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Bennet/Farrell/Feldmann House, ca. 1939. Built for Joseph S. Bennet, this house was one of three constructed in the 1840s for the Bennet family, who lived in the area since the mid 18th century. From 1890 to 1912, the house was occupied by James F. Farrell, a Tammany Hall politician and wool merchant. The structure was originally located on Shore Road but was moved to its present location when it was purchased by Francis C. Feldmann in 1913. The frame structure features a Tuscan-columned porch and green shutters. It is the oldest house in Bay Ridge and one of the oldest free-standing Greek Revival houses in Brooklyn.
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Shore Road Park
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My Archive Spring 2019 "Me and my brother. I always loved visiting my grandparents in Brooklyn. It also meant exploring the most amazing city ever, crumb cake from Ebinger's bakery, limpa bread from the Swedish bakery, museums and shopping downtown, Coney Island, and the obligatory visit to Bay Ridge Methodist Church to check out my grandfather's gardening skills on the meticulously maintained grounds there. The playground down the hill from my grandparent's apartment was unlike anything I'd seen before. Like the city itself, the place was larger than life. Seemingly big enough for hundreds of kids to play at once, it had enormous sandboxes, impossibly tall slides, towering swings and the huge jungle gyms we're climbing in this picture. Reaching the top was quite an accomplishment, and insanely dangerous by today's standards of playground equipment, hence our triumphant poses. Taken by my father around 1963 and discovered in my father's boxes of old slides. The Verrazano-Narrows bridge was still under construction. Incredible memories will always be a huge part of my life long love of New York City." —Paul Carlson
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Monastery of the Visitation
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VISITATION ACADEMY 8902 Ridge Boulevard, 1913 This private girls’ school was designed in the Italian neo-Renaissance style. The beige brick chapel features circular windows on its upper stories, triangular gables, a square tower with an arcaded belfry and decorative cruciform brickwork on its south façade. The entire complex is surrounded by a 20-foot stone and concrete wall. The site was previously home to the Kings County Inebriate Asylum and a natural glacier lake exists on the grounds.
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42 87th Street
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"42-87th Street, south side, east of Narrows Avenue, showing the home of May Drunas in 1925."

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2 Marine Avenue

2 Marine Avenue
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2 Marine Avenue

2 Marine Avenue
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60 92 Street

60 92 Street
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Shore Road Academy

Shore Road Academy Image represented is one of a related set (SCHL 0601, SCHL 1656, SCHL 0599, SCHL 0600), some of which may also be described in this new record; Five views of Shore Road Academy, a large three-story house with bay window and tower, presumably located on Shore Road in Bay Ridge. 0599: portions of two parked automobiles; 0599-0601, 1656: house partially hidden by trees. The school, the exact address of which is unknown, apparently no longer exists.
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52 92 Street

52 92 Street
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61 Oliver Street

61 Oliver Street
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57 92 Street

57 92 Street
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1 Marine Avenue

1 Marine Avenue
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9115 Colonial Road

9115 Colonial Road
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111 92 Street

111 92 Street
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40 92 Street

40 92 Street
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113 92 Street
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55 92 Street
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9111 Colonial Road

9111 Colonial Road
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115 92 Street
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13 Marine Avenue

13 Marine Avenue
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58 91 Street

58 91 Street
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117 92 Street
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9109 Colonial Road

9109 Colonial Road
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119 92 Street

119 92 Street
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9104 Colonial Road

9104 Colonial Road
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19 Marine Avenue

\[East side of Marine Avenue.] East side of Marine Avenue opposite Oliver Street.
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9105 Colonial Road

9105 Colonial Road
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19 Marine Avenue

19 Marine Avenue
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9105 Colonial Road

9105 Colonial Road
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123 92 Street

123 92 Street
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48 91 Street
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46 91 Street
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60 Oliver Street

60 Oliver Street
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58 Oliver Street

58 Oliver Street
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114 91 Street
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9101 Colonial Road

9101 Colonial Road
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125 92 Street

125 92 Street
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56 Oliver Street

56 Oliver Street
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130 92 Street

130 92 Street
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44 91 Street

44 91 Street
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9249 Shore Road

National Catholic Community Service Service Men's Club 92 - 49 Shore Road Brooklyn, N. Y.
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9249 Shore Road

9255-65 Shore Road
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52 Oliver Street

52 Oliver Street
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28 Marine Avenue

28 Marine Avenue
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28 Marine Avenue

The 'Iron Horse' in miniature Caption: "The 'Iron Horse' in miniature--Two trains, an M-U train and an old-time passenger train with 10-wheeler steam locomotive, are halted on either side of the new suburban station of the Bay Ridge Model Railroad Club's layout. The club opens its annual exhibition this Friday at 28 Marine Ave."
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28 Marine Avenue

At the cab control Caption: "At the cab control--Operation of a train over the entire system is at the discretion of the man at the 'cab.' Here, Albert Solomon, left, of 131 Kensington St., an engineering student at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and Robert Anderson of 605 88th St., are shown in full control of East and Westbound trains on the mainline. ... Approximately 2,000 persons, including the model railroad 'bugs' from surrounding States, are expected to visit show before it closes on Nov. 2."
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28 Marine Avenue

It looks like the real thing It looks like the real thing--Beyond the three-track mainline ... in the foreground and the WYE section out of which a freight is moving, there's that entirely new ... section that club members are so proud of. This section has three new sidings in front of the main station--the nearest to the station being the Railway Express track, the center track for the coal yard, which has a coal trestle, and the lower track for the lumber yard. In the background, the uncompleted city and the distant hills and countryside."
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28 Marine Avenue

He's learning fast Young man working on model railroad. Caption: "He's learning fast--Vincent DiCarlo, 18, who happens to live in the apartment house where the model railroad is built ... shown adjusting the turntable in front of the roundhouse."
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28 Marine Avenue

All done by hand Man wearing cap working on model railroad. Caption: "All done by hand--...George Schmidt of 530 74th St., a Wall St. clerk, installs new switch work on the new engine track. ...The odd-shaped building at Schmidt's right hand is the railroad's 'feed bag' -- a coal tipple used for loading locomotive tenders with coal. At left, the round house where locomotives are stored and repaired. Tracks lead up to its door from the newly installed but still trackless turntable. Behind the roundhouse is a portion of a hillside town."
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28 Marine Avenue

Controlling the flow of traffic Caption: "Controlling the flow of traffic--The Bay Ridge Model Railroad \[Club] has a signal system based on that used by the New York Central Railroad. ... Robert O. Kretzschmar of 8300 4th Ave., ... operates the signal system, premitting a freight to move safely through the switches. A diesel engine heads out of the tunnel and, at right, a passenger train rounds the bend, approaching a signal bridge on the mainline."
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118 91 Street

118 91 Street
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28 Marine Avenue

28 Marine Avenue
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42 91 Street

42 91 Street
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