South Trolley Track Along Queens Boulevard: IND Queens Boulevard Line
Negative documents south trolley track along Queens Boulevard as part of the construction and maintenance of the IND Queens Boulevard Subway Line. Camera located on south rail of the south trolley track, looking west. Also shows roadway, buildings, people, lampposts, and automobiles.
New York Transit MuseumSurvey photo documenting the south trolley track at Queens Boulevard, east of 72nd Road; October 1, 1930.
When completed in 1930, the Georgian Court apartment building, at left, became the first Queens Boulevard apartment complex in Forest Hills. Three and four-room apartments were available for $100-140/mo, and included amenities like passenger elevators, gas stoves, and colored tile. Before Our Lady Queen of Martyrs church was completed in 1936, residents enjoyed easy access to tennis courts across 72nd Road.
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