photo of Lon De Leon, Queens CORE chairman
Dublin Core
Title
photo of Lon De Leon, Queens CORE chairman
Description
This is a photo of Queens CORE chairman Lon de Leon. The approximate date of the photo is 1966 when he served as chair.
A professional entertainer who went by the name of 'Sir Lon De Leon', he was a local celebrity whose record, 'The Bicycle Hop', was a minor hit.
He left Queens CORE to serve as the Locality Mayor for the 8th district of Queens and later ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate.
A professional entertainer who went by the name of 'Sir Lon De Leon', he was a local celebrity whose record, 'The Bicycle Hop', was a minor hit.
He left Queens CORE to serve as the Locality Mayor for the 8th district of Queens and later ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate.
Source
Queens CORE pamphlet
Publisher
Queens CORE
Date
1966
Citation
“photo of Lon De Leon, Queens CORE chairman,” corenyc.org, accessed April 20, 2024, http://corenyc.org/omeka/items/show/224.