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North Rochdale Playground

Baisley Blvd. 168 St. and Bedell St.

Queens

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This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

What was here before?

This playground is in the northeast corner of the cooperative housing community of Rochdale Village, which occupies the former site of the Jamaica Racetrack. The Metropolitan Jockey Club opened the track on April 27, 1903, with 15,000 people in attendance.  The one-mile, oval track was used for thoroughbred horse racing and was exceptionally fast due to a superior drainage system.  The complex featured 9,000 grandstand seats and an open field intended for additional seating.  The facility set its maximum attendance record on Memorial Day 1945, with 64,679 spectators.  Following a period of decline, Jamaica Racetrack closed on August 1, 1959.

 

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