The Forgotten and Secret History of Whiting Square (Part 2)
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Besides the unique feature embedded in the street grid discussed in Part 1 of this story, another reason Whiting Square exists where it does is because half a block away at 80-34 90th Road was Whiting Memorial Hall, the clubhouse of the Lt. Clinton L. Whiting Post No. 59, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Whiting Hall, which opened in 1927, and the Whiting Square war memorial dedicated the following year, were the most visible and enduring projects of the Whiting Post 59 of Woodhaven. Unlike Whiting Square, which still exists even if most people don’t know what it is or why it is there, Whiting Hall and the VFW post associated with it are gone without a trace.
The Forgotten and Secret History of Whiting Square (Part 2)
The Forgotten and Secret History of Whiting…
The Forgotten and Secret History of Whiting Square (Part 2)
Besides the unique feature embedded in the street grid discussed in Part 1 of this story, another reason Whiting Square exists where it does is because half a block away at 80-34 90th Road was Whiting Memorial Hall, the clubhouse of the Lt. Clinton L. Whiting Post No. 59, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Whiting Hall, which opened in 1927, and the Whiting Square war memorial dedicated the following year, were the most visible and enduring projects of the Whiting Post 59 of Woodhaven. Unlike Whiting Square, which still exists even if most people don’t know what it is or why it is there, Whiting Hall and the VFW post associated with it are gone without a trace.