It's not all Spanish tile roofs around here — plenty of regular guys are still hanging in there, too.

Ostentation seems to be the aesthetic of choice in certain parts of this Queens waterfront neighborhood, which was once home to two of the world's most famous people — Mary Pickford and, legend has it, Charlie Chaplin — among many other well-known entertainers (including Harry Houdini).

This rink opened in 2005; the surrounding park had previously been closed for several years during the clean-up of illegal construction waste that a contractor hired to renovate the site had dumped there.

This marina opened just last year; the original one burned down two decades ago.

Malba, by the way, is an acronym constructed from the last names of its five founders: Maycock, Avis, Lewis, Bishop, and Alling.

(of Queens.)

Once again, that's the Whitestone Bridge, with its stay cables, lurking in the background.

This model of 7-20 Point Crescent, one of the many mansions ornamenting the streets of Malba, stands outside the gated property. How close of a match is it to the real thing?

at the entrance to Powell's Cove Park

Two pairs of foo dog "yard" guards