Views: 776Reviving A Long-Lost Art Form In 1873, the first American picture postcard was designed, and in the early 20th century, holiday traditions came alive through highly stylized hand-colored lithograph postcards. Deltiology is the collection...
Views: 661Lighting The Way with A Festive Forest Hills Tradition, Uniting on Chanukah & Year-Round By Michael Perlman “Chanukah on the Park” and its symbolic 18-foot menorah continues to beam brighter each year in front of Yellowstone...
Views: 641Covenants & Historic Status May Prevent Obtrusive Street Furniture By Michael Perlman The rise of wide metal 5G Towers citywide have residents questioning not only their safety, but aiming to prove a point on how their...
Views: 310Reviving A Long-Lost Art Form 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 three days....
Views: 612Queens Boulevard Gardens & Walden Terrace, Two Novelties By Michael Perlman At the time of Rego Park’s centennial, it is timely to gain a renewed appreciation for garden apartment complexes that are home to thousands...
Views: 337Queens Boulevard Gardens & Walden Terrace, Two Novelties By Michael Perlman At the time of Rego Park’s centennial, it is timely to gain a renewed appreciation for garden apartment complexes that are home to thousands of...
Views: 283A Look into More Rego Park Treasures on the Centennial By Michael Perlman Enter another installment in a series of Rego Park centennial stories. One of the earliest developed streets in the newly named Rego Park...
Views: 888Celebrating The Centennial of A “Real Good” Community How Rego Park Originated Henry Schloh signing a check for Remo Hall , Courtesy of grandson Bruce Powell By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Local residents among citywide...
Views: 1626Annual Heritage Day at West Side Tennis Club By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com The West Side Tennis Club, a cultural and architectural cornerstone, commemorates its history with “Heritage Day” celebrations ever since 2018, and the...
Views: 977Long-Lost Advertising Offers Timeless Art Chances are that when most people of recent generations hear the term “trade card,” they would associate it with trading cards that encompass baseball or Marvel superheroes. In reality, trade...
