Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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-ffY ur Own Little Bite . Flushing is an important and living part of New York. It is a trendsetter and a home of landmarks, in point of fact, it is older than New York. In 1635, when New York was still a sleepy Dutch village called New Amsterdam at the tip of Manhatten Island, a group of Dutchmen settled near Flushing Bay and the town they established became our community. The Flushing community is l l l l l l full of history. john Bowne and the Quakers led the fight for religious freedom from here. General Grant, jenny Lind, and Theodore Roosevelt all ap- peared at Town Hall. Flushing High was granted its charter in 1875, before Flushing was a part of New York City. In 1938-39 and again in 1964-65, it served as host for the World's Fair. Modern Flushing is still a growing area. The Main Street business district is being revital- ized, and the historic Town Hall has been restored, once again serving the community as a showplace. Shea Stadium, ga as home of the Mets and lets, and LaGuardia Airport, are both in the Flushing area. Without Flushing, New York would lack much, and without New York, Flushing might still be just a '--'... T rf- ,,z.- J... -.J M. .. ,-...... ...e u fi-W -S.,-iff '15 '- '-:,, 5,-i ' fa - Magik as . .-.na- man-':a15'5g5s?Wv ,, ,egg The students of the school enrich the city and make it a u--F ' ll 9 g yy - 4,-f I better place to live ' YQ' ' 1 1 - Wanda Prisinzano How does Flushing High contribute to New York? Well, it takes up about an acre. - Mr. M. Manson Y a - ,,.. .,..... . .k.. .. 7. 'Y -mx Flushing'

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Neighborhoods! MUN F086 I0 CQ y I , 55 'T as X stfiw 'trite And tell me what street com- pares with Mott Street in july? Sweet pushcarts gently gliding byll love: - Rodgers 84 Hart .54 f New York has always been the prime example of the melting pot theory. Many different nationalities meet and mix every day on the streets of the city. But each night, they go home to their own people in their own special enclaves. Be- sides being just homes for its populace, these neighbor- hoods are the true heart of New York City, tourist attrac- tions- places not to miss when in New York. Chinatown, Little Italy, Harlem and the Lower East Side are world famous for their streets, their restaurants, their shops, and most of all, their inhabitants. Without them, the city would lose its luster and its reknown. Here once again, the city is set to music- the words are by Lorenz Hart and the music by Richard Rodgers. The song is Manhattan from their show The Garrick Gaieties of 1925. The lyrics are even more ap- propriate today, as we salute the small pockets that unite to form the overblanket of New York City. fi .J . if if P A ' H . lllgs F ......,.n if ' if 4- Q N vu -fini if lx ' L f A 1- 2- Nh GELLIS ' .T 1.152365 1 sw FV- sf' 'W m X I ' f ,Li -,,.g.,.,,7 f x ' -Y ISAA L , M. ,,.,,,, zz smraw-x' ,f,. wa.,t.f.wf 5 la, L I v . .1 Q. .. ,,. mm Q' r,,.., mf .. , Above: It's very fancy on old Delancey Street, you know. The subway charms us so - when balmy breezes blow, to and fro - Rodgers 84 Hart - - ?' .54 ish. z ,S gli' mglaifiz W Zz ,,. ,, Above Left: Running with people, up in Harlem - Native New Yorker Far Left: On your left, Washington Square, right in the heart of Greenwich Villlage -- Christopher Street Comden 81 Green Leonard Bernstein Above: NYC, the shadows at sun- down, the roofs that scrape the sky. - Strouse 84 Charnin Annie The Queensborough or 59th Street Bridge, the first link be- tween Queens and Manhat- Ian. Left: Wonderful Town But Really, There's o Place Like

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