The Top 10 Secrets of Flushing in Queens, NYC
Flushing, Queens stands as a cultural hub, home to various ethnic communities, killer food options and a colorful array of commercial and retail shops.
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10 NYC Remnants of the 1939 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
While much of Flushing Meadows Park was rebuilt for the 1964 World’s Fair, the remnants of the 1939 World’s Fair are significant if you know where to look.
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12 of NYC’s Lost Subway and Rail Lines
Before the underground subway system in NYC, many rail lines ran above ground. Here are 10 lines that have been abandoned and demolished.
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5 of NYC’s Most Wild Historical Oddities
Buried time capsules, a building that was lost in its entirety (twice), and the most bizarre fact about our drinking water, remnants of a Park Slope plane crash
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NYC’s Lost World’s Fair Subway Line of 1939 and 1940
There is a line of the IND (Independent) NYC subway that no longer exists, created specifically for the 1939 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
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Vintage Photos: The History of Ice Skating In NYC
Ice skating been popular in NYC since the 18th century. Check out these vintage photos of ice skating from NYC Parks and the New York Public Library.
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12 Must-Visit NYC Locations to Check Out During OHNY Weekend 2015
We’ve partnered up with OHNY to curate this list of special locations you shouldn’t miss in this year’s lineup on October 17-18, 2015 in NYC.
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Buried Under Flushing Meadows is the 1939 World’s Fair Time Capsule, To Be Opened in 5000 Years
The 1938 New York World’s Fair Westinghouse Time Capsule was buried in Flushing Meadow’s Park, September 23, 1939, to be opened in 5000 years in the year 6939.
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12 Vintage Photos of NYC Christmas Tree Lightings: Rockefeller Center, Madison Square, Prospect Park, Washington Square
The first Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Last year, we brought to you 7 alternative Christmas trees to the crowded, hyped one at Rockefeller Center. This year, we’ll bring you back in time to when Christmas tree lightings were much simpler than they were today. The above image shows the very first Christmas …
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Daily What?! Queens Once Held the Record for Largest Roadside Restaurant in the U.S.
Who would have guessed that the largest roadside restaurant in the US was once right here in NYC? Howard Johnson’s Queens location was the largest Roadside restaurant when it was built in 1939.
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Norman Bel Geddes: I Have Seen The Future Exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York
MCNY exhibit looks at the legacy of prolific designer, Normal Bel Geddes, most well-known from the Futurama exhibit at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
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A look at the NYC film locations in the original Men in Black, many which have popped up on our radar for preservation issues.
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