The Historical Evolution of Flushing

Before Europeans immigrated to the United States, the northern part of Queens was inhabited by "Matinecoc" Indians who spoke Algonquin. The name Flushing was put forward by Dutch colonists in the17th century. New york, then called Neumstadt, was a Dutch colony. Flushing village was founded in 1645, which is under the jurisdiction of the Dutch West India Company. The name comes from a city in the southwest of the Netherlands called Vlissingen. At that time, Friesland was the main port of the Dutch West India Company.

It is said that Frisian means "salt grassland", which is very suitable to describe the tide in Flushing Bay at that time. Now the spelling of Flushing is English transliteration of Vlissingen.

At that time, the main residents of the village were British immigrants, including the famous historical figure "Jiangbang" in Flushing (John Bunn; JohnBowne), who later led the movement against the abuse of Quakers. At that time, the Dutch colonial government led by Peter Stevenson did not allow Quakers to worship in public. Even now, you can still find traces of former Quakers in Flushing District of new york City, such as Upper Jiangzhou House on BowneStreet, BowneStreetCommunityChurch, and FlushingQuakerMeetingHouse on North Street. Born from this religious movement was the Flushing Protest, which was the predecessor of the American Civil Rights Act and the Religious Freedom Act and was signed in Flushing on February 27th. 1657. The movement finally forced the Dutch West India Company in charge of Flushing to allow residents to enjoy religious freedom.

During the American War of Independence, Flushing was occupied by British troops. 1785, KingslandHomestead, the residence of wealthy Quaker businessmen, became the Queens Historical Association.

The first commercial nursery in North America originated in Flushing. The three largest nurseries are Prince, Bloodgood and Parsons, and two of them are commemorated by their present names. The north of KissenaPark was the location of Parsons nursery at that time, and there are still many different kinds of exotic flowers and herbs in the park. Many intersections on KissenaBoulevard came from the tree names in the nursery at that time: ash tree (Ba), Beech, cherry (Peach) .................................................................................................................................... When Manhattan established Central Park, many trees were transplanted from the nursery in Flushing. Flushing was also a pioneer in Hollywood. Located at the intersection of North Street and Myanmar Street, RKOKeith'sTheater is a famous American vaudeville theater in the early to mid-9th century. Famous actors Mickey Rooney, Max Brothers and bob hope all performed here. In the early 1990s, the theater was demolished by the developer. Because it has been listed as a historical monument by the government, the developer was sued and the development was terminated. Today, this monument is like an abandoned building.

Many celebrities were born or raised in Flushing in the past. Nancy reagan, the first lady and actress of President Reagan, 192 1 was born in Flushing.

The two World Expos in new york were held in Flushing Grassland Park. 1939 Expo showed radio and television, when President Roosevelt's speech was broadcast. 1940 On July 4th, two new york policemen were killed by a bomb in a suspicious package while checking it in an exhibition hall in Britain. /kloc-in the 1940s, before the building of the United Nations Headquarters was completed, the new york Exhibition Hall was the venue of the United Nations summit. 1947 was held here. Now the new york Exhibition Hall is used by the Queen's Art Museum.

1964 Expo shows the Ford mustang. The globe in the park was built for the Expo. Pope Paul VI visited the World Expo, and he was also the first Catholic Pope to visit the United States. During his trip, the Vatican displayed Michelangelo's famous work "The Virgin Reiko" at the World Expo. Later, this exhibition site was commemorated by a monument.

The National Tennis Center of the American Tennis Association spent the summer in Flushing Grassland Park. The tennis court is a building left over from World Expo 1964. The annual US Open is held here.

Flushing is the seat of the National Tennis Center and the venue of the US Open. Since the US Open 1978 moved from Forest Hill to Flushing Grassland, the game has also been transferred from private clubs to public tennis courts, and tennis has finally stepped out of the ivory tower of country clubs, creating the era of public tennis in the United States.

The US Open was first held in Newport, Rhode Island in 188 1. At that time, it was only a domestic competition, and only men's singles were played, usually from August to September, and then once a year.

Up to now, more than 70% of tennis matches in the United States are played in public places. 1997, the 23 157-seat arthur ashe (the first famous black tennis star in the United States) central court was put into use, which also increased the area of the National Tennis Center to 46.5 acres, and the number of courts increased from 25 to 45. New york Mayor Michael Bloomberg proudly said that the National Tennis Center is the best stadium in the United States. I wonder how the mayor of Los Angeles will react when he hears this. His Ross Dome Stadium has long been famous all over the world, not to mention the national baseball stadium.