prudential network of homes: "Jazz King's" Home is Now Museum in Corona Queens
- 11/06/07 06:58 AM
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was born in one of New Orleans' poorest areas in 1901. At the age of 16 he left New Orleans and joined his first band in search of stardom. Since the 1920s, Queens has seen the arrival of many jazz artists, including Armstrong, Fats Waller, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday . He is credited for starting an influx of historic jazz musicians into the borough - including Dizzy Gillespie - who lived around the corner from Armstrong. By 1937, he was a world-famous musician. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong moved to his house in Corona in 1937 and resided there until … (9 comments)
prudential network of homes: "Legendary Comics” lived in Richmond Hill, Queens N.Y. during the 1920's
- 09/17/07 03:41 PM
The Marx Brothers were born in New York City during the late 1880's thru early 1900's. The brothers finally began to gain popularity with their Broadway show performances after many years of struggling in New York City and traveling in Vaudeville. During this time in the early 1920's, The Marx Brtothers and family lived at this home located (just a few blocks from my office) at 87-48 134th Street in Richmond Hill Queens. The house now bears a plaque donated by the Native New Yorkers' Historical Association. This house is also featured during the Richmond Hill Walking Tour sponsored by the Richmond … (11 comments)
Woodhaven was once known as Woodville, and is now home to a wealthy mix of middle to upper-class residents, mostly a middle-income neighborhood. Woodhaven began in the mid-1700s as a small town that revolved around farming. The first European settlements here were by the Suydam, Wyckoff, Ditmar, Lott, and the Snediker families (which is where the original names of these streets come from). Woodhaven is loacted between Forest Park and Richmond Hill and is one of the most diverse communities in Queens. One of the greatest battles from the American Revolutionary War took place in Woodhaven, near present-day Forest Park (which … (6 comments)
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was born in one of New Orleans' poorest areas in 1901. At the age of 16 he left New Orleans and joined his first band in search of stardom. Since the 1920s, Queens has seen the arrival of many jazz artists, including Armstrong, Fats Waller, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday . He is credited for starting an influx of historic jazz musicians into the borough - including Dizzy Gillespie - who lived around the corner from Armstrong. By 1937, he was a world-famous musician. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong moved to his house in Corona in 1937 and resided there until … (9 comments)
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