Thu, Jun 20
|Bayside Historical Society
80th Anniversary of the Whitestone Bridge
Jason Antos, author of "Images of America: Whitestone," will do a presentation on the remarkable history of the Whitestone Bridge, which opened to traffic on April 29, 1939.
Time & Location
Jun 20, 2019, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave, Bayside, NY 11359, USA
About The Event
Part of Bayside Historical Society's Author Talk at the Castle Series
Cost: Free for BHS members; $5.00 for non-members
2019 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Whitestone Bridge, which opened to traffic on April 29, 1939. Jason Antos, author of Images of America: Whitestone, will do a presentation on the remarkable history of this connection between Queens and the Bronx, and gateway to the 1939 World's Fair. Learn some fascinating facts as Jason chronicles this facet of Whitestone’s development.