Book Talk: Rural County, Urban Borough: A History of Queens

You’re invited to celebrate the publication of Rural County, Urban Borough: A History of Queens by the late Jeffrey A. Kroessler.  Join Laura Heim, architect and widow of author Jeffrey A. Kroessler, and Rob MacKay, author of Historic Houses of Queens, as they discuss the genesis, evolution, production, revelatory content, and impact of Kroessler’s posthumously published book, Rural County, Urban Borough: A History of Queens.

This program is presented by Bowne House Historical Society.

About the Book:

A former wetlands, Queens today is a crowded cityscape of dense urban neighborhoods and suburban sprawl. Rural County, Urban Borough is a history of place, charting the rapid transformation of the Queens landscape, identifying what drove the borough’s development, from public infrastructure, architecture, and transportation to technological innovation and urban planning. The book dramatically chronicles how Queens’ relationship with the city has evolved, as well as highlights how Queens residents, from all backgrounds, care for their neighborhoods and build their communities. Queens is integral to New York City and the wider world and reveals, in its evolution, the whole arc of American urban history.