I would often get off and on the Long Island Rail Road at Forest Hills for trips to visit my girlfriend in Queens. It's a fascinating and lovely place, seeming more European in its architecture and enduring appearance than it actually is. I later took a camera back to Forest Hills for an Architecture/Photography for a project that has since been lost. I was happy to see the familiar area again in the following history and slide show.
Forest Hills Gardens
A walkable, transit-oriented, architecturally rich planned community, built 100 years ago.
By Witold Rybczynski
