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Here is that magnificent old Ford ad I was talking about on the south side of Northern Boulevard east of 31st Street. You can see it out the window of a northbound N or Q. This photo is from the flickr page of rabbit571. ForgottenFan Joseph Colella: The building is the original Universal Ford dealer. The [...]
Categorized in: Ads One Shots Tagged with: Hunters Point Queens Queens Plaza
In 2007 I visited Queens Plaza, the gateway to Long Island where the #7 and BMT N trains converge (though both issue from Times Square) and incredibly bad architecture, strip clubs, and formerly formidable buildings that are now down on their luck all come together. Things have changed somewhat — the parking garage determined (and [...]
Categorized in: Neighborhoods Tagged with: Dutch Kills Queens Queens Plaza
