[1993, 1991, 1989, 1987, 1985, and 1983 Stillwell Avenue, Gravesend, Brooklyn, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click any image for a much larger view.]
I always like seeing kids get in these tax pitchers. For instance. For instance. And for instance. They must have brightened the work of the (still unidentified) WPA photographers.
[Back when it was standard practice to leave a baby in a carriage outside a store. Notice the ghostly onlooker — a mother? — just inside the store.]
[Click any image for a larger view.]
These buildings are still standing, storefronts below, apartments above.
An additional observation: it appears that when these photographs were taken, people had yet to understand the idea of dressing for the weather. Notice the range of clothing choices: from shorts to winter wear.
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Cuties! And I like their hats. I imagine someone knit them for them.
Yep And if you have a hat, you had better wear it. :)
10:35 am. - if the clock was right, must have been a Saturday, or holiday. What is the object in front of Refined Laundry?
A place for someone to park their dog while going inside? I hope it’s not meant as a playpen for children.
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