Joe Austin Park (Edison Park)

Joe Austin Park (Edison Park)

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Edison Park Joseph Austin (1904-1998) was a longtime youth league coach and active member of this Jamaica, Queens community.

Austin was born on March 19, 1904 at his family home on Chichester Avenue (now 95th Avenue) and Guilford Boulevard (now Jamaica Boulevard). Austin later attended Public School 62 and the old Jamaica High School, located on Hillside Avenue and 162nd Street. As one of ten children, Austin had to work after high school to support his family, and took a job at the Boyce Motor-Meter Company. While at t

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Edison Fact - After losing his job at the Boyce Motor-Meter Company during the Great Depression, Austin spent his free time coaching youth sports teams. He instructed youngsters in baseball, basketball, and football and started clubs in the various sports.

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Edison Fact - Our playground is named after Joseph Austin (1904-1998), a longtime youth league coach and active member of the Jamaica, Queens community.

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