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4 unusual facts about Elmhurst


Elmhurst, Staffordshire

It was once the site of Elmhurst Hall a large country residence which once hosted King Edward VII when he visited Lichfield for the centenary of the Staffordshire Yeomanry in 1894.

Francis Xavier Ford

He attended Cathedral College in Elmhurst, Queens.

Ivan Lafayette

Ivan C. Lafayette (born July 28, 1930) represented the 34th District in the New York State Assembly, which comprises portions of Jackson Heights, Corona and Elmhurst.

Virginia State Route 194

The state highway passes through the Elmhurst neighborhood to a six-way intersection with Norview Avenue and Chesapeake Boulevard.


Arthur Katzman

Arthur J. Katzman (1903-1993) was a Democratic New York City Councilman representing the 29th District of Queens, which includes Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens and parts of Maspeth, Richmond Hill and Elmhurst.

Charles A. Doswell III

Charles A. Doswell III (b. November 5, 1945 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is an American meteorologist and prolific severe convective storms researcher.

Cross country running

A 2008 film, The Long Green Line, documented the success of Joe Newton, cross country coach at York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Cross Island Parkway

On March 21, 1939, bids were opened to construct three new bridges along the Cross Island Parkway, which included 160th Street, Utopia Parkway and Cross Island Boulevard, which had to be completed by September 16, 1940, was won by Elmhurst Contracting Company from Corona.

Kathleen Willis

She also earned a bachelor’s in Human Service Administration from Elmhurst College and a master’s degree in Library and Information Services from the University of Illinois during her school board tenure.

Martin Eberhard

He attended junior high school and high school in adjacent El Cerrito until the middle of 11th grade, when his family moved to Elmhurst, Illinois.

Peter Goebel

When Carl Frederick Kranz, a German minister and teacher, established the German Evangelical Proseminary in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Simon J. Hall

From 1997 until 2001 Hall was the director of the Department of Urology at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens.


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