Historical Signs in Queens

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East Springfield Playground
This playground’s name is derived from its position in relation to nearby Springfield Boulevard. Originally part of ...

Ederle Amphitheater
This amphitheater honors Gertrude Ederle, an Olympic swimmer, who began her career in the cold waters off the coast of Brookl...

Ehrenreich-Austin Playground
Leo Ehrenreich (1882-1962) played a supporting role in Queens civic life and was instrumental in the creation of this playgrou...

Eight Oaks Triangle
The 450 members of the Quercus genus make up the trees that are commonly known as oaks. The genus is found mainly in the Nort...

Electric Playground
Electric Playground takes its name from Electchester Homes, a housing development opened in the early 1950s through the effort...

Ella Fitzgerald Playground
What was here before? Once Native American lands of the Mantinecock tribe, this area of Queens was sparsely populated well ...

Elmer E. Studley Triangle
Elmer Ebenezer Studley (1869-1942) led a distinguished career in public life in which, as soldier or as congressman, he served...

Elmjack Mall
The name of this park combines the names of the adjacent neighborhoods in northwestern Queens – Elmhurst and Jackson Hei...

Emerald Playground
Emerald Playground’s name was inspired by its location on Jewel Avenue. The roadway was given its name because streets n...

Equity Park
Equity Park was the 250th playground built in New York City under the direction of Parks Commissioner Robert Moses (1888-1981)...

Erewhon Mall
Erewhon Mall takes its name from the satirical novel Erewhon, written by British novelist Samuel Butler (1835-1902). Erewhon,...

Etched Granite Pavement
New York-based artist Matt Mullican (b. 1951) created this granite panel on which is etched the history of Flushing Meadows-Co...

Evergreen Park
This parkland draws its name from the nearby Cemetery of the Evergreens, which was founded in 1849. The Cemetery of the Everg...

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