5881 Bonvivani Supper Club

This is a current photo of the building where Bonvivani Supper Club used to sit. Attocs Electrical Supply now occupies the space.

Whitman Hotel NYT March 1964

Page 28 of a New York Times article published on March 22, 1964 discussing a luncheon event hosted at the Whitman Hotel that included nearly 300 Queens businessmen as well as the New York Mets baseball team of that year

Whitman Hotel LI Star October 1964

Page 24 of a Long Island Star Journal article displaying numerous employment opportunities. The interviews for said jobs were conducted at the Whitman Hotel

Whitman Hotel NYT October 1964

Page 95 of a New York Times article published on October 21, 1964 discussing a meeting of business plans for the opening of a new retail center to be built in Jamaica. This meeting was hosted at the Whitman Hotel with about 100 businessmen in attendance

Whitman Hotel NYT May 1937

Page 23 of a New York Times article published on May 18, 1937 discussing the death of placing judge, Edward C. Smith. Mr. Smith was a white man residing in the Whitman Hotel and judged at the nearby Belmont Racetrack

Whitman Hotel LI Press September 1927

The fourth page of a Long Island Press article published on September 6, 1927 discussing the names of travelers returning to their places in the Whitman Hotel. These travelers were returning from locations such as Europe, Canada, and upstate New York

Whitman Hotel LI Press March 1927

The second page of a Long Island Press article published on March 16, 1927 discusses the names of travelers staying at the Whitman Hotel

Whitman hotel postcard 2.0

1962 postcard depicting an outside view of the Whitman Hotel as well as an example of one of the rooms offered inside

Whitman Hotel postcard 1

1962 postcard depicting the Whitman Hotel's decorated Fountain Room and Lounge as well as the coffee shop

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