Hunters Point Library- Long Island and Sunnysides Yards

[Miningman]

Hunters Point Library in Long Island City 

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The library is right where the arrow points to Liquid Carbonic Co.  http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/licity/licity.htm

Click on link for many many more historical pictures.

 

[Flintlock76]

That thing  is a library?

It looks more like the box a library would come in!

[Miningman]

Mike says:

" I think it looks pretty cool with those crazy windows"

[Flintlock76]

Miningman

Mike says:

" I think it looks pretty cool with those crazy windows"

 

Well, God knows my respect for Mike knows absolutely no bounds, but dammit, this  is what libraries are supposed  to look like!

With the exception of three all date (unsurprisingly) from the "Age of Steam,"  which goes to show you when we lost the steam locomotive, we lost more than the steam locomotive!  

https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/the-25-most-beautiful-libraries-in-america-52707#george-peabody-library