Ethic Queens and the “International Express”
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Queens is considered the most ethnically diverse county in the nation, the most prominent of which are along the Flushing IRT 7 subway line. Visit Woodside, Jackson Heights, Flushing Chinatown, and see the amazing mix of Thai, Indian, Filipino, Colombian, Dominican, and Ecuadorian culture ....
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Woodside and Jackson Heights and its development and ethnic diversity
- an extensive walk through commercial and residential streets
- Architecture and apartment complexes and early ethnic exclusion
- 74 St and 37 Ave. “Little India”
- 82 St main throughfare
Willetts Point - Flushing Meadows Park
- The legend of “Fishhooks” McCarthy and The Valley of Ashes: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Robert Moses
- 1939 and 1964 Worlds Fairs’
- How the Mets came to Flushing - Shea Stadium and Citifield
- Unisphere and Queens Museum - NYC Panorama
- Worth mentioning: Louis Armstrong Museum - Elmhurst
Flushing Chinatown
- Early days of the “Town of Flushing” and Flushing Town Hall
- NY area contains the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia
- The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and its repeal in 1968
- Flushing the largest and fastest growing Chinatown
- Early “Little Taiwan”, then Cantonese, then Mandarin immigration
- Expansion of Asian population further east in Queens
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NOTE: On this walk please bring a METROCARD, either an unlimited ride pass or with at least THREE FARES since we will be using the subway intermittently. After the walk, enjoy on your own a lunch in Flushing Chinatown, or backtrack to Jackson Heights or Woodside for one of many ethnic choices. Perhaps take a stroll through Flushing Meadow Park and visit the Queens Museum NYC Panorama and the Unisphere.
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Google maps - approximate route in 2 sections (walk in Flushing Meadow Park only if time permits) ...
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NYC Five Boro Tours
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