has gloss | eng: The Boulevard Gardens Apartments, Queens in Woodside, Queens opened in June 1935, during the Great Depression. The buildings are located at 51st Street and 32nd Avenue. and operated under the New York City Housing Authority. The buildings were low-rent model tenements By September 1935 the builders, Boulevard Gardens Housing Corporation, reported that all of the units were leased. The 3,000 inhabitants of the development had easy access to twenty-seven retail stores, a 300 car garage, and a movie theater. |