“QUEENS is the most diverse county in the country, and one way to see that is to view a historical panorama of students from Public School 99 in Kew Gardens.”
7th graders, 1947
By Sam Roberts
Published on June 23rd, 2012
8th graders, 1949
“A series of class photographs, beginning in 1929 and continuing through June 2012, puts faces on the decennial census results, which quantify the neighborhood’s evolution.”
Unknown grade, 1960
“Joseph De May Jr., 62, who has lived in Kew Gardens since 1974, has collected 313 of the pictures on a Web site, A Picture History of Kew Gardens, NY, dedicated to depicting the metamorphosis in the faces of the community’s students.”
Kindergartners, 1965
““They show the ethnic and demographic evolution of Kew Gardens from 100 percent white and probably all-Christian prior to the mid-1930s to the white Christian/Jewish era after World War II to today’s mix of all races, colors, religions, and nationalities,” said Mr. De May.”
Class P-204, 1970
“P.S. 99 began in a wooden schoolhouse on Cuthbert Road in Kew Gardens, just east of Forest Hills, and was named for the botanical gardens in England. The existing elementary school building opened in 1924 on Kew Gardens Road.”
For a complete article go to: http://nyti.ms/M1GnTF
& for the slide show go to: http://nyti.ms/KLkcAl
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