HALLETT & HALLETT FUNERAL HOME, Flushing

by Kevin Walsh

For years after moving to fab Flushing in 1993, I had been puzzled by this once-handsome brick building at Northern Boulevard and 147th Street, whose front yard is now used as a parking lot, marking time amid apartment towers and strip malls.

Well, wonder no more, as thanks to a facebook group I’ve discovered it was once the Hallett & Hallett Funeral Home; above is their 1956 brochure. Click on the photo for a larger view.

Apparently Hallett & Hallett is associated with the Astoria Halletts, for whom Hallett’s Cove is named.

Unfortunately, I don’t know what the building’s current use is.

1/17/15

6 comments

NY2AZ January 18, 2015 - 9:41 am Reply
RC-11 January 19, 2015 - 10:23 pm

The streets may have been numbered differently back when the brochure was printed.
This building is 10/4 west of 147th Street. It’s just 300 feet east of Parsons Blvd on Northern Blvd.

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Larry Mac January 20, 2015 - 12:24 pm

The bride grew up at 35-15 146th St. just off Northern Blvd. from 1954 to 1973 and she tells me that that building is NOT at 147th & Northern.

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Robert July 10, 2017 - 5:44 am

it was torn down in 1963 and have photos that prove it

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RC-11 January 19, 2015 - 10:24 pm

typo correction – 1/4 mile west

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Robert July 10, 2017 - 5:40 am

sorry but you are incorrect, Hallett was on the south/west corner of 147st and Northern Blvd. The building in your photo was owned the the Myers family, the structure in front was their Florist for many years.

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