History At Home: This Day In The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Most of us have forgotten things like sunglasses, gloves, or umbrellas on the subway, but how many of you have left an urn full of ashes on the F? On this weekend in 1954, the Eagle sat down with a man in charge of the subway’s lost and found to find out what strange treasures found their way to his office.

As we wander about our modern neighborhood, caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to ignore the long and vibrant history of our community. Let’s remedy that. Every weekend, we’ll take a step back, with the help of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives, and explore what was happening around South Slope during the last century.