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684 Bedford Avenue
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Military band marching in the Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade. May 30, 1895. The building at left (with awning) is 684 Bedford Avenue.
47th Regiment Armory
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Designed by William Mundell, the 47th Regiment Armory was built in 1884 on the site of a former baseball grounds. Containing an armory, club rooms, and later a drill hall, the armory was one of the few funded by the state and not Kings County. While the 47th Regiment left the armory in the 1800s, various Army occupants and the National Guard utilized the space until 2011.
571 Flushing Avenue
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Five-alarm fire at the Hub Furniture Company warehouse on Flushing Avenue, March 26, 1930. No workers or firefighters were injured and the fire was brought under control in about one hour.
Public School 71
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Public School 71 ARCHITECT: James W. Naughton DATE: 1888-89 STYLE: Second Empire Public School 71K is a Second Empire style brick building, designed by James W. Naughton and erected in 1888-89 in the Williamsburgh section of Brooklyn prior to the Incorporation of Greater New York. A prominent feature in the area, the building is an important reminder of the long history of public education in Brooklyn which dates back to the Dutch colonial period.
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215 Lee Avenue
\[East side of Lee Avenue.] East side of Lee Avenue. #215 Lee Avenue (Insurance Offices and Law Office of Seymour Vidur). #213 Lee Avenue - Paragon Paints. (left)
82 Lynch Street
\[View of Lynch Street taken from Lee Avenue.] View of Lynch Street taken from Lee Avenue. #82 Lynch Street is nearest house. #84 Lynch Street is just beyond.
209 Lee Avenue
\[East side of Lee Avenue, looking north towards corner of Heyward Street.] East side of Lee Avenue, looking north towards corner of Heyward Street. #201 Lee Avenue is house at corner (farthest away) #203 Lee Avenue is next.
189 Lee Avenue
\[East side of Lee Avenue looking towards corner of Heyward Street (right). ] East side of Lee Avenue looking towards corner of Heyward Street (right).
182 Lee Avenue
S. Weiss Luncheonette Closeup of Hasidic man, boy and girl standing on sidewalk in front of luncheonette in Williamsburg; sign over shop, "S. Weiss Ice Cream & Luncheonette; home cooking," "182" on store window; ads for Kent cigarettes and Pepsi on wall on far left, and ad for Veep under store window; man and children appear to be buying food through opening in store window.
90A Heyward Street
\[#90A Heyward Street is the house in center.] \#90A Heyward Street is the house in center.
Public School 71
\[Bais Yaakov Educational System for Girls] Close-up of Bais Yaakov Educational System for Girls, a large, three-story, masonry elementary school at 415-425 Heyward Street in Williamsburg with sign in Hebrew on right side of first floor wall: "Bet Yaakov Le-hinukh ha-banot;" one pedestrian (boy) in center foreground and tree in far left foreground.
Public School 71
360 Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn: Marcy Avenue - Lynch Street Marcy Avenue, north from Lynch Street, showing W. P. A. track removal operations. The buildings nre on the west side of the avenue. View 2 is north from Heyward Avenue, and view 8 is north from Rutledge Street. Lynch Avenue, Heyward Avenue, and Rutledge Street follow each other consecutively from south to north. June 24, 1936 Views 1,2,3 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project
173 Lee Avenue
\[East side of Lee Avenue looking towards corner of Rutledge Street (right).] East side of Lee Avenue looking towards corner of Rutledge Street (right).
681 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue Heyward Street (left), at the northeast corner of Bedford Avenue. P. ~'. Sperr April 12, 1941
160 Penn Street
Braunstein's Jewelers Close-up of young Hasidic man standing behind shop counter, at Braunstein's Jewelers on Lee Avenue in Williamsburg, with hands on wrapped package, three shelves of silver objects wrapped in plastic behind him, and two clocks above. Note: Despite inscription, there is no indication that this is a jewelry store.
365 Marcy Avenue
\[Southeast corner of Marcy Avenue and Lynch Street. ] Southeast corner of Marcy Avenue and Lynch Street. Corner building is #365 Marcy Avenue.
140 Penn Street
\[#138 + #140 Penn Street - South side street, between Bedford Avenue and Lee Avenue.] \#138 + #140 Penn Street - South side street, between Bedford Avenue and Lee Avenue.
684 Bedford Avenue
306 Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn: Marcy Avenue - Penn Street Marcy Ave., at the S.W. corner of Penn. Street, showing the former St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. June 1926. Brown Brothers.
703 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn: Wallabout St. - Lynch St. Intersection of Wallabout Street (right) and Lynch Street, looking north. The New York and Brooklyn Casket Company occupies the large factory. P. L. Sperr April 12, 1941
271 Lee Avenue
Nutri Cola sign, 271 Lee Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
535 Flushing Avenue
\[Flushing Avenue at Lee Avenue, Brooklyn, NY] A New York bound trolley is stopped in front of 539 Flushing Avenue with its doors open. A muddy puddle runs between the roadway and the sidewalk.
539 Flushing Avenue
\[Flushing Avenue and Nostrand Avenue, Looking east, Brooklyn, NY] Trolley tracks at the intersection of Flushing Avenue and Nostrand (right) / Lee (left) Avenues in Brooklyn, NY. Camera is situated in the center of Flushing Avenue, facing East. A Coca-Cola truck and Sunoco gas station are on the North and South sides of the street, respectively. Across Nostrand Avenue, Marcy Houses is under construction and a large sign has been posted to this effect by the Housing Authority.
539 Flushing Avenue
\[Nostrand Avenue at Flushing Avenue, Looking North, Brooklyn, NY] Intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Camera is positioned in the center of Nostrand Avenue looking north to Flushing Avenue where Lee Avenue begins.
47th Regiment Armory
Brooklyn: Lynch Street - Harrison Avenue (1) Lynch Street, west from Harrison Ave. At right foreground, is a view of the 47th Regiment headquarters of the N.Y. State Armory. October 1928. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, showing view on Marcy Ave. Corner stone laid in 1883. October 1928. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
47th Regiment Armory
Brooklyn: 47th Regiment Armory (North Portland Avenue Armory), corner of North Portland Avenue and Auburn Place, undated.
47th Regiment Armory
Inspection of Forty-seventh Regiment by Gen. James McLeer.
47th Regiment Armory
Brooklyn, N.Y., 47th Regiment Armory.
47th Regiment Armory
Brooklyn 71, State Armory, 355 Marcy Ave; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
47th Regiment Armory
47th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Public School 122
Brooklyn 70, P.S. 122 (The William H. Harrison), 215 Heward St; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
215 Heyward Street
Brooklyn: Marcy Avenue - Rutledge Street Marcy Ave. south ofRutledge St., B'klyn Sept. 20, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
636 Bedford Avenue
Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov of Papa Twenty-six Hasidic people standing on front steps at dedication of Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov of Papa, a brick school building at 636-638 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg; additional sign on building: "Schuster and Finkelstein Building."
636 Bedford Avenue
636 Bedford Ave Close-up of three Hasidic men sitting at table eating. The occasion is the dedication of Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov of Papa at 636 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg.
636 Bedford Avenue
Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov of Papa Two brick buildings with open doors above stoops at 636-638 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg; photo cropped at third floor; sign over parlor floor at left reads, "Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov of Papa"; same sign in Hebrew over parlor floor at right; additional signs read, "Schuster and Finkelstein Building" and "Welcome Schuster and Finkelstein Family"; newly planted tree and Hasidic man walking past stoop in foreground.
131 Lee Avenue
Bes Hamidrosh Close-up of doorway and portion of facade of brick building with large sign, Bes Hemidrosh \[Bet ha-midrash], a house of study of Klausenberg Hasidic group at 131 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg; young man standing in doorway.
131 Lee Avenue
131 Lee Ave Close-up of doorway and portion of facade of brick building with large sign, Bes Hemidrosh \[Bet ha-midrash], a house of study of Klausenberg Hasidic group at 131 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg; six young men and boys (two partially visible) standing in foreground. It is assumed that the man standing directly in front of the doorway is Mr. Rosen.
131 Lee Avenue
\[Nine Hasidic boys] Nine Hasidic boys, presumably students at Klausenberger elementary school, standing in front of brick building in Williamsburg with two signs in door window; sign on right: "Office of Yeshivah, Yesotah Hatorah, 131 Lee Av."
571 Flushing Avenue
567 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, United States
571 Flushing Avenue
567 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, United States
571 Flushing Avenue
569 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, United States
124 Lee Avenue
Discussion on Lee Avenue Close-up of front of store at 124 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg with sign above entrance, "Wedding & bar mitzva invitations; Gestetner;" remainder of sign written in Yiddish; two Hasidic men and one boy standing conversing on sidewalk in front of store; cardboard box in right foreground.
125 Lee Avenue
On Lee Ave Close-up of Hasidic man on Lee Aveue in Williamsburg, right, standing behind pile of eleven wood crates with three stores (shoe repair shop, Flaum's Appetizing & Nut Shop, and Tiv-Tov Stores) in background.
125 Lee Avenue
Dept. store on Lee Avenue Close-up of entrance of Williamsburg store with sign: "Lee Ave. Dept. Store; floor covering, window shades, house furnishings, \[ch]inaware, gifts, toys, hardware, locks, notions; open Sundays;" young Hasidic man standing on sidewalk in foreground looking at merchandise he has apparently taken from one of many open boxes.
125 Lee Avenue
Family group on Lee Avenue Hasidic man carrying lulov (palm leaf), esrog (citrus fruit) in silver container, and folded tallith and three boys walking on sidewalk in Williamsburg business district during Sukkot with girl and two shop fronts in background.
630 Bedford Avenue
Belzer Yeshiva, Bedford Avenue Two four-story masonry buildings in Williamsburg, with stoops and broken pediments over rounded entrance arches; sign in English over parlor floor at left reads, "Belzer Yeshiva, Machzikei Torah of Belz"; same sign in Hebrew over parlor floor at right; Hasidic man walking on street in foreground; overhanging leaves and branches at top.
429 Flushing Avenue
\[View of North side of Flushing Avenue, taken from corner of Skillman Street (which ends at this point).] View of North side of Flushing Avenue, taken from corner of Skillman Street (which ends at this point).
61 Walton Street
Brooklyn: Walton St. - Union Ave. Walton Street, w. fr. Union Avenue, Jrooklyn. P. L. Sperr, photographer Sept. 25, 1941 Neg. No. A-1095
12 Heyward Street
Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. Beaver Engineering and Contracting Company, contractor. View of the Deknatel building located on the north side of Wythe Avenue between Wallabout Street and Heyward Street. Showing conditions in this vicinity before beginning construction work. July 28, 1925.
12 Heyward Street
Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Wallabout Street ranklin Avenue, east side, af Wallabout Street, looking north. On the right, at the southeast corner, is the Donohue Boiler Works; at the northeast corner is the Tole Morgan optical instruments factory. P. L. Sperr pril 12, 1941
439 Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn: Marcy Avenue - Wallabout Street Marcy Ave., east side, north from Wallabout Street. April 20, 1931. P. L. Sperr.
12 Heyward Street
Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. Beaver Engineering and Contracting Company, contractor. Trench excavation on Wythe Avenue looking north from the east side of Wallabout Street. One set of iron rod hangers and I-beams spanning the trench may be seen in the photograph. May 7, 1926.
19 Heyward Street
Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. Beaver Engineering and Contracting Company, contractor. View of building located at the northeast corner of Wythe Avenue and Heyward Street. Leopold Meisse Mirrors and Plate Glass at 19 Heyward Street. Conditions after the construction work had been completed. April 23, 1928.
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