folders with news clippings and other ephemera based on a topic.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Explore the history of the Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground. Once site of Black & Native American burials. Members of the Conservancy & Queens College faculty/alumni share their research & advocacy honoring this sacred space. Free! Sat, 10/10, 12pm - Flushing Library @qplnyc.bsky.social

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Turn your memories into a mini memoir! For Cambria Heights Library’s 20th anniversary, join Jonell Joshua for Make a Memoir! a zine, collage & story workshop. Print photos or digitize items like recipes & letters art supplies provided! 📅 Sat, Oct 3 | ⏰ 1pm | 📍 Meeting Room @qplnyc.bsky.social

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@qplnyc.bsky.social A man pushes his bike through a flooded Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park following Hurricane Edna in September 1954 - a much rarer occurrence in NY back then than it is today. 📷: Long Island Daily Press Photograph Morgue Collection #QPLArchives #ClimateWeekNYC

A man in a long raincoat and hat pushes a bike through a street flooded with water going up to his thighs - small houses and a car that has water going up over it's wheels are in the background.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

How can collaborative art explore climate, history, & memory? Join Citation Needed & Melting Metropolis for a hands-on cyanotype workshop using QPL archives to reflect on extreme heat around Newtown Creek. @qplnyc.bsky.social 📅 Sat 9/26, 11am ET 📍 Hunters Point Library, 47-40 Center Blvd, LIC ☀️💙

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#TBT September 15, 1960: A woman sunbathes on the roof of the brand-new Parker Towers apartments on Queens Blvd in Forest Hills, Queens, with Central Queens visible below. Soak up the sun—the autumn equinox is next week, and days will be getting shorter! 📷: Harry Kalmus #QPLArchives #ForestHills

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In honor of 9/11’s 25th anniversary-A Queens Name Explorer virtual tribute honoring Queens streets, parks, and schools named after victims who lived in or shared a deep connection with the borough: NW: bit.ly/4dd6UgL Central: bit.ly/4A61f66 W/S: bit.ly/4h3YREf NE: bit.ly/4r4g5pm @qplnyc.bsky.social

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

September 3rd is National Skyscraper Day! Check out this 1977 photo of mini-skyscrapers from the Queens Museum's Panorama of the City of New York as a tiny Citicorp Building gets added! 📷: Queens Museum Collection, QPL Digital Archives #QPLArchives #NationalSkyscraperDay #QueensMuseum #NYCPanorama

A close-up of a hand is placing a miniature building amongst other miniature buildings in a model of mid-town Manhattan which is in the Panorama of the City of New York.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

These photos of Gantry Plaza State Park capture Long Island City's shift from industrial hub to modern skyline. CityLights was its first luxury high-rise—shown in August 2001 (with the former Citi tower) and under construction in the late 90s. 📸: Anders Goldfarb #QPLArchives #LICNY #GantryPark

Photo of dock and gantry (bridge-like overhead structure to support a crane or dock equipment) with a single high-rise apartment building behind in Long Island City on the East River.

Photo of pilings for an old dock and a gantry (bridge-like overhead structure to support a crane or dock equipment) with a single high-rise apartment building under construction behind, and an old factory building with smoke stacks - in Long Island City on the East River.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Our #America250 series with Urban Archive & @qplnyc.bsky.social hits Jamaica, Queens! Here's 3 spots on our walking tour: 🏛️ Queens' Head Inn: Washington stayed here in 1790 ⛪ Grace Episcopal: Resting place of Rufus King 🪦 Prospect Cemetery: 50+ Rev War vets 🔗 Full tour: buff.ly/qv372cE

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Our #America250 tour with Urban Archive & @qplnyc.bsky.social wraps up in historic Newtown! From NYC’s oldest home to the Newtown Pippin apple & the HMS Hussar mystery, discover the Revolutionary era in Queens. Explore all 13 stops: buff.ly/eq92PlL

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

👣 Discover 250 years of American history in Flushing, Queens! Founded in 1645 as "Vlissingen," Flushing was a beacon of religious freedom. See how local history shaped the nation in Pt 2 of #America250 with @qplnyc.bsky.social! Full tour: bit.ly/Flushing250

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

👣 Walk through 250 yrs of American history in Queens! From Flushing to Newtown, 3 virtual tours reveal how local stories shaped the nation. First in our #America250 series with Urban Archive & Queens Public Library! 🔗 Guided tours on @urbanarchive: buff.ly/JyqToRw 🙏 Thanks Lori & Ying!

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#TBT to summer 1934 at Rockaway Beach! 🌊 Before AC, this was how you beat a Queens heatwave. Check out this crew keeping cool outside the Park Inn Baths on the Rockaway Park boardwalk at Beach 115th Street. 😎 Stay cool, everyone! 📸Emil R. Lucev Collection #QPLarchives #RockawayBeach #NYC1930s

A group of young men and boys pose on the board walk in front of a building with a sign that reads "Park Inn Baths". A few have cigarettes hanging out of their mouths, they are standing in front of beach umbrella's.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Queens was once dappled with ponds and streams that vanished as the borough grew. John F. Kennedy Intl. Airport—originally Idlewild—is a prime example of how massive infrastructure permanently reshaped the borough's natural waterscape. #QPLarchives #JFKairport #NYCwaterways #HistoricMaps

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

50 years ago in July 1976, the American Freedom Train hit NYC for the U.S. Bicentennial! These photos capture the Queens Village/Belmont Park stop, featuring Miss U.S.A. Barbara Peterson, a U.S. Marine color guard, and local officials.✨ #QPLArchives #QueensVillage #USA250 #FreedomTrain

Procession outside the 1976 American Freedom Train includes Miss U.S.A. Barbara Peterson led by a U.S. Marine color guard and local officials.

People look at the exhibits on the 1976 American Freedom Train which included George Washington’s copy of the Constitution, the original Louisiana Purchase document, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s pulpit, Judy Garland’s 'Wizard of Oz' dress, and a lunar rock.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A bird's-eye view of Jamaica, Queens in 1972 ✨ This aerial shot looks SW from around 90th Ave & Sutphin Boulevard - King Manor and Rufus King Park are visible in the lower left corner. #QPLArchives #JamaicaQueens #USA250 #NYC1970s #KingManor #RufusKingPark

An Aerial view of Jamaica, Queens in 1972 showing Rufus King Park, Jamaica Avenue, Archer Avenue, the large builiding on Jamaica Avenue is the NYPD Forensics Lab, and a large gas tank near the area where York College is now.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#TBT to June 1965 at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair! 🌍 Fairgoers catch a ride on a "Glide-a-Ride" tram - the Unisphere is in the background. 📸: Jean Moore Honoring Juneteenth: all @qplnyc.bsky.social locations will be closed Fri 6/19 Happy Summer Solstice & Father's Day on Sunday, 6/21! ☀️

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

It’s soccer time! ⚽️ These 1961 International Soccer League team photos shot in Central Park, feature Spain’s team & the NY Americans. Formed in 1960 and dissolved in 1965, the ISL was a pioneer for the sport in the States, games were played uptown at the Polo Grounds stadium. #QPLarchives

Black and white group photo of a soccer team in striped shirts in Central Park, the San Remo building is visible in the background.

Black and white group photo of a soccer team in Central Park.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride! 🌈 We’re honoring Tarlach Mac Niallais Way in Sunnyside, Queens. An activist for LGBTQ+ & disability rights, Mac Niallais co-founded the inclusive St. Pat’s for All Parade in 2000. Explore his legacy via the Queens Name Explorer: bit.ly/436szC4

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

#TBT to May 20, 1935 📸 Flushing Armory on Northern Blvd & Leavitt St. and the Flushing Memorial by Hermon MacNeil. The inscription reads: “The World War – In Memory Of Those Who Gave Their Lives.” Have a safe Memorial Day! Reminder: QPL locations closed May 23-25. #QPLarchives @qplnyc.bsky.social

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This May 1966 issue of Queensborough Magazine featured the Annual Building Awards sponsored by the Queens Chamber of Commerce🏆 One of the winners was the iconic "Macy's in the Round," building - now the Queens Place Mall. #QPLArchives #ElmhurstQueens

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! 🍎 •Mrs. Russek (Sunnyside) •Students & teachers in shop class at Thomas Edison HS •Ethel L. Cuff Black: First Black teacher at P.S. 108 (Jamaica) •Geraldine Ferraro: Taught in Astoria before politics #QPLArchives #TeachersAppreciationDay linktr.ee/queensmemory

Photo possibly from the early 1950s of a woman - written on the page is "My Teacher" and Mrs. "Russek"

Portrait of teachers and students standing around a woodworking lathe in a High School shop class.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

On This Day: April 30, 1939 🌏 The 1939–40 World’s Fair officially opened its gates in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. This photo from the #QPLArchives shows the crowds at the opening ceremony in front of the futuristic Trylon & Perisphere. 🚀 #NYWorldsFair #NYWorldsFair1939

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy World Book Day & National Library Week! 📚 In April 1937, QPL's Book Bus visited Far Rockaway High. Today, @QPLNYC’s modern mobile libraries deliver books, Wi-Fi, laptops, and gaming to the whole borough! 🚌 #QPLArchives #NationalLibraryWeek #WorldBookDay #MobileLibrary #FarRockaway #BookBus

Black and white photo showing children and teens lined up to enter the book bus outside Far Rockaway High School in 1937.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Monday, April 20, is the 60th anniversary of QPL Central’s 1966 opening on Merrick Blvd! Sharing these 1960s 3D architectural models from the #QPLArchives, complete with tiny figures heading to the library✨ Visit Central on Monday, April 20, for a day of anniversary activities! @qplnyc.bsky.social

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Zine/Memoir Workshop for teens with Jonell Joshua! Apr 30, 3-6pm @ Ravenswood Library. Create & share!

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

pril in Blissville 1930: Looking N on Bradley Ave at Van Dam St in Blissville, Queens. Now part of LIC, the area was named after 1830s landowner & and industrialist Neziah Bliss. Its borders are the LIE, Newtown Creek, and Calvary Cemetery. 📸: Frederick J. Weber #QPLarchives #blissvillequeens

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

In April 1959, the LIRR launched a "borrow-and-return" umbrella service for commuters. This "Umbrella Bank" at Jamaica Station is looking a bit cleared out—must have been a rainy day! ☔️ #QPLArchives #LIRR

An empty barrel that has "Umbrella Bank" written on it in the Jamaica Long Island Railroad station. A sign above reads "Sorry.. Umbrella Bank temporarily overdrawn."

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Take a trip back to 1940s Astoria, Queens! This image from the #QPLarchives shows the Svea Olson Delicatessen & Grocery, once located at the corner of 43rd Street and 28th Avenue. 📸: Photo by Frederick J. Weber #AstoriaQueens #1940s #ThenAndNow

A storefront corner grocery in a brick building in the 1940s.

A storefront corner law office in a brick building in current times - the same building as previous photo.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Happy Anniversary Queens Public Library! 🎂 From 3 branches in 1896 to 66 today, see the originals in 1910: LIC: East Ave (11th St) Astoria: 14-01 Astoria Blvd Steinway: 42-01 23rd Ave #QPL #QPLDay @qplnyc.bsky.social PS: Flushing had the 1st free library -but was not in original charter! 📚

A large group of children stand outside the corner storefront of the Nelson Branch in Long Island City on East Ave (now 47-46 11th St).

The storefront location of the Astoria Branch at 14-01 Astoria Boulevard.

Two librarians in victorian dress at work inside the Steinway Branch, located at 42-01 23rd Avenue.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

View across Sunnyside Yard along Hoffman Boulevard (Queens Boulevard) toward Queensboro Bridge in 1911. The Brewster Building, with its clock tower, is at center over in Long Island City. 📸 Photo: Eugene L. Armbruster #QPLarchives #SunnysideYard #LongIslandCity #SunnysideQueens #QueensboroBridge

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Digital Declutter: Organize How You Use It. Tues 3/17, 12-2pm. Learn backups & file naming. Join us: buff.ly/SopV72d

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Celebrate Women’s History Month in Queens!✨ Exhibit: buff.ly/4h8m1sm Workshop: buff.ly/WY8gLbj Tour: buff.ly/1CU6Wof Talk: buff.ly/DTSaQI4 Map: queenslib.org/explore

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

In six months, it’ll be July—and we’re already dreaming of Rockaway Beach! ⛱️Take a break from the cold with this vintage postcard of the crowds at Jacob Riis Park, circa 1940. Who else is ready for summer? #QPLarchives #RockawayBeachQueens #VintagePostcards

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Jesse Jackson visits Rochdale Village, Queens! 1) In 1993 with Mayor David Dinkins, Councilmen Thomas White Jr. & Archie Spigner. 2) Campaigning for Gregory Meeks in February 1998. RIP🤎 📸 Photo Aaron Slaughter, Rochdale Village Bulletin Collection. #QPLarchives #RochdaleVillage

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

2026 is the Year of the Horse! 🐎 Here’s a look at some equine finds from the #QPLArchives 1.Dancers & Horse, Ruth Gikow W.P.A. Art Project ca. 1935 2.Charles w/ his horse in Astoria ca. 1916 3.Diana Huang’s Story Quilt Square 2018 #YearOfTheHorse #LunarNewYear2026 Kit Moszynski, Citi + QPL Fellow

Color lithograph print of two female dancers on a stage with a horse with feathers on it's head. A male dancer is in the background.

Black and white photograph of a man with his white horse on a dirt lot on a city street. The horse is jumping on its hind legs. Apartment houses are in the background.

A fabric quilt square with a black felt horse with a red heart silhouetted against red and white floral embroidered fabric.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Our six-month digitial decluttering series continues next Tuesday, 2/17, from 12 to 2pm with audiovisual archivist Marie Lascu. February: Sort, Toss, Prioritize Decide on a first pass organizing scheme to break apart your mass of digital stuff, then test drive it. Sign up here: buff.ly/igQfXYI

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Look Back: Feb '72 issue of Transitions Press, which featured this Art & Poetry supplement. Based out of the Langston Hughes Community Library, the local Corona/East Elmhurst newspaper focused on the Black community🤎 #QPLarchives #BlackHistoryMonth #CoronaQueens #EastElmhurstQueens

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Talk about a deep freeze! ❄️ In January 1918, Flushing Bay froze so solid it blocked vital coal deliveries to Queens. Officials tried everything to clear the ice, from horse-drawn scrapers - to unsuccessful attempts with dynamite!🧨 📷: #QPLarchives Borough President of Queens Collection #FlushingBay

A group of men with a horse-drawn stand on the ice of a frozen Flushing Bay in 1918.

A group of police and officials stand with a dynamite detonator on a frozen Flushing Bay in 1918.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Snow is coming! ❄️These 1961 photos capture a snowy Main St. in Flushing. 1) Laurel Deli, once located across from @qplnyc.bsky.social Flushing branch near 41st Rd 2) the LIRR bridge over Main St. ☃️ Stay warm out there! 📸 donated by Carole Josepowitz #QPLarchives #FlushingQueens #SnowNYC #1960s

One-story storefronts line a city street covered in snow in the 1960s

People and cars make their way carefully along a snow covered city street that goes under a railroad bridge in Flushing Queens.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Happy Birthday, Dr. King! This 1980s photo shows a window display honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the original storefront of the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center in Queens, NY. 🕊️ #QPLarchives #MLKDay #BlackHistory #CoronaQueens #EastElmhurst @qplnyc.bsky.social

A storefront window with display of photos showing Dr. Martin Luther King working in communities, giving speeches, and at protests. The window sign declares: Happy Birthday Dr. King.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

#OnThisDay: January 8, 1970! Queens residents at the IND Far Rockaway–Mott Ave station protest subway fare hikes 🚇 Do you remember what the fare was back then? Let us know below! 👇 📷: Long Island Daily Press Collection #QPLarchives #FarRockaway #INDSubwayline

black and white photo of a crowd of protesters and a policeman on the stairs at the Far Rockaway Mott Avenue Station.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Look back at January 2, 1940! 📚 These #QPLArchives photos show staff at the old Central Branch busy in the Book Order & Cataloging Depts. Here’s to a 2026 filled with visits to @qplnyc.bsky.social! Post: Kit Moszynski, Citi + QPL Fellow, Fall 2025 #LibraryCataloging #LibraryLove

Photo shows librarians in 1940s cataloging by hand with index cards and and card catalog drawers. The room is crowded and there are 7 librarians working.

Photo shows librarians in 1940s processing by hand with typewriters and amongst floor to ceiling bookshelves and book carts. The room is crowded and there are 3 librarians working.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

#OnThisDay in December 1939: ❄️ Children peek into the former Bayside, Queens storefront QPL branch on Bell Boulevard. The library is still the best place to find a winter escape. 📚✨ #QPLarchives #BaysideQueens #1930s @qplnyc.bsky.social

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

#TBT College Point Boulevard in 1938 ⭐This photo shows the view looking north from Fowler Avenue in Flushing, Queens! #QPLArchives #CollegePointBlvd #FlushingQueensNY #RoadWorkNYC Post by Kit Moszynski, Citi + QPL Fellow, Fall 2025

A black and white photograph from 1938 shows a sparsely populated College Point Boulevard under construction, featuring workers on the street and a few large houses lining the road.

A color street view of College Point Boulevard in 2025, showing large commercial stores, gas stations, and heavy traffic.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Hello, Holiday Season is Here! ✨ Kicking things off with this November 1994 cover of "The Voice of Woodhaven" newsletter. "It’s All Here. Why Leave Woodhaven?"❄️ (Donated by Giedra Kregzdys to the Queens Memory Collection at #QPLarchives.) #WoodhavenQueens #QueensNY #1990s #ShopLocalNYC

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

A look back to Nov 1975! The City Savings and Loan building at Queens Blvd & 66th Rd in Rego Park, Queens. The entire block, including the old Trylon Theater, was demolished in 2022 for the new Trylon Tower. 🏗️ #QPLarchives #RegoPark #QueensBoulevard #ForestHIlls

Black and white photo of a corner bank building with a classical columns and a clock tower in Rego Park, Queens in 1975.

Photo of a cement and glass condo apartment building a corner in Rego Park, Queens in 2024.

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Celebrate Native Peoples Heritage Month at the Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground on Sat, Nov 8 (12-1:30pm). Help plant daffodils, mulch trees, and honor the land with a drumming circle led by Chief Little Fox. RSVP to Maureen: 917-892-6565. 🌿

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Queens Memory Project @queensmemory.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#TBT to a sweet and spooky Halloween on 46th Street in #SunnysideGardens (circa 1950)! 👻 This photo, donated by Rita (Zuckerman) Jaros, is part of the Sunnyside Stories website and is preserved in the #QPLarchives Queens Memory digital collection. #Halloween #SunnysideQueens

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