Queens Trolleys in the 1930s: Future Sites of the Long Island Expressway

Footage from the La Guardia and Wagner Archives of streetcars in Queens traveling through and around Borden Avenue, Mt. Zion Cemetery, 164th Street, and Queens General Hospital. The footage is narrated by Vincent F. Seyfried. The music was composed by Scott Joplin and performed by Melissa Yao on LaGuardia Community College's restored Steinway B piano. If you want to learn more about the history of Queens you can visit the Archives' website:
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There you can view an extensive photograph collection and explore primary sources from New York City's colorful and intriguing history.