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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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    Public School 23, on 35th Avenue and Union Street, with 2 wood frame homes next door and except for the cars, in a scene that has remained unchanged for almost 100 years. PS 23 The Lincoln School, built in 1850, was named after Charles R. Lincoln, publisher of the Flushing Journal, not the former President.
    Weeping Beech Tree. Photo from the Summer of 1973.
    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.