Staten Island back in the day: When Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip rode the North Shore rail line
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Accompanied by New York Gov. William Averell Harriman, Queen Elizabeth II prepares to begin a motorcade parade along Bay Street toward the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in St. George on Monday, October 21, 1957. The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had ridden along the old North Shore rail line earlier in the day. The spires of Trinity Lutheran Church, Stapleton, are visible in the distance. (Advance file photo)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – It was Monday, Oct. 21, 1957.