"Flushing As It Was" Top 5 Page for this destination Flushing by gilabrand

Flushing Travel Guide: 27 reviews and 67 photos

I weep for the weeping beeches of Flushing that are no more.

So many days of my childhood in Flushing were spent under an ancient weeping beech in the backyard of my friend Margaret, laughing and talking, swinging on the long swooping branches that unfurled to the ground, hiding us from the rest of the world. It was our secret place, and it's gone - chopped down to make way for what the world calls "progress"...

Flushing High School

Flushing High School, which I went to for two years, is a grand Gothic-style building on Northern Boulevard and Union Street with an imposing tower and beasty gargoyles peering down at you from the doorways. Established in 1875, it is on record as the second oldest high school in New York City.

Auditorium, Flushing High School

Funny, how you don't see that your school was actually a beautiful place until you're old and gray...

Last visit to Flushing: Apr 1993
Intro Updated Nov 10, 2008
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Our colonial house in Flushing - Flushing

From Vlissingen to Flushing Favorites (2)

Moving to a new land is an adventure, but nostalgia for what you left behind seems to be part of human nature. Take... more travel advice

Birthplace of the United Nations – and... Favorites (2)

Depending on whom you ask, this is could be a claim to fame or a skeleton in Flushing’s closet: Flushing is the... more travel advice

Religious freedom began here Things to Do (4)

The Flushing Remonstrance was written on December 27, 1657 to New York Governor Peter Stuyvesant to protest his... more travel advice

The unisphere - still standing today - Flushing

When the World was Fair Things to Do (4)

Flushing was the site of two world's fairs - 1939/40 and 1964/5. I wasn't around for the first one, but I was 11 years... more travel advice

Off The Beaten Path (3)
See All A Moorish Movie Theater

Transportation (1)
An Art Deco Bridge

Travelogues (1)

Written Oct 5, 2004

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TaberTouch Jun 19, 2011 at 4:56 PM

Unfortunately the Bowne house is closed for restoration, as of when I was there on 18 Jun 2011, and the sign gave no date for when it was to reopen.
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Marisola Mar 31, 2011 at 5:27 PM

Wow, your high school looks like a chateau (outside) or an opera house! Did you enjoy it there? Have you been back? I wonder how it is now...
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BruceDunning Dec 31, 2010 at 10:26 AM

It sounds like a great place to have solid roots and a quality life. YOur descriptions are very good, and I am surprised of such a nice castle there. We just returned form Phoenix and had great warm weather.
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Martinewezel Dec 9, 2010 at 6:39 AM

Very nice page! Your old school is beautiful! Too bad about the beech. If you'd still live in Flushing, I would send you a new Belgian shoot.
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riorich55 Apr 27, 2010 at 8:52 AM

Spent some time in Flushing (Mets/Cubs game) last week while on business trip. Thanks for giving me a little more insight.
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NYTim Mar 31, 2010 at 4:06 AM

Well I never thought I would see a Flushing page on VT. Good for you. Although I am a Manhattaner it is nice to hear about other parts of the city.
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toonsarah Jan 9, 2010 at 11:46 AM

How interesting to read about another part of New York. I especially enjoyed your memories of the World's Fair and the Bowne House. I do hope that movie theatre survives the wrecker's ball ...
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pieter_jan_v Dec 24, 2009 at 2:26 AM

There's Vlissingen and Flushing :) Enjoy the Season. PJ
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hindu1936 Jun 9, 2009 at 8:49 PM

some fascinating history notes Gila. Thank you for the memories of a place that didn't exist for me 20 minutes ago. The Quaker bldg is one that I think I should see.
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VZ-Pam May 24, 2009 at 4:37 PM

Queens has a lot of historical buildings & places to visit !