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May
13
Flashback Friday: Cruisin’ 86th Street

Flashback Friday: Cruisin’ 86th Street

Photo:Brooklyn Pix [http://brooklynpix.com/]Some things never change. Like that feeling of nostalgia you get while cruising 86th
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Apr
29
Flashback Friday: 58th Street And Fifth Avenue, Circa 1919

Flashback Friday: 58th Street And Fifth Avenue, Circa 1919

Photo courtesy of Tony Giordano.Back in 1919, this corner was home to Kartevolo Jeweler and Goldensohn’s shop. Now,
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Apr
22

Flashback Friday: The First Earth Day Celebration In Sunset Park

Image courtesy of Tony Giordano.Happy Earth Day! Did you know that on this day, 46 years ago, Sunset Park
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Apr
21

Throwback Thursday: A Ride Along The El Train As It Approaches Sunset Park

How cool is this black-and-white video, of a ride along the El[evated] line from Manhattan into Brooklyn, past Fulton
Apr
05
Green-Wood Cemetery To Embark On Digitizing Spectacular Archives

Green-Wood Cemetery To Embark On Digitizing Spectacular Archives

Courtesy of Green-Wood CemeteryWhile a visit to the 478 pastoral acres of Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] provides a
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Dec
17
Photo Finish: A Century Of Learning At Walt Whitman Library

Photo Finish: A Century Of Learning At Walt Whitman Library

1930s era Walt Whitman Library, then known as the City Park branch. (Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.
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Dec
08
Photo Of The Day: The 1930s

Photo Of The Day: The 1930s

Photo via New York Public LibraryNeighbor Kevin L. Ferguson shared this photo from the NYPL collection [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Dec
04
Flashback Friday: Selling Roof Pitch At The Fort Greene Houses

Flashback Friday: Selling Roof Pitch At The Fort Greene Houses

Image via Brownstone Detectives via Brooklyn Historical Society [https://twitter.com/BrownstoneDetec/status/671791435021176832/photo/1].The Fort Greene Houses
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Oct
26
Photo Of The Day: Stratford Road

Photo Of The Day: Stratford Road

Photo via Brownstone Detectives [https://twitter.com/BrownstoneDetec/status/658687411493425152/photo/1]We love this great image of Stratford Road
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Aug
21
Flashback Friday: Wallabout Market In The Brooklyn Navy Yard, Circa 1900

Flashback Friday: Wallabout Market In The Brooklyn Navy Yard, Circa 1900

Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Museum Collection [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/archives/image/20601].Did you know that there used
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