Jamaica Estates (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738572550)

The Jamaica Estates community evolved with the advent of the 20th century. The verdant hills north of the colonial village of Jamaica were blanketed with forests of deciduous trees and dotted with crystal clear glacial lakes. The area's country beauty and tranquility offered people an escape from the congestion of the crowded city. As the Queensborough Bridge neared completion in 1907, two wealthy real estate speculators, Ernestus Gulick and Felix Isman, envisioned a unique community. Together they imagined a residential park offering people the ability to have homes in an area of breathtaking country beauty while working in the city.

Author: Carl Ballenas, Aquinas Honor Society of the Immaculate
ISBN-10: 0738572551
ISBN-13: 9780738572550
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2010
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.56w x 0.36d