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  Pictures dated c. 1930 and 2003
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Overlook at Forest Park
Included in Parks Commission Squier's purchase of Forest Park was 15 acres at today's Park Lane and Union Turnpike in Kew Gardens. The sellers were John and Frederick Backus, sons of the largest landowner in "Whitepot" (present day Forest Hills). Known as the "Overlook", it is the site of the headquarters of the Queens Borough Department of Parks.
Sources:
- Jeff Gottlieb, "A History of Kew Gardens (Part 2)", The Leader Observer [a local newspaper], p. 1 (Nov. 13, 1986?)