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A Window On Sea Gate: Where Yiddish Actors Rested & Rehearsed image

A Window On Sea Gate: Where Yiddish Actors Rested & Rehearsed
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The Forward's love of Sea Gate, Brooklyn's historic gated beach community at the literal edge of the Atlantic adjacent to the more public Coney Island, started back when Sea Gate was on offer as a "winter retreat" for Forward reading city dwellers, back in the 1920's.

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Surf Avenue, looking west from W. 32 Street to W. 33 Street image

Surf Avenue, looking west from W. 32 Street to W. 33 Street

Gravesend: north side of Surf Avenue, looking west from W. 32 Street to W. 33 Street, Coney Island, 1924.
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