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571 Bedford Ave
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571 Bedford Avenue, 1958. Deep within Hasidic Williamsburg, 571 Bedford Avenue still remains. This Renaissance Revival mansion was constructed circa 1890. The copper bay window and the highly ornamented dormer window framing on the mansard roof have turned green with age. An early owner of the building (likely until his death in 1910) was Moses May, a beef dealer and president of the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphans Asylum. Today the building houses an Orthodox Jewish religious institution.
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.
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.
Oscar Hawley Mansion
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Hanover Club, ca. 1911. The Hanover Club was a prestigious German-Jewish Club opened by William Cullen Bryant, a publisher of the Brooklyn Times. It was founded in 1890, housed in the former mansion of Oscar Hawley, a wealthy box manufacturer. In its heyday, the club boasted a bowling alley, billiards club, a restaurant, and a cafe. The alley and cafe were open exclusively to women in the afternoon. During these hours, a gentleman was only allowed inside if accompanied by a lady. The club also hosted dinners in true German spirit, one of which was called the "Thumb bit dinner." At said dinner supposedly, guests dined on steak piled high on slices of bread, all while wearing butcher's aprons and hats. The 400-member club moved to a new building in Crown Heights just one year after they moved into the Hawley Mansion. As the clubhouse changed its scenery, so did the neighborhood of South Williamsburg. When the Williamsburg Bridge was completed in 1909, an influx of Jewish immigrants moved from the Lower East Side to Williamsburg. The former mansion became the Young Israel Association in 1922, an orthodox institution that aimed to provide new immigrants with a space to connect with their community and their religious beliefs. The building is now Bais Yaskov of Adas Yereim.
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Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer Facade and steeple of Church of the Redeemer, Bedford Avenue and Hewes Street, with residential buildings on both sides and intersecting streets.
Church of the Redeemer
\[Synagogue on Bedford Avenue and Hewes Street] Close-up of large, stone synagogue on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Hewes Street with two parked automobiles, two pedestrians and traffic light in foreground.
Church of the Redeemer
Synagogue, cor. Bedford & Hewes St Synagogue in Williamsburg with rough-cut stone and gabled roof between two square towers; three arched doorways at entrance; Star of David in central rose window; brownstone building to right of synagogue; pedestrians, including some Hasidic men, on sidewalk in front of synagogue; traffic light on corner at far left; branches of tree in far right foreground.
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.
601 Bedford Avenue
Williamsburg - Boro Park bus service Close-up of front of city bus ("B-110 Williamsburg") in Williamsburg with two Hasidic boys, one carrying plastic garment bag over left arm, and traffic light on far left; portion of large brick building in background.
601 Bedford Avenue
\[Southeast corner of Bedford Avenue and Hooper Street. #601 Bedford Avenue is corner building.] Southeast corner of Bedford Avenue and Hooper Street. #601 Bedford Avenue is corner building.
601 Bedford Avenue
Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. Beaver Engineering and Contracting Company, contractor. View on Hooper Street at Bedford Avenue, looking east. June 22, 1925.
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.
575 Bedford Avenue
Sign for the YMCA, 575 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, undated \[ca. 1918]. Probably photographed for Lawrence L. Strauss.
575 Bedford Avenue
Sign for the YMCA, 575 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, undated \[ca. 1918]. Probably photographed for Lawrence L. Strauss.
575 Bedford Avenue
\[Williamsburg YM and YWHA] Four-story masonry building behind iron fence on Keap Street in Williamsburg, with large lettering ("Y.M.H.A. Y.W.H.A.") on stringcourse; fourth story partly enclosed, partly open air; bilingual sign (English and Yiddish) on corner of first floor, 'YM & YWHA of Williamsburg. Activities . . . Register Now!"; four girls crossing street at left; Hasidic man on sidewalk in central foreground; leafy trees, parked automobiles, lamppost, street signs, fire hydrant, and stop sign throughout foreground.
148 Keap Street
148 Keap Street, Brooklyn, November 2, 1915. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
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.
571 Bedford Ave
\[#571 Bedford Avenue (East side of avenue between Rodney and Keap Streets).] \#571 Bedford Avenue (East side of avenue between Rodney and Keap Streets).
571 Bedford Ave
\[#571 Bedford Avenue (on east side of avenue between Rodney Street and Keap Street).] \#571 Bedford Avenue (on east side of avenue between Rodney Street and Keap Street).
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.
Oscar Hawley Mansion
Hanover Club Image represented is one of a related set (CLUB 0369, CLUB 0370), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three exterior views, in different sizes, of the Hanover Club located at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Rodney Street. 0370 is a reproduction, retouched, and not dated.
Oscar Hawley Mansion
Hanover Club Image represented is one of a related set (CLUB 0369, CLUB 0370), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three exterior views, in different sizes, of the Hanover Club located at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Rodney Street. 0370 is a reproduction, retouched, and not dated.
Oscar Hawley Mansion
Young Israel of Brooklyn Close-up of facade of Young Israel of Brooklyn, a three-story, brick synagogue in Williamsburg with iron fence, traffic light, and pedestrian (woman) in foreground.
Oscar Hawley Mansion
Brooklyn: Oscar Hawley House, Bedford Avenue and Rodney Street, 1922. Later headquarters of the Hanover Club, 1891-1922.
Oscar Hawley Mansion
Hanover Club Image represented is one of a related set (CLUB 0369, CLUB 0370), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three exterior views, in different sizes, of the Hanover Club located at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Rodney Street. 0370 is a reproduction, retouched, and not dated.
Oscar Hawley Mansion
Brooklyn: Oscar Hawley House, Bedford Avenue and Rodney Street, 1922. Later headquarters of the Hanover Club, 1891-1922.
Oscar Hawley Mansion
Brooklyn: Rodney Street - Bedford Avenue Rodney Street, south side, at and east of Bedford Ave., showing at the corner the Oscar Hawley Mansion, purchased by the Hanover Club in 1891 for 327,000 and enlarged. Ihh 1922, a Jewish Society known as the " Young Israel of williamsburg" purchased the club forS 35,000. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
157 Hooper Avenue
Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. Beaver Engineering and Contracting Company, contractor. View taken opposite 126 Hooper Street, just east of Bedford Avenue, looking east. Showing the condition of the pavement after the excavating and pipe laying machinery had completed the steel pipe laying operations. The pavement in this block was laid in 1895. June 22, 1925.
114 Lee Avenue
\[Hasidic man at 114 Lee Avenue] Close-up of elderly Hasidic man wearing glasses and white shirt with left sleeve rolled to elbow standing in front of building at 114 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg.
114 Lee Avenue
114 Lee Ave Close-up of three Hasidic men standing, back to camera, in bookshop at 114 Lee Avenue, Williamsburg.
114 Lee Avenue
Bookstore, 114 Lee Ave Elderly Hasidic man standing in doorway of Williamsburg bookstore with signs over doorway and window: "Hayim David Aryeh Aynhorn, 114, ST2-7782; For weddings and bar mitzvahs; Available here: 10 vols. 4 parts of Shulhan Arukh, 7 v. Turim, 10 v. Sde Hemed; complete in deluxe bindings; the nicest sable hats." Young woman with child are standing in foreground with two garbage cans on far right.
114 Lee Avenue
Book seller, 114 Lee Ave Close-up of elderly Hasidic man wearing glasses sitting and looking a sheet of photographs with several books on shelves in background. It is assumed from inscription that he is manager of a bookshop at 114 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg.
108 Lee Avenue
\[Kosher pizza and falafel shop] Close-up of front of brick Williamsburg shop with sign over window: "Kosher pizza-falafel" and "Pepsi" sign on each side; neon sign in shop window; "108" on door.
122 Ross Street
\[Brownstone at Bedford Avenue and Ross Street] Four-story corner brownstone, with two-sided bay window and pediment over entrance; lamppost and street sign on sidewalk in front of building; adjacent buildings at left and right. Caption: "Another old Eastern District landmark is to be razed to make room for a big improvement to be erected on its site. The building is the fine old dwelling at the southwest corner of Bedford Avenue and Ross street, occupied for the past twelve years by Dr. A. W. Lawrence. . . . The building was occupied for some time by the Nassau Wheelmen as a clubhouse."
572 Bedford Avenue
On Bedford Ave Close-up of three Hasidic girls wearing winter coats playing on Williamsburg sidewalk with two stores in background; store on left has partially open steel gate and several unidentifiable objects in window and store is right has sign in window, "S. Weinberger's Fruit & Vegetable, EV4-5791."
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.
559 Bedford Avenue
\[East side of Bedford Avenue looking toward Rodney Street (corner at right).] East side of Bedford Avenue looking toward Rodney Street (corner at right).
561 Bedford Avenue
Bedford Ave. & Rodney St Close-up of facade of large, brick building with porches, ornamental ledges, an arched doorway and round half-tower, being a Yeshiva school at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Rodney Avenue; woman, several children, and street signs are in foreground, and portions of a schoolbus and citybus in far left and far 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.
83 Rodney Street
\[North side of Rodney Street.] North side of Rodney Street between Bedford Avenue and Wythe Avenue, looking east.
684 Bedford Avenue
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."
First Baptist Church of Williamsburg
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from Lee Ave Intersection of Lee Avenue and Keap Street with Williamsburg Christian Church, a large brick building on corner, several parked automobiles, one moving automobile, several pedestrians, three row houses in left background, and two moving automobiles on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway below.
First Baptist Church of Williamsburg
\[First Baptist Church of Williamsburg] Facade of First Baptist Church of Williamsburg with iron fence, Lee Avenue and Keap Street; also adjacent buildings, and intersecting streets; pedestrians in foreground.
First Baptist Church of Williamsburg
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Intersection of Lee Avenue and Keap Street in with Williamsburg Christian Church, a large brick building, on corner, several parked automobiles, one moving bus, several pedestrians, four row houses in left background, several apartment houses with shops on ground level in right background, and two moving automobiles on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway below.
115 Lee Avenue
Mrs. Martin Weiss Mrs. Martin Weiss standing in front of Martin Weiss hardware store at 115 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg with many buckets, two boxes, bushel basket, and three garbage cans on sidewalk, and assorted merchandise in store window; large sign above entrance, "Martin Weiss" and smaller sign on far left, "Crystal, gifts, hardware."
115 Lee Avenue
115 Lee Ave Close-up of entrance of Martin Weiss hardware store at 115 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg with man, back to camera, entering store and two beach chairs and stack of pails on sidewalk in right foreground.
Keap Street and Lee Avenue
Board of Water Supply. City Water Tunnel No. 2. Sprague & Henwood, Inc., contractor. View of boring rig located at corner of Keap Street and Lee Avenue. November 13, 1923.
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