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Robert Fulton Statue
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The original Robert Fulton Statue stood near the Fulton Ferry House at the foot of Fulton Street. Sculptor Casper Buberl crafted Fulton holding a model of the first steam ferry from Brooklyn to Manhattan. This totem was meant to commemorate the engineer's invention of the first commercially successful steamboat. The statue was moved to Fulton Park in 1939. The original statue, which had deteriorated over time, was substituted for a bronze copy in 1955. The original zinc statue is displayed at the Brooklyn Museum.
St. John's Park
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St. John's Park, 1953. The name of the park references the asylum that used to sit nearby, St. John's Asylum for Boys. The refuge was opened almost a century earlier by the Catholic church to provide aid for disadvantaged children, all of Irish descent. The asylum was relocated to Long Island in 1948. The city gained possession of the land the buildings occupied to construct the Albany Houses, a NYCHA project. As part of Robert Moses' plan as Parks' commissioner, the housing development was not complete without a park and recreational center. The rec center was completed in 1956 with a swimming pool, exercise rooms, gymnasium, and boxing facilities. The park boasted three softball fields, a comfort station, basketball and handball courts. At the opening ceremony, Moses claimed: "The opening of this building will enable the Department of Parks to establish a well-rounded recreation program in the heavily populated Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn where such a program is urgently needed.” The Recreation Center was renovated in 1987 and is still open today.
Commercial High School
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Commercial High School, ca. 1928. The former Commercial High School is a classic H-shaped facility designed by the proponent of this layout and New York's most influential school builder, C.B.J. Snyder. Constructed sometime between 1898 and 1906, the Beaux-Arts school followed Synder's modus operandi: multi-level facility with courtyards that allowed for light and air in all rooms, large windows for the same purpose, all built around a strong steel skeleton. The school went through a number of names, reputations, and closings over the last 100 years. It was Commercial, then Alexander Hamilton Vocational HS, then Paul Robeson High School. It was closed again around 2006 and was re-opened in 2011 as Pathways in Technology Early College High School, technology-based public school with funding from IBM.
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90 Schenectady Avenue
1669 Dean Street
1711 Pacific Street
Brooklyn: Pacific Street - Schenectady Avenue 1711 Pacific Street, at the N.W. corner of Schenectady venue (right), showing the Sterling Cake Company factory. September 12, 1940 P.L. Sperr
72 Schenectady Avenue
Nichert & Gardiner Shoes Exterior view of Nichert & Gardiner Shoes, a factory located at 72 Schenectady Avenue. The image is not dated.
142 Schenectady Avenue
Brooklyn: Schenectady Avenue - St. Marks Avenue 142 and 140 Schenectady Avenue (right), at the N. W. corner of St. Marks Avenue, showing two old frame dwellings. The small house on the left, with the wooden stairway, is No. 1097 St. Marks Avenue. September 13, 1940 P.L. Sperr
St. John's Park
St. John's Park Aerial view of St. John's Park and baseball field located on Prospect Place between Troy Avenue and Schenectady Avenue.
1581 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Troy Avenue 1577-1581 Atlantic Ave., north side, between Troy and Albany Aves., showing a view of an old "horse block" in front of these frame houses. November 26, 1927. P. L. Sperr.
91 Utica Avenue
Brooklyn: Dean Street - Utica Avenue Dean St. from Utica Ave. Iooking east, Bklyn. Au0. 2, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photgrapher Neg. A-87
Utica Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
\[Atlantic Avenue at Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY] Atlantic Avenue at Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Westward view of the Long Island Rail Road elevated track and the Utica-Reid trolley line. Also showing cars, shops and restaurants.
Utica Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
\[Atlantic Avenue at Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY] Atlantic Avenue at Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Westward view of the Long Island Rail Road elevated track and the Utica-Reid trolley line. Also showing cars, shops and restaurants.
Utica Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
\[Utica Avenue at Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY] Utica Avenue at Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Southward view of the Long Island Rail Road elevated track and the Utica-Reid trolley line with a departing trolley in the distance. Also showing cars, pedestrians and a gas station.
107 Utica Avenue
\[Bergen Street and Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY] Intersection of Bergen Street and Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, on Bergen St trolley line. Camera faces east on Bergen Street to Utica Avenue. Dean Drug Co. on the left; shops and pedestrians on the right.
Brooklyn Howard Colored Orphan Asylum
Brooklyn Howard Colored Orphan Asylum Exterior view of Brooklyn Howard Colored Orphan Asylum located on Dean Street between Albany Avenue and Troy Avenue.
122 Troy Avenue
\[Troy Avenue and Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY] Bergen Street Line trolley tracks at the intersection of Bergen Street and Troy Avenue, looking west, Brooklyn, NY. Automobiles are parked on both sides of Bergen Street. A distant trolley approaches the intersection.
1658-1660 Fulton Street
View of Buildings # 1658 to 1660 Fulton Street: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of buildings # 1658-1660 on South side of Fulton Street. Camera set up 9 feet North of North rail and 20 feet East of West house line of # 1658, looking South.
127 Utica Avenue
\[Bergen and Utica Avenues, Brooklyn, NY] Intersection of Bergen and Utica Avenues, Brooklyn, NY, on Utica-Reid trolley line (# 46). Camera faces south with southbound trolley car in distance. Tracks, automobiles, local shops and pedestrians are in view.
12 Troy Avenue
View of Buildings # 12 to 14 Troy Avenue: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of buildings # 12-12A-14 Troy Avenue. Camera set up 3 feet South of North house line of # 12 A Troy Avenue and 5 feet West of East building line of Troy Avenue, looking West.
1598 Bergen Street
Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Utica Avenue 1596-1598 Bergen Street, south side, east of Utica Avenue, showing at the right the home of Alex Q. Norton. June 14, 1924. W. B. Vernam
Troy Avenue Station, Fulton Street El
Roadway Conditions Along Troy Avenue: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of roadway on Troy Avenue at aux. base line station 0+50. Camera set up on center line of Troy Avenue at aux. base line station 1+30, looking North. Photograph also shows partial view of BMT Fulton Street Elevated Line structure above roadway.
Troy Avenue Station, Fulton Street El
Fulton Street El, Brooklyn, at Troy Avenue, May 27-28, 1941. View looking east.
Troy Avenue Station, Fulton Street El
Fulton Street El, Brooklyn, at Troy Avenue, May 27-28, 1941. View looking west.
Troy Avenue Station, Fulton Street El
Fulton Street El, Brooklyn, at Troy Avenue, May 27-28, 1941. View looking west.
Robert Fulton Statue
Dignitaries at Robert Fulton Memorial Dignitaries standing at the unveiling of a new tablet for memorial statue of Robert Fulton (unseen at right) in Fulton Park, Bedford Stuyvesant. Caption on verso: "Left, formal unveiling of the tablet; left to right, Col. William Patton Griffith, Arthur Hoffman, Richard C. Addy, the Rev. Charles William Roeder, Park Commissioner James J. Browne, Hart E. Easterbrook, Brig. Gen. Sydney Grant, Miss Marion J. Terry, Richardson Webster."
Robert Fulton Statue
Dedication of Robert Fulton Memorial Five dignitaries at base of pedestal unveiling reinstallation of Robert Fulton Memorial in Fulton Park, Bedford Stuyvesant; worker standing at top of statue assisting in unveiling; rowhouses, bare trees, and crowd of onlookers in background.
1275 Park Ave
1638 Fulton Street
View of Buildings # 1636 to 1642 Fulton Street: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of buildings # 1636-1638-1640-1642 Fulton Street on South side of Fulton Street. Camera set up 15 feet North of North rail and 18 feet West of East building line of # 1642-A, looking South.
1638 Fulton Street
Sidewalk Conditions Along Fulton Street Between Albany and Troy Avenues: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of South sidewalk of Fulton Street between Albany and Troy Avenues at station 123+00. Camera set up on South base line station 122+75, looking East. Photograph also shows partial view of BMT Fulton Street Elevated Line Structure above roadway.
1612 Fulton Street
Sidewalk Conditions Along Fulton Street Between Albany and Troy Avenues: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of South sidewalk of Fulton Street between Albany and Troy Avenues at station 121+50. Camera set up on South base line station, looking East. Photograph also shows partial view of BMT Fulton Street Elevated Line Structure above roadway.
1612 Fulton Street
View of Buildings # 1610 to 1614 Fulton Street: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of buildings # 1610-1612-1614 on South side Fulton Street between Albany and Troy Avenues. Camera set up 2 feet North of North curb and 7 feet West of East house line of # 1612, looking South. Photograph also shows partial view of BMT Fulton Street Elevated Line structure above roadway.
3-19 Chauncey Street
Sidewalk Conditions Along Chauncey Street: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of North sidewalk of Chauncey Street at aux. base line station 1+00. Camera set up 4 feet South of North base line of Chauncey Street at station 1+50, looking West. Photograph also shows partial view of BMT Fulton Street Elevated Line Structure above roadway.
3-19 Chauncey Street
Sidewalk Conditions Along Chauncey Street: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of North sidewalk of Chauncey Street at aux. base line station 2+50. Camera set up 5 feet South of North base line of Chauncey Street at station 3+00, looking West. Photograph also shows partial view of BMT Fulton Street Elevated Line Structure above roadway.
Fulton Street between Troy Avenue and Sumner Avenue
Roadway Conditions Along Fulton Street Between Albany and Troy Avenues: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting the vicinity along or near Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for the construction of the Independent System Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: View of roadway between Albany and Troy Avenues at station 119+00. Camera set up on outer rail of North track at station 118+50 looking East. Photograph also shows view of BMT Fulton Street Elevated Line structure above roadway.
Fulton Street between Troy Avenue and Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn Edison Company Caption: "Repair crew gets busy on the main feed line of the Brooklyn Edison Company in its underground conduit on Fulton St., bewteen Sumner and Troy Aves., where fire and explosion yesterday sent a manhole cover at that point hurtling through the air. Walter R. Voss, 33, of 5817 Avenue M, a member of Insurance fire Patrol 10, was treated at St. John's Hospital for injuries received when the explosion threw him against an 'L' pillar."
78 Rochester Avenue
Brooklyn: Rochester Avenue - Pacific Street 78-100 Rochester Ave., west side, from Pacific to Dean Streets. The frame house with the pitched roof, was once the Kenney Residence. April 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. 2.Rochester Ave. & Pacific St., s.w. cor. Neg. A-54 P.L. Sperr, photographer Aug. 2, 1941
78 Rochester Avenue
Brooklyn: Rochester Avenue - Pacific Street 78-100 Rochester Ave., west side, from Pacific to Dean Streets. The frame house with the pitched roof, was once the Kenney Residence. April 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. 2.Rochester Ave. & Pacific St., s.w. cor. Neg. A-54 P.L. Sperr, photographer Aug. 2, 1941
1635 Bergen Street
St. John's Orphan Asylum
To each his own Caption: "To each his own--Orpahs from St. John's Home for Boys reach for presents at Christmas party in auditorium of R. C. Shrine Church of St. Bernadette, 13th Ave. and 82d St., sponsored by the parish Holy Name Society. Handing out the presents are, left to right, Monsignor Francis P. Barilla, pastor; the Rev. John P. Gallagher, moderator of the society, and Joseph Jascewski, chairman of the society's party committee." Image includes Christmas tree in background.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
\[St. John's Home for Boys] Image represented is one of a related set (SWEL 0577, SWEL 0580, SWEL 0578, SWEL 0579), some of which may also be described in this new record; Five exterior views, in two different sizes, of St. John's Home for Boys, an orphanage located at Albany Avenue and St. Mark's Avenue. Four of the images are not dated.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
Stars of the show Caption: "Stars of the show--the famous Peanuts Quartet of St. John's Home who will entertain at the fourth annual dance of the Bonnie Boys, Inc., Friday night. The pint-sized vocalists are, left to right, Richard Blas, Charles Meyers, Arthur Mangual and Robert Fiumara ..."
St. John's Orphan Asylum
\[St. John's Home for Boys] Image represented is one of a related set (SWEL 0577, SWEL 0580, SWEL 0578, SWEL 0579), some of which may also be described in this new record; Five exterior views, in two different sizes, of St. John's Home for Boys, an orphanage located at Albany Avenue and St. Mark's Avenue. Four of the images are not dated.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
St. John's Home for Boys Caption: "Father Eugene Carlin, director of St. John's Home for Boys accepts check from Lou Karstendiek, Post Americanism chairman, to establish orphan's birthday fund at home in name of Floyd Bennett Post." Image includes many other men, all seated.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
Last solemn high mass Caption: "Last solemn high mass at St. John's Home for Boys was celebrated yesterday in the old chapel. Mons. Lawrence H. Bracken is shown blessing the congregation. He is assisted by the Rev. Adrian McCarthy, S.M., and the Rev. Joseph Tetzlaff, S.M., chaplain at the home." Image includes two altar boys in right background. Location is presumably Crown Heights before home relocated to Rockaway Beach, Queens.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
St. John's Home dedicates new athletic field Caption: "St. John's Home \[located in Rockaway Beach] dedicates new athletic field--Photo shows \[on platform] David Soder holding mascot Jerome Murphy, Fatts Bodie, and Jack Dempsey." Image includes several other unidentified men and a group of boys, some of whom are wearing baseball uniforms.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
\[St. John's Home for Boys] Image represented is one of a related set (SWEL 0577, SWEL 0580, SWEL 0578, SWEL 0579), some of which may also be described in this new record; Five exterior views, in two different sizes, of St. John's Home for Boys, an orphanage located at Albany Avenue and St. Mark's Avenue. Four of the images are not dated.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
Hospital corners Caption: "Hospital corners--St. John's \[Home for Boys] boys make up their own beds, manipulating pillow slips with skill ..." The home was located in Rockaway Beach, Queens.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
\[St. John's Home for Boys] Image represented is one of a related set (SWEL 0577, SWEL 0580, SWEL 0578, SWEL 0579), some of which may also be described in this new record; Five exterior views, in two different sizes, of St. John's Home for Boys, an orphanage located at Albany Avenue and St. Mark's Avenue. Four of the images are not dated.
St. John's Orphan Asylum
Oompah-pah Caption: "Oompah-pah--Clad in a uniform jacket and primed with a full head of wind, small brass player in the St. John's Home \[for Boys] Band tackles a low note on the tuba."
St. John's Orphan Asylum
Railroad brotherhood Caption: "Railroad brotherhood--Two young model railroad engineers ready cars of the St. John's Home \[for Boys] Special for a ... trip around the home's recreation room."
St. John's Orphan Asylum
\[St. John's Home for Boys] Image represented is one of a related set (SWEL 0577, SWEL 0580, SWEL 0578, SWEL 0579), some of which may also be described in this new record; Five exterior views, in two different sizes, of St. John's Home for Boys, an orphanage located at Albany Avenue and St. Mark's Avenue. Four of the images are not dated.
411 Stuyvesant Avenue
Brooklyn: Stuyvesant Avenue - Chauncey Street Stuyvesant Avenue, east side, at Decatur and Bainbridge Streets. View 1 shows limestone houses at the southeast corner of Chauncey Street; view 2, a brownstone at the northeast corner of Bainbridge Street. P. L. merr August 27, 1941 Vuin ', V
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