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Flushing Archives

The images in this gallery capture Flushing from the 1950's to the present. Many photos were taken from the same location over this span of time, they show both enduring landmarks and dramatic change. Since starting this site over 4 years ago I have been continuing to get a great response for pictures from my old home town, now averaging about 10,000-20,000 views a month. I will be revising an expanded version of a Flushing History photobook for 2013 so keep posted. Requests and comments are always welcome!
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    Photo from the summer of 1973. The sign reads: "This tree planted in 1847 is believed to be the first of the species to be planted in the Western Hemisphere. While traveling in Europe Samuel Parsons a Flushing Nurseryman purchased a scion from a tree on the estate of Baron de Mann in Beirsal Belgium and planted it on this site. It is over sixty feet high and has a spread of about eighty five feet. The circumference of the trunk is fourteen feet." After 151 years: RIP December 1998.
    Weeping Beech Tree plaque, donated in 1972 but was not yet in place when I took this photo of the original painted wooden sign during the summer of 1973 http://swc-biogon.smugmug.com/photos/206842634_XVCn2-L-3.jpg (with a bit more information). The sign can be read in the larger display options, this photo was taken in July 1990.