Newtown - I.S. 77 - Ridgewood

Collection: Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Date: 1922 Material: Black and white photograph Dimension: 4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster Identifier: aql:26023 ela-004544 ela-004544.tif

Description: I.S. 77 in Ridgewood - Looking NE along Centre St. from Cypress Ave. toward the school at Seneca Avenue - P.S. 77 (now I.S. 77). The closer building at right on corner is the Old Ridgewood Grove Sporting Club (aka Ridgewood Grove Sporting Club - which moved in 1921 to St. Nicholas Avenue at Palmetto Street and became the New Ridgewood Grove Arena). Ridgewood Grove, originally a German Picnic Park, opened in the 1870's, John H. Gerken Acquired the Grove in 1899 from Jacob Benner. A 1915 Map shows the site as a Dance Hall.

Title : Newtown - I.S. 77 - Ridgewood

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1922

Summary/Description : I.S. 77 in Ridgewood - Looking NE along Centre St. from Cypress Ave. toward the school at Seneca Avenue - P.S. 77 (now I.S. 77). The closer building at right on corner is the Old Ridgewood Grove Sporting Club (aka Ridgewood Grove Sporting Club - which moved in 1921 to St. Nicholas Avenue at Palmetto Street and became the New Ridgewood Grove Arena). Ridgewood Grove, originally a German Picnic Park, opened in the 1870's, John H. Gerken Acquired the Grove in 1899 from Jacob Benner. A 1915 Map shows the site as a Dance Hall.

Subject : School buildings; Buildings

Relation : Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Rights : Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Ridgewood, Queens, NY Ridgewood (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Newtown (Queens County, N.Y.)

Type : Black and white photograph

Format : Black and white photograph; 4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:26023 ela-004544 ela-004544.tif