Click on image to enlarge photo...Author Jason Antos gave an interesting presentation and overview of his book, "Queens - Then and Now" (see link below)...The book basically chronicles the changing scene in Queens from the sparsely populated agrarian society to today's metropolis during the post-civil war period through the present day...
Click on image to enlarge photo...Jason accompanied his talk with many excellent quality high-resolution photos of Queens over the years...Upon the conclusion a brief Question and Answer period ensued...It seemed to me that everyone left knowing something they previously didn't know, the author included...
Click on image to enlarge photo...Followed by one of my favorite parts of the RHHS meetings - the refreshments...The homemade cakes are always so tasty, I had a piece (or two) of delicious chocolate cake..yum...
Click on image to enlarge photo...Jason was kind enough to share this photo with me...This is an image not published in the Queens book of a Flushing bound trolley coming from College Point along the College Point Causeway in the early 1930's...
Here's a treat I found at Queens - Google Books featuring a beautiful preview of the book:
