Forest Hills Gardens WINTER EDITION • 1/17/2024 • Queens, NY
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Since so many people liked my Forest Hills Gardens video that I made last spring, it seemed like a good idea to do the winter version also. This beautiful private neighborhood looks great any time of year, but with fresh snowfall it really creates a unique and special charm. The classic, historic architecture and beautifully designed landscapes look great accented with a white frosty freeze. We don’t get much snow in NYC these days, so when it does happen, it's a real treat to witness.
What happened was, it snowed overnight and in the morning it had stopped. By the time I got my things ready and went outside, it started snowing again. But soon after that, it sort of stopped and started up again, and then it actually started sleeting and gave everything a sort of crunchy, thin ice layer that covered all the slushy elements underneath. Therefore, most of the walk was crunchy and slushy. Either way, it was still fun to walk around and see everything covered and newly decorated by the snow, which is fleeting and not a regular occurance. So as can you see here, even in the dead of winter, Forest Hills Gardens is a real spectacle and one of the most amazing areas in all of Queens. In all of New York City for that matter. Enjoy the tour!
A BRIEF HISTORY: Occupying a 175-acre wedge just south of the Forest Hills LIRR station and within the greater Queens neighborhood of Forest Hills, Forest Hills Gardens is one of America’s oldest planned communities. Modeled after England’s “garden cities,” originally intended to create an ideal environment that incorporated shared green space with urban convenience for the working classes, the Gardens (as it’s known) is home to about 4,500 residents. The private community is managed by the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, an organization made up of property owners.
This unique community consisting of over 800 free-standing and attached houses dates from 1909, when architect Grosvenor Atterbury and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.--son of Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect who helped design Central Park--were commissioned to plan a new town. Though the community lies within the boundaries of one of the world’s most modern and populous cities, it has retained much of its co-operative, idyllic nature.
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This is like being in an adventure movie. Thank you for your dedication... Love it all.
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the positive feedback! Glad you enjoyed the walk!
❤ Hello my frenb and hello my Forest Hills and merci my frenb за чудесную прогулку, Красивые 🏠 и природа, Всё красиво,❤❤😊560
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Hello! 🙂
@mamamusic3522
6 ай бұрын
@@paulsportal1720Hello my frenb and thank you за ответ, 560
It's giving me home alone vibes 😂❤
My absolute favorite is Malba❤ Love to see more of it❤ Thank you!
@paulsportal1720
4 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome!
It's cool to see what some parts of Queens are like from all the way up in Westchester county! Very well done video. As a long-time fan of Paul Portal it's really nice to see Forest Hills Gardens under some snowfall. And the inclusion of some of the history is cool. Keep up the killer work.
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
I appreciate your comment! Definitely a fan of Westchester. Such a nice area up there all year round too.
4,20-4,30,Soo cool,unusual built house,just love it !
@swedeman5785
6 ай бұрын
But,such a cozy area,I would have no problem at all,to move there ! Love all the trees,sorrounding the houses & area.
Nice 💗❤💖💗❤💖
❤ neighbour hood where i grew up and was born i miss new york badly thank you for sharing
@paulsportal1720
3 ай бұрын
My pleasure! 😊
Such a great job Paul! You really know how to make a person feel like they’re walking too. The snow adds a nice ambience of peacefulness. The tudors are beautiful & like a village in England. Thank you so much!! 9:06
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Definitely a different vibe with the snow.
Similar to our Forest Hill and Rosedale neighborhoods. Same weather too as Toronto Ontario, snowy and super cold past week. -23 Celsius real feel temps. Nice to see children playing outside.
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Canada is always consistent with snowy winters!
@cynthusinfinite
6 ай бұрын
@@paulsportal1720 Yes we wear our woollies hear as my friend would say! 😄☃
Beautiful city.
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Agreed!
Another great tour from Paul's Portal. Tudors and turrets, beautiful in the snow. Did I see Dragons on the brick columns at the house with the dovecote in the facade ? Thanks for the tour. HAPPY NEW YEAR, Year of the Dragon. Ihad to laugh at the PEGASUS I just got a Silver charm of one. ~~~~~~~~~♧~~~~~~~~~~ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Hello Barbara! Yes, those are dragons perched on the brick columns. The only ones in the area. Cool design. The Pegasus art detail up high looks like stone, but might even be a wood carving, not sure. If I ever see the homeowner I’ll ask. Happy New Year!
Such a beautiful neighborhood. These homes look so pretty with their mantle of snow on those many peaked roof tops. Thanks Paul, hope you didn't freeze too bad.
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Hi Lorna! Looks great with the snowy decor right? Wasn't too cold. I dressed for it.
I've passed through Forest Hills but never this part. This is crazy. Looks like The Hamptons!
Love it every home is unique not a cookie cutter neighborhood. Wonder who was the builders and how old is Forest Hills Garden. Ty
Thanks for doing this & hope you have good shoes, love the combination of lighter & darker colours of all the bricks on the houses.
Very good your channel and especially see images of the neighborhoods of New York, I'm from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Hello! Thank you for commenting. I hope to visit Brazil someday!
@Rodrigosilva-hr8zr
6 ай бұрын
@@paulsportal1720 You will be very welcome to Brazil
Thanks a lot for this,we in Stockholm has same weather just a lot more snow.
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I request you to kindly make a video of this house on 120 Puritan Ave, Forest Hills. This is where my crush lives. I live in MT though. Never had chance to say her. I request you.
3,05 "Permit parking only",what s permit ? I wrote this yesterday but it disappeared..
3,05 "Permit parking only. ,whats permit ??
@paulsportal1720
6 ай бұрын
Hello! Thank you for watching and commenting. It's a private neighborhood, so you have to have a resident permit to park there or you will get towed. Or they will put a metal contraption called a "boot" on your wheel so you can't drive and you'll have to pay a fine to get it removed.