This Is Queensborough - June 2021

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THIS IS QUEENSBOROUGH

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COVER STORY

RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS THROUGH THE YEARS IN 1929, RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS LAID THE CORNERSTONE FOR ITS ICONIC HEADQUARTERS. SEVERAL RENOVATIONS LATER, IT IS STILL THE MAIN OFFICE TODAY.

AS THE COUNTRY GRAPPLED WITH ITS TOUGHEST ECONOMIC CRISIS, RIDGEWOOD AND ITS CUSTOMERS MARKED THEIR FIRST 10 YEARS OF DEPENDABLE LOCAL BANKING.

IN 1940, RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK OPENED A BRANCH OFFICE ON QUEENS BOULEVARD IN FOREST HILLS.

THE HOLLIS BRANCH OF RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK OPENED ON HILLSIDE AVENUE IN 1961.

RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK CONTINUED TO BRANCH OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, OPENING THE LAURELTON LOCATION IN 1948.

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