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Coe House
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Coe House, ca. 1910. The Coe house and mill were colonial buildings erected on an island in a small waterway known as Horse Brook. The structures dated to 1652 when English settler Captain John Coe established his grist mill on the island to provide the local community of Newtown with bread. The mill operated until 1875 after which it functioned as a hotel. The island had seemingly ceased being an island by the start of the 20th century, with land filled in and a more regular street grid undertaken around around the Coe plot. In 1930 the buildings were demolished for a new highway, called Horace Harding, after its main planner.
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Della Corte Inn
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The Della Corte Inn (at right) once sat near a bridge that crossed over the Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). It was built in 1883. This block of Colonial Avenue was demapped with the construction of the Long Island Expressway. The buildings seen here were located in what is now the highway just before the Grand Central Parkway Interchange.

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Horace Harding Boulevard and Grand Central Parkway

\[Horace Harding Boulevard, east of Corona Avenue, Queens, NY] Horace Harding Boulevard, east of Corona Avenue, Queens, NY. (Future Long Island Expressway intersection with Grand Central Parkway) View showing Flushing-Ridgewood Line trolley tracks and signage.
 Horace Harding Boulevard and Grand Central Parkway image

Horace Harding Boulevard and Grand Central Parkway

\[Horace Harding Boulevard, east of Corona Avenue, Queens, NY] Horace Harding Boulevard, east of Corona Avenue, Queens, NY. (Future Long Island Expressway intersection with Grand Central Parkway) View showing Flushing-Ridgewood Line trolley tracks and signage.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown: Della Corte Inn, built 1883, on the Mill Creek, east side of Colonial Avenue opposite John Coe House, Corona, 1922.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown: Della Corte Inn, built 1883, on the Mill Creek, east side of Colonial Avenue opposite John Coe House, Corona, 1922.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown: Della Corte Inn, built 1883, on the Mill Creek, east side of Colonial Avenue opposite John Coe House, Corona, 1922.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown - De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - Corona De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - Nearest building at left is Della Corte Inn, built 1883 on the eastside of Colonial Ave. (Formerly Old Mill Rd. and north Hempstead Turnpike) between Waldron St. and Van Doren St. (part of the Long Island Expressway interchange today). The line of utility poles visible from the center to the right of the photo marks Strong's Causeway. Note the mountains of trash and garbage.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown: Della Corte Inn, built 1883, on the Mill Creek, east side of Colonial Avenue opposite John Coe House, Corona, 1922.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown - De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - Corona De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - On Mill Creek, on the east side of Colonial Ave. between the present Waldron St. and Van Doren St. (part of the Long Island Expressway interchange today). John Heeg built the older part (far right) facing Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook) in 1883, he was succeeded as proprietor by Arthur Wagner in 1897, then William Geier and finally De La Corte. The small single story frame building was the "Della Corte Quick Lunch Counter". The older building was rebuilt in Oct. 1930.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown - De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - Corona De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - East side of Colonial Ave. at Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook), between Waldron St. and Van Doren St. The view is looking SE Colonial Ave. is part of old north Hempstead Turnpike. The Long Island Expressway was later built over this entire area. The Inn was built 1883, and was rebuilt in October 1930.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown - De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - Corona De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - East side of Colonial Ave. at Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook), between Waldron St. and Van Doren St., opposite Old Coe House (aka Titus House). The Inn was built 1883, and rebuilt in October 1930. The Long Island Expressway was later built over this entire area. Unidentified woman on porch.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown: Della Corte Inn, built 1883, on the Mill Creek, east side of Colonial Avenue opposite John Coe House, Corona, 1922.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown - De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - Corona De La Corte Inn (Della Corte Inn) - Built in 1883 on the east side of Colonial Ave. between the present Waldron St. and Van Doren St. (part of the Long Island Expressway interchange today), at what was the Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). The Old Coe House (aka Titus House) was across the road. It was rebuilt 1930. Unidentified woman sits on the steps.
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Della Corte Inn

Newtown - Colonial Avenue - Corona Colonial Avenue - Looking north along Old Mill Rd. (Colonial Ave. - now covered by the Long Island Expressway) to the small bridge over Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook), with the Coe House (aka Titus House) on the left (or west side) of the road, and Della Corte Inn on the right (or eastside) of the Road. The Coe-Titus House was built around 1655 and torn down by Sept. 1930. The Della Corte Inn was built by John Heeg in 1883 and was rebuilt Oct. 1930.
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Coe House

Newtown: John Coe House, on Mill Road just west of Colonial Avenue near Van Doren Street, Corona, 1923. Rear view.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Located opposite Mill Creek (Horse Brook) on the west side of Old Mill Rd. (aka north Hempstead Turnpike), now Colonial Ave. between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. (Long Island Expressway interchange today). Built around 1655, it was torn down by Sept. 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Foundations of the house on west side of Colonial Ave. (formerly North Hempstead Turnpike, aka Old Mill Rd.), between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. The house was built in 1655 by Judge Robert Coe, and demolished for the construction of Horace Harding Blvd. in September 1930. This whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway. Photo taken Oct. 11, 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Foundations of the house on west side of Colonial Ave. (formerly North Hempstead Turnpike, aka Old Mill Rd.) between Waldron St. and Van Doren St. The house, built 1655, was demolished for the construction of Horace Harding Blvd. in September 1930. This whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway. Photo taken Oct. 11, 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - North facade (rear), west side Colonial Ave. between Waldron St. and Van Doren St., with gable end to the roadway. The house, built around 1655, was opposite Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). The Coe house had 24 Rooms, and was demolished by September 1930. The Long Island Expressway now covers this site.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - View from Colonial Ave. at Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). The house and mill (not pictured) were built in 1655 by Judge Robert Coe (B. England 1596, came to America 1634), a founder/resident of Hempstead 1644-52, Newtown 1652-56, and a purchaser of land in Jamaica (Queens) 1656, and resident there 1656-78. Coe bought the farm at Hempstead & lived there until his death in 1688 at age 93, his eldest son John became owner of Newtown House in 1656, and it was demolished by September 1930.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Titus House, aka Coe's Mill) - Corona Coe's House (aka Titus Coe's Mill) - West side of Old Mill Rd. (Now Colonial Ave.) facing Mill Creek between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. (covered by the Long Island Expressway interchange today), it was built around 1655. The Coe family had it and the mill for over a century, then David Titus. Daniel Rapelye owned it in 1812 (B.1792, Son of Major Rapelye of New Lots), and still lived here and operated the mill in 1852. The Carll family had it in the late 1850s-60s, and then Cipperley 1870 -1910. The mill burned in 1875, and the house was gone by September 1930. \[Copy of old photo, 1905]
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Mill Creek (Horse Brook)on the west side Colonial Ave. (Old Mill Rd.), between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. The house was built in 1655 by Robert Coe, and was torn down in September 1930 for construction of Horace Harding Blvd. It was also known as the Rapelye House. This whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway.
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Coe House

Coe House on the old Mill Road Coe House on the old Mill Road. Corona/built 1654 \[handwritten on recto] Exterior view of a home on Mill Road in Corona. Scrapbook page from "Views of Queens County" by Eugene Armbruster.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - The House and mill were built around 1655 on the west side of Colonial Ave. (formerly North Hempstead Turnpike, aka Old Mill Rd.), between Waldron St. and Van Doren, on what was Horse Brook (aka Mill Creek). Unidentified boy on steps, he may be the son of Mrs. Kenney who was an occupant around 1922. The house was owned by the Coe Family, David Titus, Daniel Rapelye, Carll, Cipperley, and Thomas Smith, 1650s-1920s. It was torn down by September 1930. \[note car in front]
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Foundations of the house on west side of Old Mill Road (Colonial Ave.), south of Van Doren St. The house, built in 1655 by Judge Robert Coe, was torn down September 1930 for construction of Horace Harding Blvd. This whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway. Photo taken Oct. 11, 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Located on the west side of Colonial Ave. near Van Doren St., opposite Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). Capt. John Coe (b.1626) was the first owner of the mill, which started around 1652. The Coe family operated almost up to the Revolution, and then the mill was taken over by David Titus until 1810. Daniel Rapelye ran the mill through the early 1850s, then Carll into the 1860s. Each owner was living in the house while running the mill. The mill burned down in 1875, the house (built around 1654-55) was demolished by Sept. 1930. This spot is now covered by the Long Island Expressway.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Foundations of the house on west side of Old Mill Road (Colonial Ave.) between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. The house, built in 1655 by Judge Robert Coe, was torn down September 1930 for construction of Horace Harding Blvd. This whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway. Photo taken Oct. 11, 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - West side of Colonial Ave. between Waldron St. and Van Doren St. (Long Island Expressway interchange today). Built around 1655, on Horse Brook (aka Mill Creek), the house was torn down by September 1930. After the Coe Family (100+ Years), and then David Titus, it was owned by Daniel Rapelye (1812, 1852), then Carll (1855, 1859), then Cipperley (1870, 1910) and then Thomas Smith (1910 -1922). A Mrs. Kenney occupied it in 1922.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Foundations of the house on west side of Colonial Ave. (formerly north Hempstead Turnpike, aka Old Mill Rd.) between Waldron St. and Van Doren St. The house, built in 1655, was demolished in September 1930 for the construction of Horace Harding Blvd. This whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway. Photo taken Oct. 11, 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Foundations of the house on west side of Colonial Ave. (formerly North Hempstead Turnpike, aka Old Mill Rd.) between Waldron St. and Van Doren St. The house was built in 1655. The Coe Family lived here and operated mill until just before the Revolution. The house was demolished for the construction of Horace Harding Blvd. in 1930, and this whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway. Photo taken Oct. 11, 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Looking NW through trees towards the Coe House from the bridge abutment on the south bank of Horse Brook (Mill Creek). The Coe house had its gable end to the west side of Colonial Ave. (Old Mill Rd.) between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. It was built around 1654-55, and was demolished by September 1930.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Foundations of the house on west side of Old Mill Road (Colonial Ave.) between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. The house, built in 1655 by Judge Robert Coe, was torn down September 1930 for construction of Horace Harding Blvd. This whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway. Photo taken Oct. 11, 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Titus House, aka Coe's Mill) - Corona Coe's House (aka Titus House, aka Coe's Mill) - View of the rear, with updated out buildings to the north (at left). This view looks south towards the Mill Creek from Van Doren St. The house was on west side of Colonial Ave. (Old Mill Rd.) It was gone by Sept. 1930. The Long Island Expressway now covers this whole area.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Gable end. The house was located on the west side of Colonial Ave., south of Van Doren St. The house and mill were built around 1654-55 on Horse Brook (aka Mill Creek), and torn down by September 1930. The Long Island Expressway was built over this site.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - View from the road, horse and buggy in front. Located on the west side of Colonial Ave. (formerly North Hempstead Turnpike aka Old Mill Rd.) Built in 1654, Coe Mill was started 1652 on the creek across the road (Horse Brook, aka Mill Creek). Coe House had Dutch doors, flooring boards 24" wide and 2" thick, a center hall 9 feet wide, a dining room on left, and a parlor on the right. There was a fireplace in the cellar, and large rafters - it was twenty four rooms in all, including the milk house. It was torn down by September 1930. The L.I. Expressway now covers this area. \[Sign on right says "General... Repair, Mechanics Always on hand"]
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Looking from a point south of the Colonial Avenue bridge over Horse Brook (aka Mill Creek). The white building at far right is the Della Corte Inn (built 1883). The Coe-Titus House was built around 1654-55, and was gone by September 1930.
Coe House image

Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Located on the west side of Colonial Ave., between Waldron St. and Van Doren. The house was built around 1655 and torn down by Sept. 1930. Opposite Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook), Coe Mill began in 1652 and was operated by the Coe family, then David Titus, then Rapelye, then Carll, and then Cipperley until the mill burned in down 1875. The Long Island Expressway now covers this site.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Foundations of the house on west side of Old Mill Rd. (Colonial Ave.) between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. The house, built in 1655 by Judge Robert Coe, was torn down September 1930 for construction of Horace Harding Blvd. This whole area is now covered by the Long Island Expressway. Photo taken Oct. 11, 1930.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - (on the left) as seen from the side of Colonial Ave. Just ahead at the utility pole is the small bridge carrying Colonial Ave. over Horse Brook (aka Mill Creek). The Coe/Titus House and mill (built circa 1655) were on the west side of Colonial Ave. (formerly Old Mill Rd.) with gable end to the road, between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. The house was demolished by September 1930.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Titus Coe's Mill) - Corona Coe's House (aka Titus Coe's Mill) - View of the rear, with laundry hanging. Located on the west side of Colonial Ave. between Van Doren St. and Waldron St. The front faced Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). The house was built around 1655. For more than a century the Coe Family owned the Mill across the way, then David Titus, then Daniel Rapelye (B.1792, son of Major Rapelye of New Lots) operated into beginning about 1812, and he still had it in 1852. It was torn down by Sept. 1930.
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Coe House

Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Far left in the distance is the John Coe House, built around 1654-55, and demolished in September 1930. Mill Creek House (aka Horse Brook) was on the west side of Colonial Ave., between Waldron St. and Van Doren St., with the gabled end to the road. A mill was operated here from 1652 until it burned down in 1875.
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Abraham Van Siclen Lott House

Newtown - Abraham Van Siclen Lott House - Forest Hills Abraham Van Siclen Lott House - looking south at the bend in the former north Hempstead Turnpike (aka Old Mill Rd.), now the intersection of Colonial Ave. and 62nd Drive. In this Photo, The Abraham Van Siclen Lott House is beyond the bend, with the front on 62nd Drive. Stephen I. Lott built the house on site of an Old House in 1843, it was torn down May 1960 for an Apartment Houses. A.V.S. Lott was Stephens's son, the house was known as "Viamede". Photo taken April 1923. \[Note: water tower]
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Corona Avenue and 111th Street

\[Corona Avenue and 111th Street, Queens, NY] Corona Avenue and 111th Street, Queens, NY. Westward view of roadway showing the Flushing-Ridgewood Line trolley tracks. Also shows apartment buildings, automobiles, and the border of Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
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110-66 Corona Avenue

\[Corona Avenue and 111th Street, Queens, NY] Corona Avenue and 111th Street, Queens, NY. Westward view of roadway showing an approaching trolley on the Flushing-Ridgewood Line trolley tracks. Also shows apartment buildings, automobiles, and an Esso gas station in the background.
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FDNY Engine 324

Queens 55, Engine Co. \_324, 108-01 Horace Harding Blvd; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
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FDNY Engine 324

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111th Street and 56th Avenue

Newtown - Flushing Meadows - Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Flushing Meadows - Looking south from 111st St. and 56th Ave. to Corona Ave. and Strong's Causeway (to the left- now Long Island Expressway). Shacks stand in a lot on the empty upland and several wagons stand in the fenced enclosure at the lower right. Photo taken May 1923.
New York World's Fair, Fountain Lake Amphitheater image

New York World's Fair, Fountain Lake Amphitheater

New York Worlds Fair. Fountain Lake Amphitheater. Two men laying down steel mesh, printed for American Steel and Wire
New York World's Fair, Fountain Lake Amphitheater image

New York World's Fair, Fountain Lake Amphitheater

Flushing Meadow Amphitheatre, Queens. Swimming pool crowded with boys (some diving from platforms)
New York World's Fair, Westinghouse Building image

New York World's Fair, Westinghouse Building

The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. Building, New York World's Fair
New York World's Fair, Westinghouse Building image

New York World's Fair, Westinghouse Building

New York Worlds Fair, Westinghouse Building.
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