Views: 0Exploring World’s Fair Icons & Remembering Treasures By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com The spirit of the 1939 – 1940 World’s Fair and 1964 – 1965 World’s Fair was very much alive in Flushing Meadows Corona...
Views: 0The One-Man Dynamo Who Preserved A Changing City By Michael Perlman Percy Loomis Sperr, also known as P.L. Sperr, can now be considered a most prolific photographer who captured the spirit of New York City...
Views: 0 Some of the winning entries from the ‘Diversity in your community’ competition in Forest Hills. Molly Sword Last Tuesday, students from Forest Hills & Rego Park schools participated in ‘diversity in your neighborhood’ competition....
Views: 0Giving Thanks Through Early 20th Century Treasures By Michael Perlman Historians believe that the first Thanksgiving meal dates to 1621, where 53 Mayflower pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Native Americans at Plymouth shared an autumn feast for...
Views: 0Looking Into The Windows of The 1939 & 1964 World’s Fairs By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Embedded in the pavement of David Dinkins Circle at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, site of the 1939 – 1940...
Views: 0Celebrating Rock N’ Roll History with A Queensmark & Mural The Ramones, KISS, Blondie Among Honored Queens Icons By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com It was history-in-the-making on October 30 as a multifaceted commemorative rock n’...
Views: 0Behind The Scenes at The Spooktacular Halloween House! By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com There is no shortage of Halloween decor, festivities, and treats when it comes to Forest Hills. On Halloween or “Hallowe’en,” derived from...
Views: 0Reviving Forgotten Postcard Treasures By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Black cats, witches, pumpkins, ghosts, scarecrows, and gourd-inspired people are coming alive in unique ways, if one is fortunate to pick up an early 20th century Halloween...
Views: 0Coming Attractions: A Cleanup & Beautification of Forest Hills The Maltese Falcon to Play at Historic Midway Theatre By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Continental Avenue is about to become much cleaner and beautified, as long...
Views: 0Two Toppled Alarms Cause Locals To Advocate A Movement To Restore Cast Iron Alarms By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com In late August and mid-September, Forest Hills residents were scratching their heads upon noticing the rare...
