The launch party for the Museum of Woodhaven History will kick off on Thursday, May 3rd, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Woodhaven Manor on 96-01 Jamaica Avenue.
The pop-up exhibit was created by the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society.
The exhibit includes hundreds of photographs displayed on 25 large panels, as well as original artwork by local artists and historical artifacts. It covers Woodhaven’s founding by John Updike, the Union Course Racetrack, the arrival of trains to the neighborhood, the deadly cyclone of 1895 and much more.
For more on the museum, read the Leader-Observer’s full story.