El Paso Gardens

This picture comes from" Tax Department Photographs 1940- the New York City Municipal Archives"

This is 42-09 47th Avenue directly across from the Thomson Hill Park, built in 1934, the changes over the years have been slow. The once beautiful lobby with the stained glass window, and acid etched doors are long gone. The halls and public area were once done in gold leaf in the art deco style have long been replaced. The big change in this picture would be the roof, the towers on each of the corners have been evened off, and the gargoyles that watched over the building have long been removed. That's Paul's candy store on the corner, if anyone has details of the others stores we would love to hear from you. The building directly on the right in this picture is the Sunnyside Synagogue, at that time the Synagogue was only one story. In 2003 the building was used for filming "Saving Helen" with Kate Hudson. Saving Helen was released in 2004.