Originally it was called Remsen’s Lane, named after the Remsen family who lived along the road. Street names, including Asquith, Boelsen, Cromwell, Dieterle, Elwell and Fitchett were chosen when the Real Good Construction Company developed the area in the 1920s.Ħ3rd Road and Drive is the downtown shopping area of Rego Park. The Crescents is an area of one family homes with streets laid out in a crescent pattern. Immigrant populations from Albania, Israel, Romania, Iran, Colombia, South Asia, China, Bulgaria, Peru, and South Korea are also represented in the neighborhood, provided their varied flavors to many of the restaurants and stores in the community.
Carved into its façade are Old Testament scenes and symbols retelling the story of Jewish history. The art deco style Rego Park Jewish Center, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1939. The flavors of this cultural assortment are apparent in its many ethnic shops, restaurants and houses of worship. which is home to one of the most diverse populations in the United States. Today, the varied community of Rego Park is a reflection of the population of NYC and the surrounding neighborhoods of Queens.
Confirming the wisdom of their projections as to the value of the area for residential development, was the opening of the IND Subway line along Queens Blvd. In 1925, with WW1 in the rear view mirror, the REal GOod Construction Company, renamed the area Rego Park, and began to build both one family homes and apartment buildings along Queens Blvd. Enterprising investors began to buy land that was once used as farm land, for residential development. In 1909 the Queensboro Bridge was completed and a new avenue, appropriately named Queens Blvd., was opened.
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