Image credit: Duke University David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
A #TBT photo that may help to mentally prepare for the coming snow. This shot of Myrtle Avenue was taken by famed photographer William Gedney in 1969 from his apartment above what is now Kum Kau at the corner of Washington & Myrtle. The winter scene is dominated by the Myrtle Avenue Elevated train, which ran through Fort Greene and Clinton Hill from the 1880’s through the 1960’s, when it was removed.
Image Source: Library of Congress
Thanksgiving can be stressful for a host who is charged with braving the supermarket crowds in search of the cranberry sauce, yams and the perfect turkey. As this photo shows, one thing to be thankful for this year when prepping for your holiday, is that you don’t have to shop at the hectic Wallabout Market.
The Wallabout Market, located at Flushing and Washington avenues in what is now the Navy Yard, was open from 1884-1941. The wholesale market, one of the largest in the entire world, was closed in the 1940’s to make way for the Navy Yard’s expansion in preparation of World War II.
1940’s Historic Tax Photo, purchased from the New York City Department of Records.
In this 1940’s photo of 370 & 372 Myrtle you’ll find Landi’s Jersey Pork store and a historic wooden storefront, respectively. The former pork store is now currently looking for a new commercial tenant. And 372, which once sold Salada Tea according to a sign in the window, is now home to Manee Thai, which offers $7 lunch specials!
According to this 1940 photo, not much has changed at 471 Myrtle, home now to The Joint on Myrtle. The space, which has a luncheonette sign in the photo, still serves great lunches and has a beautiful historic storefront 73 years later.
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