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2903 Fort Hamilton Parkway
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Storefronts on the north side of Fort Hamilton Parkway, west of East 4th Street; December 15, 1958.
Public School 130
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Public School 130, ca. 1930. Constructed circa 1903, Public School 130, also called the Parkside School, was constructed during the planning and building of a spate of outer borough schools. At the start of the 20th century tens of thousands of New York school children were only receiving part-time education due to the lack of appropriate educational spaces. P.S 130 was constructed to provide full time schooling to the local neighborhood.
Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance
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Structures located at the Eastern Entrance to Green-Wood, ca. 1880. After Green-Wood made several expansions to its land area to the southeast, the Eastern Entrance at Fort Hamilton Avenue (now Fort Hamilton Parkway) was opened in 1876. The two structures located there, a residence and a visitors lounge, were designed by Richard M. Upjohn and completed in 1878.
Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance
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Structure located at the Eastern Entrance to Green-Wood, designed by architect Richard Upjohn, ca. 1880.
1 Bills Place
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1-3 Bills Place, 1958.
Ocean Parkway Bike Path
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Stretching from the southwest entrance of Prospect Park to the ocean shore of Coney Island, Ocean Parkway spans just under five miles across the borough of Brooklyn. In 1894, the parkway became New York City’s first dedicated bicycle path, and the very first in the United States!
2923 Fort Hamilton Parkway
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Grocery at the northeast corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 3rd Street, December 15, 1958.
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189-195 East 2nd Street
\[189 E. 2nd Street.] 189 E. 2nd Street (left), 193 E. 2nd Street -195 E. 2nd St., Brooklyn L.I.
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Immaculate Heart of Mary School Partial facade of Immaculate Heart of Mary School, a large, three story, brick Roman Catholic parochial elementary/middle school located at 3002 Fort Hamilton Parkway, and utility pole, overhead wires, and portion of street in foreground.
3002 Fort Hamilton Parkway
\[Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 2nd Street along the 8th Avenue IND Line] Survey photograph prior to construction of the 8th Avenue IND subway line taken on the corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 2nd Street looking East towards 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY.
3127 Fort Hamilton Parkway
\[3127 Ft. Hamilton Parkway.] 3127 Ft. Hamilton Parkway. Frank Manker + Sons - Flowers.
3105 Fort Hamilton Parkway
\[3105 Ft. Hamilton Parkway.] 3105 Ft. Hamilton Parkway (left) Williams Bros. Restaurant Bar (right) at n.w. corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway and East 2nd Street.
2920 Fort Hamilton Parkway
\[Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 3rd Street along the 8th Avenue IND Line] Survey photograph prior to construction of the 8th Avenue IND subway line taken on the corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 3rd Street looking East towards East 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY.
3115 Fort Hamilton Parkway
\[3117 Ft. Hamilton Parkway.] 3117 Ft. Hamilton Parkway (left) Obscured. 3115 Ft. Hamilton Parkway (right) part of 3111 at far right.
2923 Fort Hamilton Parkway
\[Northwest corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway.] Northwest corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway (right) and E. 3rd Street.
Public School 230
Brooklyn: Albemarle Road - Dahill Road Albermarle Road, north side, from Dahill Road to Gravesend Avenue \[now McDonald Avenue], showing Public School No. 230. Board of Education of the City or New York May 1, 1931
Public School 230
Public School 230 Partial facade of PS 230, a large, four-story, masonry building located at 1 Albemarle Road, with intersecting streets in foreground.
2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway
\[Southeast corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway.] Southeast corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway (left) and E. 4th Street.
501 Caton Avenue
\[Northeast corner of Caton Avenue.] Northeast corner of Caton Avenue (right) and E. 5th Street.
2903 Fort Hamilton Parkway
\[Northeast corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway.] Northeast corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway (left) and E. Fourth Street.
23 Micieli Place
\[Northeast corner of Minna Street.] Northeast corner of Minna Street (at right) and Micieli Place (at left).
11 Micieli Place
\[View of east side of Micieli Place.] View of east side of Micieli Place. Southeast corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway at far left.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Immaculate Heart of Mary R. C. Church Facade (stone, partially hidden by trees) of church with street light and telephone pole in left foreground. Caption: "Immaculate Heart of Mary R. C. Church, Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 4th Street. ... Cornerstone for present church was laid on October 25, 1931. ..."
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
The lights go on Caption: "The lights go on--Choir boys from the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary \[Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 4th Street] sing Christmas carols during Borough Hall ceremonies yesterday marking the lighting of the large Christmas tree in the plaza."
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
\[Fort Hamilton Parkway between East 3rd Street and East 4th Street along the 8th Avenue IND Line] Survey photograph prior to construction of the 8th Avenue IND subway line taken on the corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway between Esat 3rd Street and East 4th Street looking East towards East 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
R. C. Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Framework of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 4th Street, under construction, with construction materials, several workmen, several pedestrians on both sides, several parked automobiles in left foreground and background, and overhead trolley (?) lines.
Public School 130
PS 130 Facade of PS 130, a large, five-story brick and masonry building located at 70 Ocean Parkway, with portions of adjacent buildings on both sides and four trees on foreground.
Public School 130
Brooklyn 29, P.S. 130, 70 Ocean Parkway; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
Public School 130
Public School 130
City slickers turn over country fair proceeds Caption: "City slickers turn over country fair proceeds--Youngsters from P. S. 130, 70 Ocean Parkway, turn over to Peggy Andrews, Junior Red Cross field representative, proceeds of country fair they ran while in the fourth grade. Making presentation is Patrick Gillespie, while principal Benjamin Messinger and teacher Naomi Plumer look on;" two boys in far right background are holding a "130" banner.
23 Bills Place
\[Northeast corner of Minna Street.] Northeast corner of Minna Street (right) and Bills Place (left).
U.S. Post Office, Kensington Station
\[Kensington Station P.O., McDonald Avenue.] Kensington Station P.O., McDonald Avenue.
Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance
Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance
Ocean Parkway, N. from Caton Ave
Ocean Parkway, N. from Caton Ave Portion of Ocean Parkway, with one automobile approaching; median strip at right, with leafy trees, pedestrians, and three automobiles; buildings with awnings facing median.
11 Bills Place
\[View of east side of Bills Place.] View of east side of Bills Place. Southeast corner of Ft. Hamilton Parkway at far left.
1 Bills Place
\[#1 Bills Place.] \#1 Bills Place (left) and #3 Bills Place (at s.e. cor. of Ft. Hamilton Parkway - far left).
310 Greenwood Avenue
\[View of south side of Greenwood Avenue.] View of south side of Greenwood Avenue between E. 3rd Street and E. 4th Street.
125 Ocean Parkway
David J. Burns Inscription on verso: "David J. Burns, 40 yrs, of 126 W. 82 St., NYC (center) being searched by police after found with accomplice on roof of 125 Ocean Pkwy."
Fort Hamilton Parkway and Prospect Expressway
\[Fort Hamilton Parkway between Prospect Avenue and East 5th Street along the 8th Avenue IND Line] Survey photograph prior to construction of the 8th Avenue IND subway line taken on north sidewalk of Fort Hamilton Parkway between Prospect Avenue and East 5th Street looking west, Brooklyn, NY.
Fort Hamilton Parkway and Prospect Expressway
\[Fort Hamilton Parkway between Prospect Avenue and East 5th Street along the 8th Avenue IND Line] Survey photograph prior to construction of the 8th Avenue IND subway line taken on south side of Fort Hamilton Parkway between East 5th Street and Prospect Avenue looking West, Brooklyn, NY.
Fort Hamilton Parkway and Prospect Expressway
\[Fort Hamilton Parkway between Prospect Avenue and East 5th Street along the 8th Avenue IND Line] Survey photograph prior to construction of the 8th Avenue IND subway line taken on north sidewalk of Fort Hamilton Parkway between Prospect Avenue and East 5th Street looking west, Brooklyn, NY.
302 Church Avenue
\[View of Church Avenue looking east.] View of Church Avenue looking east. Taken from corner of E. 3rd Street.
402 Greenwood Avenue
\[Terrace Cafe.] Terrace Cafe, at southeast corner of Greenwood Avenue and East 4th Street. East 4th Street side showing.
Fort Hamilton Parkway Station
4 copies. Fort Hamilton Parkway Station Image prior to construction of the elevated BMT West End Line. This line was built under the Dual Contracts of 1913. The original surface railroad tracks of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad can be seen in the photograph. At the time of the photo, the BRT operated elevated trains over these tracks using trolley wired electricity. These tracks were retained for use by trolley lines after the elevated was built over them.
345 East 4th Street
\[E. 4th Street at corner of Church Avenue.] E. 4th Street at corner of Church Avenue (s.e. corner).
101 Church Avenue
Greater New York Savings Bank Image represented is one of a related set (BANK 0101), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two architectural renderings, in different sizes, of the Flatbush Branch of Greater New York Savings Bank constructed at the intersection of Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue. 0101 is not dated.
Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue
\[Ocean Parkway.] Ocean Parkway - east side just north of Church Avenue.
Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue
Ocean Parkway from Church Avenue, Ditmas Park / Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, September 5, 1914. Photographed for the Success Postal Card Company.
Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue
Fatal crash Night photograph.Overturned automobile on street attended by fire fighters and police officer; pedestrians observing from sidewalk in background; superette or drugstore behind pedestrians. Caption: "Fatal crash -- Firemen wash down street at intersection of Ocean Parkway and Church Ave., where car driven by Max Lehrenbaum, 52, of 1771 Dahill Road, was overturned in collision with auto operated by Kenneth Olson, 21, of 310 Windsor Place. Lehrenbaum was fatally injured in the crash . . . ."
67 East 3rd Street
\[View of East 3rd Street.] View of East 3rd Street between Greenwood Avenue and Vanderbilt Street looking north.
Flatbush Jewish Center
Rabbi Abraham M. Heller Image represented is one of a related set (PORT 0468), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two portraits. Caption: 0468: "Rabbi A. M. Heller of the Flatbush Jewish Center of Brooklyn, left, installed as president of the New York Board of Jewish Ministers, is congratulated by Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein of Manhattan, outgoing president of the group ... Rabbi David De Sola ... looks on." 0469: "Rabbi Abraham M. Heller ... is congratulated by Rabbi Israel Herbert Levinthal of Brooklyn Jewish Center on the occasion of Rabbi Heller's 25 anniversary ... as Rabbi Max Arzt of the Jewish Theological Seminary looks on. ..."
Flatbush Jewish Center
At cornerstone ceremony Caption: "At cornerstone ceremony--Shown gazing at the newly placed cornerstone of the projected educational institute and community house of the Flatbush Jewish Center are, left to right, Mrs. Jacob Cohen, Jacob A. Brady, Jacob Cohen, Donald Freund, historian of the center, and Rabbi A. M. Heller, spiritual leader."
Flatbush Jewish Center
Flatbush Jewish Center Exterior view of Flatbush Jewish Center located at 500 Church Avenue with parked automobile and man standing in foreground.
Flatbush Jewish Center
Break ground for center Caption: "Break ground for center--Herman Ruben, president, Flatbush Jewish Center; L. Donald Freund, Rabbi A. M. Heller, spiritual head of the center, and Maximilian Moss, acting chairman, Board of Education, left to right, break ground for the new ... Center at 220 Ocean Parkway." Three of the men are holding shovels.
Flatbush Jewish Center
Torah presentation Image represented is one of a related set (SWEL 0382), some of which may also be described in this new record; Caption (0382): "Torah presentation--David Tornberg (right) presents Torah to Rabbi Rosenthal of the Old Age Relief Center, 1931 75th St., in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tochterman." 0383 shows two teenage boys carrying Torah scrolls at unidentified location.
Flatbush Jewish Center
Flatbush Jewish Center Caption: "The new $1,000,000 educational institute of the Flatbush Jewish Center was formally dedicated at ceremonies held in the institution." Shown, left to right, are Former District Attorney Donald Freund, chairman of the dedication committee; Samuel Cohen, chairman of the building committee; Rabbi Israel Levinthal of the Jewish Center of Brooklyn; Dr. Harold Weinberg, president of the center \[holding large symbolic key], and Rabbi A. M. Heller.
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