Saturday, May 7, 2016

Lithuania Square, Union Avenue



Link to NYC Parks Dept page on Lithuania Square:
http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/lithuania-square/history

Also called Lituanica Square

In memory of two Lithuanian-Americans, Steponas “Stephen” Darius (1896-1933) and Stasys “Stanley” Girenas (1894-1933), who attempted to fly nonstop from New York to Lithuania in 1933.

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