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HELLO EVERYONE IM JASON DECANIO A NATIVE NEW YORKER RESIDING IN OVIEDO FLORIDA, AND THE HOST OF THIS GREAT CHANNEL, THAT FOCUSES ON THE HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS AND NEW YORK CITY. EACH WEEK FOR 15-20 MINUTES WILL LOOK BACK AT WHAT MAKES QUEENS NOT ONLY THE BIGGEST BOROUGH OF THE 5 BUT HOW IT CAME ABOUT. THIS CHANNEL WILL ENTERTAIN, INFORM, INSPIRE AND CONNECT WITH RICH HISTORY THAT MADE QUEENS THE TALK OF THE TOWN. JOIN ME TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY FOR A LOOK AT ALL THAT QUEENS HAS TO OFFER.
ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE BEACH PNEUMATIC TRANSIT SYSTEM WHICH RAN FROM 1869-1898, AND A FIRST LOOK AT THE IRT IN 1898. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE FIRST SIGHTINGS OF THE BUILDING OF THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY AND HOW THE LINES GOT NAMED. HERE ARE TWO CHANNELS TO GO AND VISIT, THEY ARE GROWING AND NEED OUR HELP: …
ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT PART 4 OF TRANSPORTATION WITH THE ROBERT MOSES ERA, 20TH CENTURY AND 21ST CENTURY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_transportation_in_New_York_City https://www.v…
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A CONTINUED LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELEVATED RAILWAYS AND SUBWAYS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_transportation_in…
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE NEXT PART OF TRANSPORTATION, WATER TRANSPORT, INCLUDING TUGBOATS, STEAMSHIPS, AND A LOOK AT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THE FIRST BRIDGE TO BE BUILT TO CONNECT THE ISLAND…
IT'S THE FIRST EPISODE IN WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION IN NEW YORK CITY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_transportation_in_New_York_City
ON THIS FINAL EDITION OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND FAMOUS PLACES OF INTEREST, IT'S A LOOK AT A PARK NAMED AFTER A FAMOUS AFRO-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST ROY WILKINS PARK: https://en.wikipedia.org/…
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT A PARK THAT BORDERS THREE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS, BAISLEY POND PARK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baisley_Pond_Park
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF S VERY FAMOUS TUCKED HIDDEN PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MIDDLE VILLAGE, JUNIPER VALLEY PARK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper_Valley_Park
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE 10TH LARGEST PARK AND THIRD OVERALL IN QUEENS....FOREST PARK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Park_(Queens)
IT'S PI DAY ON EPISODE 64 AND PART 2 OF FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK FOCUSING ON PARK PLANNING AND THE TWO WORLD'S FAIR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing_Meadows%E2%80%93Corona_Park#Park_plan…
ON THIS EDITION WE HEAD OVER TO AN AREA IN QUEENS THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing_Meadows%E2%80%93Corona_Park
IT'S PART TWO OF THE ONLY SALT MARSHLAND THAT EXISTS IN QUEENS, UDALLS COVE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udalls_Cove
ON THIS EDITION WE WILL NOW LOOK INTO AN AREA OF SECULISION AND MYSTERY TUCKED AWAY IN THE MARSH AND WETLANDS OF DOUGLASTON AND LITTLE NECK BAY CALLED UDALLS COVE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udall…
ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT A HISTORIC PLACE OF INTEREST IN COLLEGE POINT CALLED THE POPPENHUSEN INSTITUTE. BUILT IN 1868 AND WITH PRIVATE FUNDS DONATED BY CONRAD POPPENHUSEN, THIS PLACE OF INTERE…
ON THIS EDITION WE WILL LOOK AT TWO GREAT NATIONAL PARKS THAT DATE BACK TO LATE 1890'S-1929: ALLEY POND PARK AND CROCHERON PARK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_Pond_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/…
ON THIS EDITION TWO MORE PLACES OF INTEREST ARE COVERED IN LONG ISLAND CITY: Fisher Landau Center for Art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Landau_Center MoMA PS1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wik…
ON THIS EDITION ITS THE CONTINUATION OF PART 2 OF 5 POINTZ ART MUSEUM AND HOUSING. PLUS WE HAVE ADDED NEW ART AND LOGO'S TO MAKE THE CHANNEL LOOK UP TO DATE 5 POINTZ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5…
ON THIS EDITION WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT A BUILDING COVERED IN LEGAL GRAFFITI: 5 POINTZ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Pointz
ON THIS EDITION WE VENTURE INTO JACKSON HEIGHTS FOR A LOOK A TWO GREAT PLACES OF INTEREST: TRAVERS PARK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Park ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE PARK: https://en.wikipedia…