Utopia Parkway (Queens)

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Coordinates: 40°43′46″N 73°47′36″W / 40.729472°N 73.793333°W / 40.729472; -73.793333
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For the album, see Utopia Parkway.
Utopia Parkway
Utopia Pkwy
Murray Hill
Cross Island Parkway in Clearview
North endDead end in Beechhurst

Utopia Parkway is a major street in the

Hillside Avenue
in the south.

History and naming

Simon Freeman, Samuel Resler, and Joseph Fried incorporated the Utopia Land Company in 1903.

cooperative community for Jewish families interested in moving away from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. They intended to name the streets after those on the Lower East Side, where there was already a large Jewish population.[4] After its initial acquisition, the company was unable to secure enough funding to further develop the area.[5] In 1909, 118 acres (48 ha) of the land was sold to Felix Isman of Philadelphia for $350,000.[6] Utopia Parkway was named after Freeman, Resler, and Fried's unrealized plan.[5]

Utopia Parkway also shares its name with Utopia Playground, a park built atop a filled-in pond bound by Utopia Parkway, Jewel Avenue, and 73rd Avenue.[7] Utopia Playground was opened by the New York City Department of Parks in 1942.[8] It was the site of the Black Stump School and later the Black Stump Hook, Ladder and Bucket Company.[8]

Transportation

Utopia Parkway is served by a branch of the

Q31
south of Hollis Court Boulevard.

In Popular Culture

The American Rock band Fountains of Wayne named their second studio album, Utopia Parkway, after the street.

References

  1. ^ Google (July 1, 2018). "Utopia Parkway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
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  3. ISSN 0362-4331
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  6. ISSN 0362-4331
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  7. ^ "Utopia Playground Highlights". NYC Parks. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  8. ^
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    . Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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