 The entire route was first mapped in 1912 or 1913 by the Queens Topographical Bureau as Rosedale Bouelvard, as part of the "Hollis Tentative Map for Queens" which mapped roads through Southeast Queens such as the future Grand Central Parkway.The road at this time was referred to as a "cattle guard", likely due to rough terrain along the route.In 1917, the city proposed a north-to-south "Cross Island Boulevard", combining the existing roads in northern Queens with the planned Rosedale Boulevard.