. Trolley exploring : an electric railroad guide to historic & picturesque places about New York, New Jersey, and New England . rted in twoways: from Brooklyn, by the Broadway UI, the Kings County-L, the Broadway trolley, the Fulton street trolley, takingJamaica car at East New York; and from Long Island City bythe cars to Flushing. (See Routes 30, 31 and 27.) It is, approximately speaking, 30 minutes into Flushing fromLong Island City by trolley, another half hour from Flushingto Jamaica, 43 minutes from Jamaica to Far Rockawaj and 33 / 42 Trolley Exploring. minutes from Jamaica into East New
. Trolley exploring : an electric railroad guide to historic & picturesque places about New York, New Jersey, and New England . rted in twoways: from Brooklyn, by the Broadway UI, the Kings County-L, the Broadway trolley, the Fulton street trolley, takingJamaica car at East New York; and from Long Island City bythe cars to Flushing. (See Routes 30, 31 and 27.) It is, approximately speaking, 30 minutes into Flushing fromLong Island City by trolley, another half hour from Flushingto Jamaica, 43 minutes from Jamaica to Far Rockawaj and 33 / 42 Trolley Exploring. minutes from Jamaica into East New York. The fares are 5cents to Flushing, 5 cents from Flushing to Jamaica, and 10cents from this point into Far Rockaway. Jamaica, however, maybe reached for 5 cents from Long Island City, a transfer beinggiven at Flushing to through passengers. Through trip, L. to Far Rockaway, 15 cents. Jamaica is reached, as described immediately above, fromeither Ridgewood or East New York. The line from Ridge-wood passes through Richmond Hill. From these starting pointsthere are connections everywhere in Brooklyn and New THE BOWNE HOUSE, FLUSHING. BUILT 1661. In Jamaica, on Fulton street, the Plank Road and the old high-way, but a few years ago marked by a toll gate a mile west ofthe town, the Flushing or the Far Rockaway car is to be a couple of blocks west of the changing point is a mansionof much historical importance. This is the King Mansion, nownamed King Manor, where once lived Rufus King, farmer, gentle-man, essayist, Minister to England and statesman, and later his son,General John A. King, Governor of the State of New York. The King Manor is now city property, and its grounds are knownas Kings Park of Jamaica. A fine collection of ancient furnitureand ornaments (some of it on loan) has been gathered for itsrooms. Officially the Manor is open to visitors but two days aweek, but well dressed, well appearing people will be admitted bythe guardian almost any d
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