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Birchwood Towers
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Designed by Samuel Paul & Seymour Jarmul and completed in 1965. 3 30 story towers with distinctive entrance pavilions and each building had a distinctive name that expressed itself through the lobby design. Like other major apartment complexes, open space was a premium and the Birchwood buildings occupy only 23% of the site. One major component is a large outdoor swimming pool which originally included fountains and rainbow lighting at night according to the brochure.
Forestdale Apartments
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“View from Forest Hills of the New York World's Fair site, with the Trylon and Perisphere.” Wurts Bros., ca. 1939. The view appears to be from the upper stories of the Forestdale Apartments at No. 66-20 108th Street, a residential building completed in 1939. The surrounding blocks are vacant, but not for long — billboards herald new developments under construction.
66th Road
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“66th Road, (path in foreground) east from 102nd Street, showing on the Road in the background the Jarvis Jackson farmhouse just east of 108th St.” Eugene Armbruster, October, 1928. Armbruster’s photo illustrates the rapid pace of 20th century development in this part of Queens. Today, this vantage point is surrounded by high-rise apartment buildings and the Forest Hills hospital.
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Forestdale Apartments
Continental Avenue. Forestdale apartments, exterior, general view.
Forestdale Apartments
Forestdale Apartments
Continental Avenue. Forestdale apartments, garden in rear.
Forestdale Apartments
Continental Avenue. Forestdale apartments, exterior, general view.
Forestdale Apartments
\[Forestdale Apartments on 108th Street.]
Forestdale Apartments
6620 108th Street. Backyard garden and playground.
Forestdale Apartments
108th Street between 66th Road and 66th Avenue. Forestdale Apartments.
Forestdale Apartments
108th Street between 66th Road and 66th Avenue. Forestdale Apartments. Entrance.
Jarvis Jackson House
Newtown - Jarvis Jackson House - Forest Hills Jarvis Jackson House - On the north side of 66th Road (old Jacksons Lane), just west of 110th St. This was an isolated house out in the Meadows, some distance from the Old Capt. Luke Remsen house. The Backus family later owned this house.
Jarvis Jackson House
Newtown - Jarvis Jackson House and Barn - Forest Hills Jarvis Jackson House and Barn - Located on the north side of 66th Road, slightly west of 110th St. the house was built circa 1820. Wagon path in front of buildings is Jacksons Lane, the access road from Old Astoria Road (was about on line of 100th St.), which connected with Old Mill Rd. in the north and the current Queens Blvd. in south. Jarvis was a N.Y. Assemblyman 1835-37. Ascan Backus later owned this property.
Jarvis Jackson House
Newtown - Jarvis Jackson House and Barn - Forest Hills Jarvis Jackson House and Barn - View looking north toward the house (at right) and barn from about line of current 67th Road. The barn and house fronted on Jacksons Lane (about on line of 66th Road), between 108th St. and 110th St. The house was built around 1820 after an older house burned down. Ascan Backus acquired the property, and was owned by J.D. Backus in 1891, 1896. Photo was taken April 1923.
Jarvis Jackson House
Newtown - Jarvis Jackson House - Forest Hills Jarvis Jackson House - Built in 1820 by carpenter Thorne of Glen Cove just to the east of the original Jackson Homestead, which was destroyed by fire. On the north side of Jackson Lane (now 66th Road), just west of 110th St. Jarvis Jackson was a member of the N.Y. Assembly 1835-37. Ascan Backus eventually acquired the house and farm, and later it went to J.D. Backus (1890s). Photo taken April 1923.
Jarvis Jackson House
Newtown - Jarvis Jackson House and Barn - Forest Hills Jarvis Jackson House and Barn - Rear (north facade) on Jacksons Lane, today it would be the north side of 66th Road a little west of 110th St. the original Jarvis Farmhouse a little to the west was destroyed by fire, and the carpenter Thorne of Glen Cove built this house in about 1820 for Jackson. Ascan Backus later owned this house.
Birchwood Towers
102-10 66th Road. The Birchwood Towers, close-up of sliding balcony door and D.H. aluminum window, exterior of apartment 9E looking in from balcony.
Birchwood Towers
102-10 66th Road. The Birchwood Towers, close-up of sliding balcony door and D.H. aluminum window, interior of apartment 9E looking out to balcony.
Birchwood Towers
67th Avenue and 42nd Street. Birchwood Towers, general view of three 28-story apartment buildings looking south from apartment building three blocks away \[to show aluminum windows and sliding balcony doors].
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