STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The farmland surrounding Clove Road in Sunnyside, Staten Island, gave way to one of the city’s busiest highways, the Staten Island Expressway. The area was once known as Clove Valley or Clovenia. Houses, churches and businesses were moved in the area to make way for the cross-Island strip.

Sunnyside is located in one of the deepest Staten Island valleys, which was noted for having the worst television reception on Staten Island.

Being surrounded by easy access to the highway, parks, shopping, restaurants and three educational campuses, it is a desired community in which to live.

View the short video above, and you'll see vintage images familiar in the community.

If you have any visuals to share, please send them to my email at jsomma@siadvance.com. Vintage photos and video clips are welcome! Also, please let me know if there are any places you'd like to see highlighted in an upcoming installment of "Flashback Staten Island."

A playlist of past Staten Island flashbacks is available on YouTube.