[79 West 9th Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]
Is he auditioning for a role in Hamlet ? Um, no.
The girl at the window: did you spot her?
The 1980s tax photo shows a vacant lot in disrepair. Today there’s a parking lot.
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Nice, here's another view
https://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/PHOTOS/nycha/photos/02.007.02376.jpg
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A bite for lunch
https://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/PHOTOS/nycha/photos/02.015.0173.jpg
Thanks. Is that a horseshoe above the garage?
I answered my own question. This tax photograph shows the words HORSE SHOER above the doors:
https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_3_00535_0040#17.5/40.677134/-74.004385
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