It is easy to see why this was called the “\[T]he most beautiful example of Dutch colonial architecture in Brooklyn,” set as it is behind a white picket fence on a half-acre lawn shaded by mature trees (yes, this really is Brooklyn!). Originally the house faced south, but around 1898 it was turned to face west to avoid having newly-opened East 22nd Street run through its kitchen wing. The slender porch columns supporting the sloping eaves were added then. Just three families have owned the house: the Wyckoffs (descendants of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff), who built it before 1766; the Bennetts, who bought it in 1835 and occupied it until 1982; and the Monts, who bought it in 1983. Two Hessian officers billeted in the house during the American Revolution scratched their names and ranks on windowpanes which survive. The house became a landmark in 1968 and remains a private residence.

Rosa Building, 1961. This brick corner building is unusual in that it has a name, among similar style buildings that are only known by their addresses. During the 1920s the building was occupied by Chalmers Realty Company.

National City Bank (Citibank) branch at the corner of Kings Highway and East 15th Street, June 18, 1961. The elevated Kings Highway Station of the BMT Brighton Line is visible at right.

A unique building among the commercial thoroughfare of Kings Highway, this Mediterranean Revival style structure was constructed in the 1920s. The tile-roofed building was home to the department store Perelson’s in the 1960s, seen here with prominently displayed neon signage.

Century Avalon Theatre, June 18, 1961. Originally planned as the Piccadilly Theatre and built by a local Brooklyn company, the Avalon theatre opened in 1928, having been sold to Loew's prior to opening. Within the year the building was purchased by the Century Theaters circuit. Designed by Samuel Cohen, the auditorium sat more than 2,000 patrons. The theatre survived though 1982. Similar to the fate of many of these old theatre buildings, today this building is a Rite Aid pharmacy with offices on the upper floors.

The Chat N Chew Luncheonette on Kings Highway at East 15th Street, June 18, 1961.

Shops on Kings Highway, June 18, 1961. The Shoe Box at No. 1413 is still open today.