Cedar of Lebanon. Flushing, NY, 1916Cedar of Lebanon
1924Robert Moses did heed the call, and made a change to the City Map to show that site in Flushing was intended to be park land. But, alas, that could not save the tree.
From the NY Times:
Another of Flushing's famous trees, a 200-year-old cedar of Lebanon that survived developers but not nature. Killed by a lightning bolt in 1934, the tree was hewed 12 years later into "fireplace seats" and "memorial logs," according to a 1946 article in The Long Island Star Journal.
In 1947, the land was sold to developers and housing development was built where the park was supposed to have been.
1951
2 comments:
Buh? Where was the Cedar located? I don't understand.
why were the many sturdy trees removed in flushing/auburndale,on the west side of the street,across from the broadway post office at northern blvd. and station road? at 165-166st. at train entrance.
the new asian stores seem to be using the space to park cars and vans, up over the curbs.sad,sad,!!!
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