1941 Tour - For this project, we go back to 1941 and take a walk down Jamaica Avenue, between 87th and 88th Streets.  The depression was behind us - but the attack on Pearl Harbor was just months away, and soon after that we would be at war.  Let's start out on the corner of 87th Street, on the South side of Jamaica Avenue, and see what we can find.

The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation - In this project we take a tour of the GWDC Offices with all of its' pictures and history.

Bobbi & The Strays - A feature looking at this wonderful organization which rescues animals.

Cop of the Month - The 102nd Precinct's Cop of the Month May 2009.

Memorial Day - Part 1 - Celebration at Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue.  Featuring Franklin K. Lance's ROTC Color Guard.

Memorial Day - Part 2 - Celebration on the American Legion Hall on 89th Avenue.  Featuring the AL's beautiful Garden of Remembrance.

March 2009

An Overview of Changes - In what would become a series, we take a look at the recent changes on Jamaica Avenue.

Remembering Jimmy Young - 15 years ago, New York City lost three of its' bravest.  Just after 7:30 PM on March 28, 1994 heavy smoke was reported at 62 Watts Street in Manhattan. Engine Company 24, Hook & Ladder No. 5, on the Avenue of the Americas, was dispatched and on the scene within minutes. They wasted no time and fearlessly entered the building to combat the fire.  It's a dangerous profession, and we are reminded just how dangerous it is all too often.  This tragedy hit closer to home as one of the brave souls that lost his life, Jimmy Young, was one of Woodhaven's own.

Woodhaven Resident Block Association Meeting - March 09 - A full report on the March 09 meeting of the WRBA.

The Avenue Diner Opens for Business - Late last year, one of Woodhaven's institutions -- The Forest View Restaurant -- served their last meal and closed their doors for good.  This year, The Avenue Diner stepped in to fill that spot and we were there to cover their Grand Opening.

WORKS Picture Day - A visit to the picture day for WORKS Little League.

Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society - The March meeting of the WCHS, featuring Author and Journalist Nancy Rubin Stuart, who gave an interesting presentation on the life of Maggie Fox, a 19th Century Spiritualist. 

1941 Tour - Jamaica Avenue North, between 90th and 91st Street.

Sex & Violence in Woodhaven - A priceless article from Woodhaven's past.

Woodhaven Thaws - Woodhaven recovers from an ice storm.

Woodhaven on Ice - Woodhaven gets an ice storm.

February 2009

The 96th Street Fire - An on-site report from the horrendous fire on 96th Street which destroyed a dozen homes. 

A Visit to Strack Memorial Pond - A visit to the Ponds in Forest Park. 

Building a Wiki - Of the many on-going projects we have going, it is the Woodhaven Wiki that is both the most challenging, and the most rewarding. And one of the bonuses of such an endeavor is that it affords people the opportunity to build something together.  The intent of the Woodhaven Wiki isn't just to write a history of Woodhaven, about the founders and the earliest days -- that's been done before, and done quite well. Instead, the hope is that we'll use the Wiki to build a history of Woodhaven as we remember it, and along the way add a little knowledge to the history books, as well.

Want To Buy a House for 5K?  An old mailer from Sackett's Real Estate! 

A Farewell to Jason's - After serving Woodhaven for nearly 70 years, Jason's closed its' doors the week of February 23rd.  For most Woodhavenites, Jason's has been around their entire lives.  Gifts purchased on layaway adorned many a Christmas Tree over the years, and a few hundred thousand birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations were celebrated with cards and candles purchased at Jason's.  In this report, we pay it a final visit before its' doors were shut.

January 2009

Back to The Haven - The Haven closed down in the late 1980's, but if you ask anyone who grew up in Woodhaven to name their favorite memories, it isn't long before The Haven comes up.  But did you ever wonder what The Haven was like in, say, 1941?   

Tour of 1941 Woodhaven - This tour covers the south side of Jamaica Avenue between 80th and 85th Streets.  

The Panorama at the Queens Museum of Art - Project Woodhaven took a ride over to the Queens Museum of Art with the sole purpose of visiting the Panorama of the City of New York.  It was built for the 1964 World's Fair and covers all five boroughs.  It covers nearly ten thousand square feet and represents nearly 900,000 individual structures.  But we were there to take pictures of Woodhaven . . . 

Pesky Snow Blankets Woodhaven - Pictures and video of a storm that hit back in January.

Manor Deli's Collectible Menu - This is pretty neat.  Manor has a new menu out, with old pictures and histry about your favorite neighborhood!

2008

Woodhaven Street Fair 2008 - One of our first projects on Project Woodhaven, a report at the 2008 Street Fair.

Ridgewood Savings Bank Map - Here's something some of you may enjoy poring over -- it's an old subway map of NYC, courtesy of Ridgewood Savings Bank from the 1940's.

This is Woodhaven Calling - John Asaro was a ham radio operator (call sign W2BJM) who lived in Woodhaven, New York and recorded his own amateur radio show, a handful of which survive on vinyl discs, which we have carefully digitized.  Here we present some of those recordings - a voice from Woodhaven 1958! 

Ed Koch Visits Woodhaven - Back when he was running for a third term, Ed Koch stopped off to campaign in Woodhaven.  Here are some picturs from that day.

Richmond Hill HS Commence Booklet 1953 - Not exactly Woodhaven, but may be of interest to some of you.

Memories - Some film footage of Woodhaven from the 1960's.

Woodhaven Then and Now - The first in our ongoing series of tours of Woodhaven, in 1940 and 2008 -- this project covers Jamaica Avenue North, from Woodhaven Boulevard to 91st Street -- from Dunkin' Donuts to McDonald's and the North side of Jamaica Avenue, between 85th and 86th Streets.  Take a walk down Jamaica Avenue, 1940 . . .     

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