Jackson Heights Life

You can go to www.queenspix.com to see some old pictures of Jackson Heights as well as other queen's neighborhoods.

The Library of Congress website has a few interesting vintage photos of Jackson Heights, including interior and exterior views of the old Field's Department store that was located on 82nd Street, in addition to some others.

Click on the blue button reading "Search the Catalog" and then type in Jackson Heights to perform the search:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html

great photos.  my friend is a history buff so I sent him the link. thanks.

Every building in NYC was photographed for tax purposes between 1939 - 1941.  You can order a copy of your building's photograph here:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/taxphotos/home.shtml

The photo of my building was amazing and invaluable, totally worth the fee.

This view looks north towards Roosevelt Ave Elevated Flushing Line Trains, from the confluence of Baxter Ave on the right and 82nd St on the left. The title reads 25th St. Elmhurst. For those with imagination, picture the Jackson Theatre on the right along with many retail stores which replaced the white building. Please note what appears to be a white wall on the the same plot just before the elevated trains.  It is said that ourdoor evening films were shown on that wall before the Jackson Theatre was constructed. On the left are some of the earliest private row houses built circa 1911. Some still stand covered by retail stores built in front of them.

I came across a few interesting photos of the Jackson Heights of yesteryear.  Among them is a photo of P.S. 69 dated May 28, 1949.  The accompanying description states that Rita Hayworth attended the school in her early teens.

Also included in the collection is a photo of the interior of a Bohacks supermarket located in Jackson Heights, and a photo of Eddie Arcaro, a famous jockey, during a hospital stay at Physicians Hospital.

There are a few more, so check them out!

Corbis - Jackson Heights search results

The City has just announced the availability of a second set of tax photographs, taken in the 1980s.  See the Tax Photographs site for more details.

This means that, for a price, it should be possible to purchase photos those old stores people have been reminiscing about.

This is so cool.  I'd love to see my old building, even though it looks the same, and my son's school pre construction (in fact it was my alma mater even then!)