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A Short History of the Sunnyside Yards

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A little video action for you, in today’s post.

– photos by Mitch Waxman

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Written by Mitch Waxman

March 18, 2015 at 11:00 am

Posted in Queens, sunnyside, Sunnyside Yards

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  1. […] above, which was made by Q’Stoner writer Mitch Waxman and originally posted on his website Newtown Pentacle. Over 12 minutes, Mitch will take you from Long Island City in the 1870s to Mayor de Blasio’s […]

    Closing Bell: A Short History of the Sunnyside Yards | Brownstoner Queens

    March 18, 2015 at 4:12 pm

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  2. Deck the rails with boughs of folly.

    georgetheatheist . . . fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

    March 19, 2015 at 7:53 pm

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  3. […] York State as early as 1912 on the Montauk Cutoff, which suggests that it came into service around the same time that the Sunnyside Yards came online. The surrounding Degnon Terminal wasn’t far behind the rail complex, either, with the Loose […]

    these views | The Newtown Pentacle

    November 30, 2015 at 11:01 am

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