Queens Williams Map & Guide Co A, New York, 1922 – Antique Wall Map
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This antique map of Queens Williams Map & Guide Co A, New York, 1922 brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Queens Williams Map & Guide Co A, New York, 1922
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Queens in 1922 was a borough of farms, nurseries, and fast-growing neighborhoods that had joined Greater New York only in 1898. Long Island City and Astoria held factories, and the Steinway piano works in Astoria had been a major employer since the 1870s. Commuters crossed the East River by the Queensboro Bridge, which had opened in 1909, and by ferry and rail lines that linked outlying villages such as Flushing, Jamaica, and Far Rockaway to Manhattan. Residents of the era were still divided between older communities with their own churches, civic clubs, and local identities and the new streets of row houses and detached homes spreading across former truck farms. A map of this kind was meant to show a borough in transition, where open land was giving way to houses, schools, and transit.
| Created / published | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Original scan | 8,738 × 10,448 px · prints to 29 × 35 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | NY Queens Williams Map & Guide Co A 1922 |
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