Newtown - Metropolitan Avenue - 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:26124 ela-004499 ela-004499.tif
Description: Metropolitan Avenue - looking south across the cobblestones and streetcar tracks of Metropolitan Ave. to Himrod Street. on the SE corner is the Herring House (1860, 1873), which was later occupied by the Kaiser Family. A group of children are playing on the "Sand Hills" at the side of Himrod St. Andrew Kaiser built a large residence across the road at 55-49 Metropolitan Ave. and had the Herring House demolished in mid 1920's.
Creator :
Eugene L. Armbruster
Date :
1922
Summary/Description :
Metropolitan Avenue - looking south across the cobblestones and streetcar tracks of Metropolitan Ave. to Himrod Street. on the SE corner is the Herring House (1860, 1873), which was later occupied by the Kaiser Family. A group of children are playing on the "Sand Hills" at the side of Himrod St. Andrew Kaiser built a large residence across the road at 55-49 Metropolitan Ave. and had the Herring House demolished in mid 1920's.
Subject :
Roads; Street-railroads; Buildings
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:26124 ela-004499 ela-004499.tif
Subject:
Roads; Street-railroads; Buildings
Roads; Street-railroads; Buildings
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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