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Stories about the landmarks and other places that made Flatbush history.
A typical day on busy Flatbush Ave in the 1940s…colorized!
One of these mansions on Ocean Ave has been preserved while the other is falling into disrepair.
Some old buildings on Nostrand Ave, including an intriguing advertisement.
A magical skatepond on the Lefferts Farm, the Steenbakkery was a pivotal part of village social life for more than 100 years, especially during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
Ebbets Field was the heart and soul of Flatbush for 40 years. Here’s what it was like to be the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, with lots of photos.
A look at East 19th St. between Cortelyou and Beverley in the 1900s vs. today.
What did people do on Cortelyou Rd in the 1940s? A glimpse at a Flatbush shoppers visiting a restaurant, bike shop, and laundromat as seen in some photos taken by NYC for tax purposes.
Flatbush’s most important historical landmark was integral to the beginning of the community.
It’s hard to imagine now, but Flatbush Ave was once a dirt road.
Remnants of a large market called Bowman’s can be seen on Cortelyou Rd. Here’s what it looked like back in the 1940s.
This picturesque Dutch home is a designated New York City landmark, and just a short walk from the Junction HomeGoods.
The Junction is unrecognizable in this old aerial photograph.
A look back at the beginning of Victorian Flatbush as we know it, when the Vanderveer family sold their farmland to developers.
The building shown in this 1947 photo of Coney Island Ave at Newkirk is still standing, but much changed.
Part of the Dutch Reformed Church Complex, the Parsonage is a designated NYC Landmark that once stood along Flatbush Ave and housed an early Flatbush historian.
A bit of Prospect Park South in the 1900s and today.
This building on Coney Island Ave has changed a lot since the 1940s.