Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes (14778860281)

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Title: Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ... a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ... and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Chamber of Commerce (Queens, New York, N.Y.) Willis, Walter I., comp
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Publisher: (New York, L. I. Star Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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215 1918 3,573,175 14,067.365 1919 28,266,709 1919 Sales $178,940,000 Mortgages 63.800.000 New Buildings 46,500.000 1918$74,300,00022,500,0008.860,000 TOTAL $289,240,000 $105,660,000 Five years agq, where there was then a cabbage patch, now looms largeapartment houses; where potatoes were hoed until a year or two ago, are nowlocated streets of attractive homes. On every block throughout the Boroughthe noise of the hammer and the music of the saw is heard, and yet, with allthis building activity, the demand for homes is unprecedented. Queens Borough oflFers the tonic of ocean air, the sweep of breezes oversunlit fields, air untainted by smoke and soot, the charm of nestled bays and thebeauty of thousands of acres of natural park land. The character of the residential development taking place throughout Queensmay be more conveniently treated in five zones, each representing one of the fiveWards, or political sub-divisions, of the Borough. 120 Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens
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Airplane view from Laurelton, looking towards Manhattan, showing theproximity of the vast residential areas of Queens Borough to the business andindustrial centers of Manhattan and Brooklyn. This great undeveloped territory is only 10 to 20 miles from rennsylvania Station. I Xew York City 121