The new Ken Burns PBS documentary The Roosevelts has taken the country by storm, with more than 9 million viewers. One of the blog's readers, @EdJQuigley, tweeted me this cool photo from the documentary of Teddy Roosevelt during his visit to Forest Hills Gardens. The scene is in Part 3, about 25 minutes in. I believe he's overlooking Station Square, where the Long Island Railroad is.
Wow! What was the occasion?
ReplyDeleteI believe it was a 4th July speech in 1917. There is an excellent book in the 'Images of America' series, which is essentially the history of Forest Hills told through photographs. I bought a copy in the Barnes and Noble on Austin Street. Well worth a look.
DeleteIt was his 100% American Speech. It definitely wouldn't have been acceptable by "some people" today. Go online and read it. Very powerful speech .
ReplyDeleteIf you go to the TD Bank branch at the corner of 71st & Metropolitan there is a very large photograph/poster from this speech and it is a very breathtaking scene that was captured; as it takes in the entire stairway and surroundings
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