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Classic Home Styles of Bellcourt: A Walking Tour (May 17, 2025, 10:30 am)

UPDATE: If it's raining lightly in the morning we will proceed with the walking tour. In case of heavy rain we'll reschedule. Please be sure to check this page and your email by 10 am tomorrow to confirm that we are still on.


Join the Bellcourt Civic Association on Saturday morning, May 17, at 10:30 for a lovely and informative walking tour of the historic home styles of our planned community. Learn the distinguishing features of Federal, Dutch Colonial, Tudor, and other classic styles that filled our development in the early days of the twentieth century - many of them still original! The tour will be led by architect Manuel G. Mergal, AIA, LEED AP (an expert member of the Bellcourt Civic board). We'll visit a number of classic homes, with the added bonus of seeing all the beautiful spring blooms. Hope to see you there! 

(Tour is free to members; we ask for a $5 donation from non-members)


WHERE TO MEET: Corner of 38th Avenue and 212th Street

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walking tour handout

The handouts include most of the homes featured on our walking tour, along with  photos of those homes in the 1940s. 

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Bellcourt Architecture: An Exploration of Style

Background Reading for the May 17, 2025, Walking Tour

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bellcourt garden tour: june 2, 2024

    trees of bellcourt: September 9, 2023

    Many thanks to Sam Bishop of Trees New York for leading us on a fascinating tour of the trees in our community! 

      bellcourt divided: May 6, 2023

      How the Clearview Changed Bayside Forever

      In 1955, plans were released for the construction of the Clearview Expressway. The highway would take traffic from the soon-to-be-built Throgs Neck Bridge to the Long Island Expressway, linking the Bronx and New England to Queens, Manhattan, and Long Island. After years of controversy, the route of the Clearview ultimately sliced through Bayside, displacing 421 homes along its path — dozens of them in Bellcourt. Please join us on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 11 am for a fascinating walking tour of Bellcourt's great divide. We will be discussing the history of the plan, community opposition, Robert Moses' involvement, and historical details of the actual process. 

      Photo: A home being prepared for relocation to make way for the Clearview. Some homes were razed; others were picked up and moved to other locations.


      RESCHEDULED FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF APRIL 29 DUE TO RAIN IN THE FORECAST

      Join the Walk!

      Meet at the 39th Avenue overpass of the Clearview Expressway at 11 am on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The tour is free to members, with a $5 suggested donation for non-members. If you'd like to join that day, membership forms will be available, and your $5 donation will be applied to the cost of your membership. Or join now to attend free!

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      Houses of Bellcourt: walking tour 2022

      The tour, led by Paul Graziano, started at the historic Cobblestone House on Bell Blvd and 36th Avenue

        WALKING TOUR: WHAT MAKES BELLCOURT SPECIAL?

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