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Miss Heather, via facebook: So let’s see: my inbox is hoppin’ (this includes a missive from a college student. It is among the most grammatically nightmarish/typo-ridden tomes I have received in a long time.) It’s now apparently accepted that spelling isn’t all that big a deal and with texting abbreviations and the lack of spelling drills in [...]
Categorized in: Forgotten Slices You'd Never Believe You're in NYC Tagged with: Hollis Hills Ponds Queens
Quite a bit of Queens real estate bears the name Hollis — the neighborhoods Hollis, Holliswood, Hollis Park Gardens and Hollis Hills, the LIRR Hollis station, Hollis Avenue, Hollis Hills Terrace and Hollis Court Boulevard. The name honors a small town in southern New Hampshire with a current population of just over a thousand. [...]
Categorized in: Forgotten Slices Neighborhoods Tagged with: Hollis Hills Queens
While making your way through the southeastern part of Flushing as you get close to Cunningham Park, you may spot the occasional white-painted overpass crossing the street. They’re not old railroad trestles or park paths…instead, they mark one of America’s very first parkways designed for automobile traffic. In 1904, the auto age had arrived in [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Fresh Meadows Hollis Hills Nassau Queens
