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Vanishing Gas Stations
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While the great American landscape is liberally dotted with gas stations, they have quickly disappeared from the terrain of New York City. Today, there are fewer than 35 gas stations in Manhattan and only 1 station south of 23rd Street. Here are a few stations across the city.
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Bay Ridge Branch, LIRR
\[LIRR tracks: BMT Canarsie Line] Survey photograph along the Long Island Rail Road prior to construction of the subway line along this route. Photograph was taken from centerline of track A, looking south.
Chauncey Street and Central Avenue
Real "sidewalk" cafe Fifteen or sixteen sanitation workers lounging on sidewalk; bushes and trees behind iron fence in background. Caption: "Real "sidewalk" cafe: Sanitation men of District 41, Ridgewood, are shown eating lunch on sidewalk at Chauncey St. and Central Ave. They have asked the Sanitation Department to provide transportation to district headquarters or to other points where there are restaurant and washroom facilities."
672 Central Avenue
Brooklyn: Cooper Street - Central Avenue (1) Cooper Street, at the S.E. corner of Central Ave., showing an old hotel razed in October 1925. (This property was once in the Van Voorhies family). 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellection. (2) The same, as seen from the opposite direction on Central Ave. January 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
149 Cooper Street
Brooklyn: Cooper Street - Central Avenue 149-159 Cooper Street, at and north of Central Ave. The corner house (149), was at one time occupied by one Hatfield, who used it as a residence and also for the manufacture of "fire-works". It was later used as a saloon. March 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Colk ction.
Rudd Playground
Playland for borough tots Caption: "Playland for borough tots--Children are shown enjoying the new irrigated sandpit of the 1 1/4 acre playground on the north side of Aberdeen St. near Bushwick Ave. recently completed by the Department of Parks. A reconstruction project of the park included relocation of slides, swings and seesaws for kindergarten and older children." Image includes two adult women, presumably mothers, and several older children.
75-77 Aberdeen Street
Brooklyn: Aberdeen Street - Bushwick Avenue 75-77 Aberdeen Street, north side, between Bushwick Ave., and Evergreen Cemetery. (The buildings do not appear on the 1929 maps). Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Bushwick Avenue - Cooper Street, northwest corner
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Brooklyn: Cooper Street - Bushwick Avenue St. Ihomas P.5. Church, n.e. corner of Cooper St. & Bushwick Ave., B'klyn. AuG. 3, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
St. Thomas Church Interior, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1405 Bushwick Avenue, with pews, chancel, altar, pulpit on right, front, lectern on left, front.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
St. Thomas Church Interior, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1405 Bushwick Avenue, with pews, chancel, altar, pulpit on right, front, lectern on left, front.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Proposed St. Thomas P. E. Church Rendering (drawing) of proposed St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1405 Bushwick Avenue.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
\[Altar of St. Thomas Episcopal Church] Altar and mosaic reredos, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1405 Bushwick Avenue. Altar holds several objects including two candles in candlesticks, two small vases, open book, chalice, vessel (perhaps containing holy water) and closed book. Reredos decorated with alpha (left), cross (center), and omega (right).
1420 Bushwick Avenue
Evangelical Home for the Aged Image represented is one of a related set (SWEL 0221), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of residents of Evangelical Home for the Aged, located at 1420 Bushwick Avenue, dressed in various costumes for annual Halloween party. 0221 shows, left to right, Mrs. Dora Vetter, 69, Herman Fick, 74, Anton Bruchhauser, 74, and John Vagts, 82. 0222 shows Miss Amelia Leffler, 74, Miss Lena Walter, 74, and Mrs. David J. McKay, 79.
1383 Bushwick Avenue
Brooklyn: Cooper Street - Bushwick Avenue Cooper Street, at the N.W. corner of Bushwick Ave., showing Cooper Hall at the corner. April 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellection.
1420 Bushwick Avenue
Evangelical Home for the Aged Image represented is one of a related set (SWEL 0221), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of residents of Evangelical Home for the Aged, located at 1420 Bushwick Avenue, dressed in various costumes for annual Halloween party. 0221 shows, left to right, Mrs. Dora Vetter, 69, Herman Fick, 74, Anton Bruchhauser, 74, and John Vagts, 82. 0222 shows Miss Amelia Leffler, 74, Miss Lena Walter, 74, and Mrs. David J. McKay, 79.
Engine Co. #252
Brooklyn 100, Engine Co. \_252, 617 Central Ave; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
Roman Catholic Church of the Fourteen Holy Martyrs
Brooklyn: Schaeffer Street - Central Avenue (1) Schaeffer Street, at the S.W. corner of Central Ave., showing the R.C. Church and rectory of the Fourteen Holy Martyrs. March 1925. Eugene L, Arubruster Cellection. (2) The same, another view. (This church was organized in 1887). March 1925. Eugene L Arabruster Cellectien.
1545 Bushwick Avenue
\[DeSales Place and Bushwick Avenue: BMT Canarsie Line] Photographic negative showing eastside of Bushwick Avenue. Camera is set up on the centerline of DeSales Place and on the east baseline of Bushwick Avenue showing sidewalk and curb. Also shows construction and workers, automobile gas station, storefronts, apartment buildings, advertisements, automobiles and construction vehicles.
677 Chauncey Street
Brooklyn: Moffat Street - Bushwick Avenue (1) Moffat Street, east side, between Bushwick Ave., and Broadway, showing the church and adjaoent buildings, of the German Evangelical Home for the Aged. January 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, another view from the opposite directien. January 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellectien.
58 De Sales Place
\[DeSales Place and Bushwick Avenue: BMT Canarsie Line] Photographic negative showing southside sidewalk and curb of DeSales Place. Camera is set up 15' west of east curb line of Bushwick Avenue on the centerline of DeSales Place looking east. Also shows houses, apartment buildings, automobiles and pedestrians.
58 De Sales Place
\[DeSales Place and Bushwick Avenue: BMT Canarsie Line] Photographic negative showing DeSales Place. Camera is set up from point 100 feet southwest of southwesterly line of Bushwick Avenue, looking northeast. Also shows apartments, houses, clotheslines, pedestrians, children and a service station, Greater New York Service Stations: The Pure Oil Company , featuring a large map.
625 Wilson Avenue
\[Wilson Avenue and Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY] Wilson Avenue Line trolley tracks at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY.
253 Moffat Street
Brooklyn: Moffat Street - Wilson Avenue Moffat Street, west side, between Wilson and Knickerbocker Aves. The brick building to the right of the frame house, is No. 253. January 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
1579 Bushwick Avenue
\[Eastern Parkway and Bushwick Avenue: BMT Canarsie Line] Photographic negative showing Eastern Parkway. Camera is set up from point 125 feet southwest of southwesterly line of Bushwick Avenue, looking northeast. Also shows automobiles, apartments, storefronts, houses, pedestrians and a traffic signal tower.
1581 Bushwick Avenue
\[Eastern Parkway: BMT Canarsie Line] Photographic negative showing Eastern Parkway. Camera is set up from point 250 feet southwest of southwesterly line of Bushwick Avenue, looking northeast. Also shows automobiles, apartments, storefronts, houses, a Texaco service station, pedestrians and a traffic signal tower.
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