Founded within the 1830s by fur dealer Stephan Halsey, the
neighborhood changed into named after John Jacob Astor, then the wealthiest man
in the usa, with the hopes of persuading him to invest, which he did not. With
the hole of a local piano manufacturing unit, Steinway & Sons (which
remains in operation nowadays) within the 1870s, the community quickly grew. In
1920 the film studio now known as The Kaufman Astoria Studios opened its
doorways; in 1988, the studio became the site of the Museum of the moving
image, which continues to attract vacationers these days.
Within the Sixties and Seventies the region saw a boom of
immigration from Greece, and there's still a large Greek imprint at the network
today, specifically on thirty first avenue, where the types of olives and olive
oils inside the bustling Greek cafes are too plentiful to count number.
Even though there’s a few debate approximately the precise
geographical limitations of Astoria, the more or less 3.5 square miles of
Queens borders manhattan metropolis on 36th road and stretches from the East
River to 49th street.
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