Historic Houses of Queens Queens, New York, boasts a rich history that includes dozens of poorly publicized but historically impressive houses. A mix of farmsteads, mansions, seaside escapes, and architecturally significant community dwellings, these homes were owned by America’s forefathers, nouveau riche industrialists, Wall Street tycoons, and prominent African American entertainers from the Jazz Age. […]
Open House NY – A Virtural Tour of the Steinway Mansion Home to renowned piano manufacturer William Steinway and his family, this grand Italianate villa overlooking Bowery Bay was the center of a thriving model community and commercial district and the birthplace of urban development ideas that influence the city today. Home to renowned […]
Open House NY – A Virtural Tour of the Steinway Mansion Home to renowned piano manufacturer William Steinway and his family, this grand Italianate villa overlooking Bowery Bay was the center of a thriving model community and commercial district and the birthplace of urban development ideas that influence the city today. Home to renowned […]
Open House NY – A Virtural Tour of the Steinway Mansion Home to renowned piano manufacturer William Steinway and his family, this grand Italianate villa overlooking Bowery Bay was the center of a thriving model community and commercial district and the birthplace of urban development ideas that influence the city today. Home to renowned […]
Open House NY – A Virtural Tour of the Steinway Mansion Home to renowned piano manufacturer William Steinway and his family, this grand Italianate villa overlooking Bowery Bay was the center of a thriving model community and commercial district and the birthplace of urban development ideas that influence the city today. Home to renowned […]
Civil Rights on Long Island Long Island has been in the corridors of almost all major turning points of American history, but Long Island has been overlooked as a battleground of the civil rights movement. Christopher Verga is a local historian and American history lecturer at Suffolk County Community College. Christopher utilized images from local […]
Civil Rights on Long Island Long Island has been in the corridors of almost all major turning points of American history, but Long Island has been overlooked as a battleground of the civil rights movement. Christopher Verga is a local historian and American history lecturer at Suffolk County Community College. Christopher utilized images from local […]
Civil Rights on Long Island Long Island has been in the corridors of almost all major turning points of American history, but Long Island has been overlooked as a battleground of the civil rights movement. Christopher Verga is a local historian and American history lecturer at Suffolk County Community College. Christopher utilized images from local […]
Civil Rights on Long Island Long Island has been in the corridors of almost all major turning points of American history, but Long Island has been overlooked as a battleground of the civil rights movement. Christopher Verga is a local historian and American history lecturer at Suffolk County Community College. Christopher utilized images from local […]
A Halloween Tour of the Cemetary Belt Only the brave should join us on a virtual tour of the Queens Cemetery Belt. Thomas Wolfe wrote, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn,” but he must not have spent much time in Queens. This tour will take you to the Cemetery Belt – the great burial grounds of […]