Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ..a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ..and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed . d NewYork City, estimated to have cost over one hundred million dollars. HISTORY The Long Island Raliroad Company—one of the first steam railroads of theUnited States—was incorporated in A
Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ..a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ..and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed . d NewYork City, estimated to have cost over one hundred million dollars. HISTORY The Long Island Raliroad Company—one of the first steam railroads of theUnited States—was incorporated in April , to build a line from the villageof Greenport, L. I. to the water edge in the village of Brooklyn, to connect withsteamboats at Greenport to make a through line from New York to Boston. Thefirst line built was from Brooklyn to Jamaica in 1834; Long Island City toJamaica in I860: Long Island City and New York and Flushing Junction 1854;Whitcstone and Whitestone Junction 1868; Rockaway Junction and Far Rock-away 1873; Great Neck and Port Washington 1898. ELECTRIFICATION Electrical work on the lines of the Long Island Railroad commenced in 1904and electric service was started from Brooklyn to Rockaway Park across theJamaica Bay trestle, July 28, 1905; from Brooklyn to Jamaica, August 30, 1905;to Belmont Park. October 2. 1905; Springfield Junction. October 16, 1905; and yr:\v N^oKK City 53. Map Shdvvixg -OCATION (II- IaSSKXCER STATIONS IN OuEKNS JiORUUGII ON THE Island Railroad. Valley Stream via Haniniel and Far Rockaway. December 11, 1905. On May17, 1906 electric service was extended from Springfield Junction to Valley Streamcompleting a loop around the eastern section of Jamaica Bay; on May 26, 1908the service was extended to Hempstead and Garden City. On .September 10, 1910. electrical operation was inaugurated from Pennsyl-vania Station, Manhattan, to Jamaica and Long Beach; also, via Glendale cut-off. 54 Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queexs to Roc
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