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43rd Avenue - Douglaston - Queens, NY (file / credit: Google Maps)

Street Names In Douglaston Going Retro

This Queens neighborhood used to have streets named after things seen every day, like a church. Then the Queens grid took over. Now, things are going back to the way they once were, though many never actually spoke of the streets using the numbers.

2012/03/21

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