Bibliograph

The Queens nobody knows, an urban walking guide, William B Helmreich

Type

Label

The Queens nobody knows, an urban walking guide, William B Helmreich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-450) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Queens nobody knows

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1135915992

Responsibility statement

William B Helmreich

Sub title

an urban walking guide

Summary

Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City--some six-thousand miles--to write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows. Later, he re-walked most of Queens--1,012 miles in all--to create this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the city's largest borough, from hauntingly beautiful parks to hidden parts of Flushing's Chinese community. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block-by-block journey through this fascinating, diverse, and underexplored borough, Helmreich highlights hundreds of facts and points of interest that you won't find in any other guide. In Bellerose, you'll explore a museum filled with soul-searing artwork created by people with mental illness. In Douglaston, you'll gaze up in awe at the city's tallest tree. In Corona, you'll discover the former synagogue where Madonna lived when she first came to New York. In St. Albans, you'll see the former homes of jazz greats, including Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday. In Woodhaven, you'll walk a block where recent immigrants from Mexico, Guyana, and China all proudly fly the American flag. And much, much more

Target audience

adult

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