Woof redux

[362 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]

The arrow points to no. 364, but I’m here for no. 362. Brian called my attention to this second tax photograph in which the dog at no. 362 appears. This post is for Brian and for Fresca, who liked that first photograph.

It’s now clear to me that there’s a railing of some sort placed outside the window sill — handy for both dogs and pillows. And it’s now clear that this dog was watching the street, the whole street, in both directions.

Eyes on the street — long before Jane Jacobs coined that phrase.

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A reader has suggested that there are two dogs in this photograph. Thoughts, anyone? Here’s a link to the full-size photograph.

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I finally see them both.

[Click either image for a larger view.]

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