[493 Stagg Street, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]
It’s industrial Brooklyn. The tax records say 501, but the door (of sorts) says 493. Who knows what it’s all about? The Stagg Street Shadow knows.
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The Stagg Street Shadow
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Clues: horseshoe nailed on right side
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Looks like an alarm sign on the left side
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?????????? is right. It always surprises me to see how ramshackle New York can look.
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