Dongan Avenue

Two aerial views show Dongan Avenue North of Broadway today. The top photo looks eastward across the LIRR tracks - 86-25 is the red building on the left. The second photo looks north across Broadway with 86-25 partially hidden. You can see the last wood frame Claremont Terrace home and the commercial block built on its front lawn.

Now does anyone remember the futuristic looking house that used to sit at the end of Dongan Avenue? It was torn down in the 70's I believe. Better yet does anyone have a photo?

Dongan Avenue

From the September 1938 issue of the Architectural Record comes this lovely shot of 86-25 Dongan Avenue.

A beautiful spot at Elmhurst L.I.

This card is postmarked July 31, 1914. I have no idea where in Elmhurst this fountain was located. I know there was a "temperance" fountain on Broadway & Queens blvd, but this can't be it. Any suggestions welcomed

LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com

ELM231
Looking N/E along South Railroad Avenue towards Broadway around 1929.
Does anyone remember the Angler Deli?
All the small photos with Queenspix.com in the title are available as sharply detailed 8x10's on that site. Just go to the Elmhurst section and match the elmxxx number.

LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com

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Looking S/W on Whitney Avenue from Broadway towards 83 street 1929.
Knickerbocker Ice and Coal in the background.

LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com

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Looking S/W on Whitney Avenue from Broadway towards 83 street 1929.
The bank has become a newstand at some point

LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com

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N/E corner of Broadway and Whitney Avenue 1929

LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com

ELM369
Looking up Whitney Avenue from Broadway 1929.
Anyone remember Dandy's Pizzaria?

LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com

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Looking N/E up Whitney Avenue across the intersection of Broadway 1929.
There is a restaurant where the bank building was. It is in a one-story building that was originally built as a post office.

LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com

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Looking S/W down Whitney Avenue from Ketcham street.
The building on the right is still there although the front has been
changed to add commercial tenants on the first floor.

LIRR / Elmhurst

1970
Looking S/W on Whitney Avenue from Macnish street.

LIRR / Elmhurst

Photo from Vincent F. Seyfried's Elmhurst

LIRR / Elmhurst

A closer look at the bank building. This block survived into the early 60's with Rosen's hardware as one of its tenants (He later moved farther up Broadway near the phone building) The early 70s saw the whole block replaced by a parking lot and post office annex. The post office building is now Pho Bang restaurant.

LIRR / Elmhurst

Another view looking S/W down Whitney (Kingsland) Avenue into the intersection with Broadway.

LIRR / Elmhurst

A closer look at the railroad gates. This sort of crossing is called "at grade" meaning street level. The tracks were raised to their present state around 1929. Elmhurst lasted as a stop on the Port Washington line until Jan 1, 1985.

LIRR / Elmhurst

Looking at the N/E corner of Broadway and Whitney Avenue. Claremont Terrace is in the background. That large mass of trees is in the front yards of 4 stately homes which I will cover another day. The Westernmost one actually survived until 2007 buried behind a row of buildings built in front of it.

LIRR / Elmhurst

LIRR / Elmhurst

LIRR / Elmhurst

The pride of my postcard collection. I had to battle Elmhurst collectors AND railroad buffs to get this one.

LIRR / Elmhurst

Forgotten-NY.com has a nice page on the
Port Washington Branch

The Long Island Railroad in Elmhurst

Elmhurst Long Island Railroad station before the grade crossing elimination of 1929. This fine brick station opened in December 1888 as a replacement for an older wooden building and was demolished in 1927. - Vincent Seyfried Elmhurst

Mayor of Elmhurst?

I usually try to put together a new post each Sunday, but THE GIANTS ARE IN THE SUPERBOWL. As a filler I have posted my collection of news clippings on Oswald Gomez. If you have been to any parade in the city you have seen him and his pets and if you have ever walked down Elmhurst Avenue you have seen him. If I was a writer I would wax eloquently about how as the population of Elmhurst climbs, the number of "characters" seems to diminish, but the kick-off is approaching so good day to you all.