[2885 Harway Avenue, Gravesend, Brooklyn, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]
Yes, the three B s: Bumpers, Bumperettes, and Brackets.
Neither Merriam-Webster nor the OED has an entry for bumperette, but Wordnik comes through: “a small secondary bumper to protect a car’s main bumpers in the event of a collision.”
Here, have some, or more than some, bumperettes.
This spot, close to the intersection of Harway and Stillwell Avenues, appears to have been recently occupied by Harway Milk Farm, a deli and grocery. Stillwell Avenue has been the focus of several recent Sundays’ worth of tax photographs.
Bonus points to this photograph for its dog.
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comments: 4
Sounds like a singing group
Don't forget the giant hand in the preceeding photo
Dogette!
Or a composers' group.
The second comment points to this business next door: https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_3_06924_0040#19.47/40.5874999/-73.9836616.
Fresca, I can hear that dog whimpering softly in response to your kindness.
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