Newtown - Elk Park Hotel - 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:26080 ela-004513 ela-004513.tif
Description: Elk Park Hotel - Corner Wyckoff Ave. and Halsey St. Christian Homeyer built this building in 1898, it was later owned by his son John Homeyer. It was burned in a fire April 1930 while being used as warehouse for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), the ruins were razed June 1930. The site became Wyckoff Miniature Golf Course - now a hotel stands there. In the photo a cloth sign outside the hotel advertises Felix Spinner Social Club Woods Party on July 30.
Creator :
Eugene L. Armbruster
Date :
1922
Summary/Description :
Elk Park Hotel - Corner Wyckoff Ave. and Halsey St. Christian Homeyer built this building in 1898, it was later owned by his son John Homeyer. It was burned in a fire April 1930 while being used as warehouse for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), the ruins were razed June 1930. The site became Wyckoff Miniature Golf Course - now a hotel stands there. In the photo a cloth sign outside the hotel advertises Felix Spinner Social Club Woods Party on July 30.
Subject :
Buildings; Bars (Drinking establishments)
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:26080 ela-004513 ela-004513.tif
Subject:
Buildings; Bars (Drinking establishments)
Buildings; Bars (Drinking establishments)
Rights Notice
Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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