Downtown Flushing in olden times

The following photos come from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York.


136-50 Roosevelt Avenue, near Main Street. Old Central Bus Terminal building, three-stories, 330 feet long, faces west. 1942

Roosevelt Avenue. [Row of shops.] 1951

136-20 to 30 Roosevelt Avenue. [Row of shops.] 1942

Roosevelt Avenue. Looking N.W. along north side at N.W. corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Union Street. 1951

Roosevelt Avenue. Looking S.W. along south side, at S.W. corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Union Street. 1951

Roosevelt Avenue. Looking S.E. at Main Street. 1951

Roosevelt Avenue. Looking S.E. from L.I.R.R. platform at corner of Kissena Road and 41st Avenue, also shows park in front of library. 1951

136-21 Roosevelt Avenue. Consolidated Edison Building, view looking N.E. from near corner of Main Street along Roosevelt Avenue. 1951

136-31 Roosevelt Avenue. Stores. 1951

39-01 Main Street. [Row of shops.] 1944