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Stoop Culture
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The stoop is a coveted treasure in all of New York's boroughs. Let's take a look at what residents passionately call "stoop culture" through the years.
561-571 Sixth Avenue
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Grocery store and frame buildings on Sixth Avenue, north of 16th Street, 1940. The corner store awning advertises the grocery as a “direct receiver of butter and eggs,” presumably fresh. Photographer P.L. Sperr describes nos. 567 and 569 as “very old frame dwellings.” Today, both structures remain, but the clapboards have been replaced with vinyl and brick veneer siding.
545 Fifth Avenue
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My Archive Spring 2019 "I was walking the avenue with my camera when I came upon an unusual sight. The couple behind the horse were arguing and the woman was complaining about being embarrassed." —Michael Castellano
520 Fourth Avenue
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Worker posing with a siphon form during construction on the BMT Fourth Avenue line, near 13th Street, July 2, 1915. The 8'5" wooden scaffold was used for pouring concrete.
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16th Street Station, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 16th Street looking south, May 29, 1940.
16th Street Station, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 16th Street looking north, May 29, 1940.
16th Street Station, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
554 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
577 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 16th Street "L" demolition; 5th Ave., north of 16th St., Brooklyn. Sept. 27, 1941 East side of 5th Ave. at 15h St., Brooklyn. Nov. 4, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
555 Fifth Avenue
5th Ave Section of 5th Avenue business district, looking north from the southwest corner of 15th Street, with several shops, traffic light, street lights, several parked vehicles, one moving automobile, and cobblestone street with trolley tracks in foreground.
555 Fifth Avenue
\[Fifth Avenue and 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY] Fifth Avenue and 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY. Northeastward view showing the Fifth Avenue trolley line, shops, pedestrians and cars.
555 Fifth Avenue
\[Fifth Avenue and 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY] Fifth Avenue and 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY. Northward view showing the Fifth Avenue trolley line with a north bound trolley in the distance. Also showing shops, pedestrians and cars.
596 Fifth Avenue
\[Fifth Avenue and Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, NY] Fifth Avenue and Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. View of Fifth Avenue trolley line, shops, pedestrians and cars.
545 Fifth Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn, 5th Avenue, between 14th and 15th. Taken in 1978. I was walking the Avenue with my camera, when I came upon an unusual sight. The couple behind the horse were arguing and the woman was complaining about being embarrassed.
214 16 STREET
Creator: Ted Eytan 2018.06.09 Capital Pride Parade, Washington, DC USA 03177 CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of the Atonement
Outdoor pulpit Rev. Jeffrey Jennings (?) speaking at outdoor pulpit, Church of the Atonement, 239 17th Street. Parishoners in dress clothes standing on church steps and sidewalk, nine altar boys behind pastor, and woman with baby in carriage in left foreground.
189 Prospect Avenue
Plant Engineering and Equipment Company, 189 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, June 18, 1919.
189 Prospect Avenue
Plant Engineering and Equipment Company, 189 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, June 18, 1919.
612 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 17th Street, September 24, 1941.
612 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 17th Street, September 24, 1941.
612 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 17th Street, September 24, 1941.
612 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 17th Street S.W. corner of 5th Ave. and 17th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 16, 1941 West side of 5th Ave. at 17th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 5, 1941 N.W. corner of 17th St. and 5th Ave., Brooklyn. Nov. 5, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer View 1- View 2- View 3- Neg #1547
612 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 18th Street 5th Ave. north of 18th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 16, 1941 N.W. corner of 19th St. and 5th Ave., Brooklyn. Nov. 5, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
612 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 17th Street, September 24, 1941.
619 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 17th Street 5th Avenue, north from 17th Street, showing the remaining pinions of the demolished "El". P.L. SPERR September 27, 1941
525 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 13th Street Sections of "L"; 5th Ave., 13th to 12th St., Brooklyn. Oct. 29, 1941 East side of 5th Ave. at 13th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 4, 1941 Loading section of "L" on truck; 5th Ave. north of 14th St., Brooklyn. Oct. 29, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Windsor Terrace)
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Facade and tower of church with iron fence along front and residential buildings and tree on left. Caption: "St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, \[283] Prospect Avenue, below 6th Avenue, South Brooklyn. Organized April 12, 1868. ..." (At time of cataloging, name is St. John-St. Matthew Emanuel Lutheran Church.).
614 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 17th Street S.W. corner of 5th Ave. and 17th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 16, 1941 West side of 5th Ave. at 17th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 5, 1941 N.W. corner of 17th St. and 5th Ave., Brooklyn. Nov. 5, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer View 1- View 2- View 3- Neg #1547
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Windsor Terrace)
St. John's Lutheran Church and parsonage Facade and steeple of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 283 Prospect Avenue, with iron fence and street lamp in front of church, parsonage at left, and residential building on far left. (At time of cataloging, name is St. John-St. Matthew Emanuel Lutheran Church.).
515 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 13th Street Sections of "L"; 5th Ave., 13th to 12th St., Brooklyn. Oct. 29, 1941 East side of 5th Ave. at 13th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 4, 1941 Loading section of "L" on truck; 5th Ave. north of 14th St., Brooklyn. Oct. 29, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
620 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 17th Street S.W. corner of 5th Ave. and 17th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 16, 1941 West side of 5th Ave. at 17th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 5, 1941 N.W. corner of 17th St. and 5th Ave., Brooklyn. Nov. 5, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer View 1- View 2- View 3- Neg #1547
292 13th Street
267 15th Street
Brooklyn: 15th Street - 5th Avenue 15th Street, north side, west from Sixth to Fifth Avenues, showing some very old frame dwellings and the B. M. T. elevated on Fifth Avenue. June 14, 1940 P. L. Sperr
199 14th Street
Holy Family School Facade of Holy Family School, a large, three-story, brick Roman Catholic parochial school located on 14th Street near 4th Avenue.
513 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 13th Street Sections of "L"; 5th Ave., 13th to 12th St., Brooklyn. Oct. 29, 1941 East side of 5th Ave. at 13th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 4, 1941 Loading section of "L" on truck; 5th Ave. north of 14th St., Brooklyn. Oct. 29, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn: 18th Street - 5th Avenue 18th Street,south side, from and including Fifth, to, but not including Fourth Aves. The view shown is the 18th Street Methodist Episcopal Church. July 4, 1930. P. L. Sperr.
631 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 18th Street 5th Avenue, north from 18th Street, showing the remaining pinions of the demolished "El". P.L. SPERR September 27, 1941
628 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 18th Street 5th Ave. north of 18th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 16, 1941 N.W. corner of 19th St. and 5th Ave., Brooklyn. Nov. 5, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
Public School 124
Brooklyn 24, P.S. 124 (Silas B. Dutcher), 515 4th Ave; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
Public School 124
Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 13th Street 4th Avenue, east side, from 13th to 14th Streets, showing Public School No. 124. Board of Education or the City of New York September 10, 1930
Public School 124
P.S. 124 Facade of PS 124, a large, three-story, masonry building located at 515 4th Avenue, with flag flying from roof, iron fence along front and side, adjacent buildings on both sides, several school children standing on sidewalk, and large tree and intersecting cobblestone streets in foreground.
Dunhard Church
Dunhard Church Facade (wood) of "Dunhard" Free Methodist Church, 588 6th Avenue, with iron fence along front, portion of residential building on left, and tree in foreground. Sign over doorway: "Free Methodist Church."
Dunhard Church
\[Interior of the Dunhard Church] Interior, "Dunhard" Free Methodist Church, 588 6th Avenue, with many rows of pews, podium with three chairs and pulpit, and lamps suspended from ceiling.
565 Sixth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 12th Street Brownstones, e.s. of 6th Ave., 14th to 13th St., B'klyn. Sept. 27, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer 6th Ave., n.e. corner of 15th St., B'klyn. Sept. 27, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer E.S. of 6th Ave. to 15th St. from near 15th St., B'klyn. Sept. 27, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
Hellenic Church
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 18th Street S.W. corner of 5th Ave. & 18th St., B'klyn. Nov. 5, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer S.W. corner of 5th Ave. & 19th St., B'klyn. Nov. 5, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
561-571 Sixth Avenue
641 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 18th Street Fifth Ave. adj. s.e. cor. 18th St., B'klyn. Nov. 4, 1941 P. L. Sperr, photographer. Neg. No. A-824
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