Views: 0Initiative Continues To Preserve World’s Fair Commemorative Mosaics By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Enter David Dinkins Circle at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, site of the 1939 – 1940 and 1964 – 1965 World’s Fairs, and...
Views: 0Deltiology Treasures Bonding The Generations By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Most Valentine’s Day postcards are graceful and vivid lithographs, where some feature hand-colored scenes or illustrated couples, children, cherubs and flowers, along with romantic greetings...
Views: 0Forest Hills & Rego Park Face A Landmarking Deficit By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it is timely for residents among preservationists at large to express their love for not...
Views: 0Rediscovering The Lost Art of Deltiology By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Most New Year’s postcards are colorful lithographs that seem realistic, or real photo postcards with hints of hand-coloring. A majority were published between 1898 and...
Views: 0An Exposition Influencing Local & International Art Deco By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com The centennial of Art Deco was launched on Saturday with a one-hour hour illustrated Zoom presentation, “1925 Paris Expo – The World Made Modern,”...
Views: 0Honoring Black History Month in Forest Hills By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20 and Black History Month from February 1 – March 1, it is additionally significant to honor...
Views: 0Reviving A Long-Lost Art & Preserving Festive Traditions By Michael Perlman Chanukah and Christmas Eve or Day coincide once every 15 years on average. For a diverse experience, it is beneficial to ride the hands...
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: 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...
