| Page Views: 7,160 Last Visit to Flushing: April, 1993 I Used To Live Here | Flushing As It Was by gilabrand - last update: Nov 10, 2008 |
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"...
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|  | 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... |
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hindu1936 Wed Jun 10, 2009 04:49 UTC
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. | VZ-Pam Mon May 25, 2009 00:37 UTC
Queens has a lot of historical buildings & places to visit ! | junecorlett Thu Feb 12, 2009 14:47 UTC
Thank goodness for memories! Oh how I would like to be a child again....just for a week.!!! | ranger49 Wed Nov 26, 2008 17:41 UTC
That was some High School! It's sad to return to places and find them going , gone or changed for ever. Perhaps things we have are appreciated too late..Like my Lemon Seller .. (thanks for your visit to my Hamburg page.) |
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