Wednesday, August 9, 2023 – TIME TO LEARN THE ROUTE OF THE Q TRAIN

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 9,  2023

ISSUE#  1056

DISCOVERING

THE 

NEIGHBORHOODS

OF THE

Q TRAIN

JUDITH BERDY

TIME TO BITE THE BULLET AND SEE WHAT WONDERS WE WILL FIND WHEN WE START RIDING THE “Q” TRAIN ON AUGUST 28TH.

LET’S FACE FACTS THAT THERE COULD BE A WORSE SITUATION, WITH NO SERVICE AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED.    FOLKS WHO HAVE TO GO TO QUEENS, THIS WILL BE A GIANT CHALLENGE.

WHEN WE ARRIVE AT 63RD STREET AND LEXINGTON AVENUE, WE CAN HEAD NORTH TO 72 STREET, 86TH STREET AND 96TH STREET SECOND AVENUE STATIONS, THAT IS GREAT TO REACH MUCH OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE.  WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS,

BETWEEN THE 86th & 96th STREET STATIONS IS CARL SCHURZ PARK WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL GARDENS, OVERLOOKING OUR ISLAND.

A LIGHTHOUSE OUT THERE!

57 STREET SEVENTH AVENUE
RIGHT AT THE DOOR TO CARNEGIE HALL!!! NOT EVEN A BLOCK TO WALK

TIMES SQUARE

IS AN EASY CONNECTION TO THE “F” TRAIN THRU THE CONNECTOR TO THE WONDERFUL NICK CAVE MOSAIC WONDERLAND PASSAGE.

TOMORROW WE CONTINUE OUR VOYAGE SOUTH ON THE “Q” TRAIN TO MORE STATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN

OUR JULIA GASH TAPESTRY THROWS WILL BE AVAILABLE VERY SOON.  RESERVE YOURS TODAY FOR DELIVERY SOON.
THINK OF CUDDLING UP THIS WINTER UNDER A UNIQUE JULIA GASH (C) THROW!

 STOP BY THE RIHS VISITOR CENTER KIOSK OR E-MAIL US AT ROOSEVELTISLANDHISTORY@GMAIL.COM.

SEE THROW IN RIVERCROSS DISPLAY WINDOW.

COME SHOP OUR JULIA GASH COLLECTION OF GREAT NEW ITEMS:

TAPESTRY THROW $70 UNTIL OCTOBER 1, $80 AFTER OCTOBER 1
MUGS         $15-
TOTE           $28-
LANYARD    $8-
ORNAMENT $20-
COLOR BOOK  $8-
POSTCARD     $2-
LARGE POSTER $35 (NOT SHOWN)

WEDNESDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

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ROOSEVELTISLANDHISTORY@GMAIL.COM

TUESDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

OOPS, WE GOOFED IN SPELLING OUR WEBSITE
ADDRESS.  THE PHOTO IS FROM THE 1970’S OF GOLDWATER RESIDENTS TRYING A NEW BUS TO TAKE THEM AROUND ROOSEVELT ISLAND. NOTE THE STEEP RAMP!

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Deborah Dorff

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