Bayside Uncovered: A Virtual Tour of Queens’ Charming Waterfront Community

Join Bob Singleton on this virtual exploration of Bayside Queen’s architectural and cultural history. Hear how this sleepy waterfront enclave became the beautiful, diverse neighborhood it is today. In the 19th century, Bayside was a resort town for wealthy Manhattanites, it then became the home of early movie stars such as  Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Norma Talmadge, W.C. Fields, and Charlie Chaplin in the 1920s and 1930s. Adding to the celebrity former heavyweight champion James J. (Gentleman Jim) Corbett lived in the neighborhood from 1902 until his death in 1933. Gloria Swanson and James Corbett’s houses survive to today. Other notable buildings include the Cornell-Appleton House which dates to c. 1790, the All Saints Episcopal Church (and Rectory) built in 1892 which features Louis Comfort Tiffany windows, and the Lydia Ann Bell and William J Ahles, built in 1873, and 35-34 Bell Boulevard aka the Cobblestone House c. 1905 both individual landmarks. Learn about all this and more on this one-hour journey through Bayside.