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Photo: Sheepshead Bay Road Didn’t Look So Different In 1938

Click to enlargeI bet those folks back in 1938 would’ve expected a lot of change to happen over the course of 76 years. I can just envision them, chomping on their cigars, flipping their derby hats in their hands, and saying, “Boy, oh, boy, in that there 2014, this

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Postcard: Beware The Sea Monster Of Gerritsen Beach

When moderators of “The History of Fort Tilden, Floyd Bennett Field, and Marine Park” Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/forttilden/photos/a.10151532533098554.1073741826.35181943553/10152333719133554/?type=1&stream_ref=10] posted this photo a few weeks ago, it set me off on a long search of old newspaper

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Postcard: Where In The Bay Was This Old Photo Taken?

This old photo depicts Sheepshead Bay – supposedly in the 1960s – revealing some of the good ways in which the Bay has been cleaned up over the years. On its eBay listing [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sheepshead-Bay-Photo-Brooklyn-Vintage-1960s-New-York-/330759283868?_trksid=p4340.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%

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Postcard: Gay Times! Brighton Beach, 1890s

Unlike those who enjoy their days off at the local beach today, in the 1890s, Brighton Beach visitors played in the sand and swam in the ocean fully clothed and covered up. This set of stereoscopic cards, entitled “Lot of 2 Brighton Beach Scenes from the Gay 1890s,” was published

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Postcard: A Look At Manhattan Beach In 1905

It’s been a while since we’ve had an entry in our Postcard series [/tag/postcard/], so we dug up this guy. This 1905 postcard was recently up for grabs on eBay [http://cgi.ebay.com/1905-Bathing-Manhattan-Beach-BROOKLYN-NY-City-/280646525847#ht_500wt_1156] , showing an old-world photo of Manhattan Beach. Anyone