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Mar
11
Flashback Friday: The 1915 ‘Negro Invasion’ of Park Slope

Flashback Friday: The 1915 ‘Negro Invasion’ of Park Slope

461 15th Street from a photo in the Brooklyn Eagle, July 27, 1915. The sign reads: “This building for rent.
3 min read
Mar
04

Flashback Friday: Here Comes The ’22 Flood

Photo via Brooklyn Public Library [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/search~S64?/Xpark+slope&searchscope=64&SORT=DZ/Xpark+
1 min read
Feb
26
Flashback Friday: Pricy Construction In Park Slope (Back In 1904)

Flashback Friday: Pricy Construction In Park Slope (Back In 1904)

Drive or walk down 4th Avenue nowadays and you’ll see more earth movers and construction vehicles than cracks on
3 min read
Feb
19
Flashback Friday: Cub Scouts At The 78 In ’77

Flashback Friday: Cub Scouts At The 78 In ’77

Photo courtesy of James CampbellOn March 23, 1977, a group of Cub Scouts had a chance to visit the 78th
1 min read
Feb
12
Flashback Friday: Oh Brother, That Feels Good!

Flashback Friday: Oh Brother, That Feels Good!

Photo via Brooklyn Public Library [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/search~S63?/Xpark+slope&searchscope=63&SORT=D/Xpark+
1 min read
Jan
29
Flashback Friday: Painful Eviction On 2nd Street

Flashback Friday: Painful Eviction On 2nd Street

Photo via Brooklyn Public Library [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/search~S64?/Xpark+slope&searchscope=64&SORT=DZ/Xpark+
1 min read
Jan
22
Flashback Friday: Snowy ’47 At 6th Avenue And Berkeley Place

Flashback Friday: Snowy ’47 At 6th Avenue And Berkeley Place

Photo via Brooklyn Public Library [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/search~S64?/Xpark+slope&searchscope=64&SORT=DZ/Xpark+
1 min read
Jan
15
Flashback Friday: Park Slope, Neighborhood Of Macaroni

Flashback Friday: Park Slope, Neighborhood Of Macaroni

Photo via Brooklyn Public Library [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/search~S64?/Xpark+slope&searchscope=64&SORT=DZ/Xpark+
1 min read
Jan
08
Flashback Friday: Cumberland Street In The 1930s Versus Now

Flashback Friday: Cumberland Street In The 1930s Versus Now

Image via . [https://twitter.com/BrownstoneDetec/status/685114849634942976] Cumberland Street before and after! Apparently, only one building had changed since
Jan
08

Flashback Friday: Creepy Figures After Prospect Park Snowfall

Photo via Library of Congress [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b09952/?co=cph]The peaceful, snow-coated Prospect Park
1 min read