Frontera Park

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Frank Frontera Park Tablet

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Location: 69th St. and 58th Avenue
Description: Marker
Materials: Stone
Dimensions: H: 12" W: 17¾"
Donor: Peoples Civic and Welfare Association
Inscription: IN 1959, THE PARK WAS DEDICATED TO FRANK FRONTERA / AS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE FRONTERA FAMILY'S / ACTIVE ROLE IN MASPETH'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / FRANK FRONTERA / WAS AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT / WHO OWNED A BARBER SHOP AND SERVED IN / THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT / MASPETH ENGINE COMPANY NO. 4 / AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY /

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