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M.H. Koski, Inc. – Loans – Chesterfield Cigarettes Ad – Brooklyn Eagle Want Ads “Ask For Miss Turner” – Clinton Hill, Brooklyn – A Brownstowner Find!
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A few weeks ago, the billboard that’s hung on the side of the bodega at Grand and Putnam avenues was taken down to reveal this old painted advertisement for M.H. Koski. As it turns out, the old-school pawn shop use to be headquartered in this very location, according to a Brooklyn Eagle ad from May 24, 1946 promoting “liberal loans on diamonds-jewelry and personal property.” If the shop had only stuck it out until the corner became a hotbed of the drug trade in the 70′s and 80′s it could have really cashed in. GMAP
By Brownstoner | 03/09/2012 12:00 PM
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Brooklyn Eagle - Tom Tryniski's Fulton History dot com
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Rubinstein & Klein Fine Furniture – Open Sunday – Boro Park, Brooklyn
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Previously posted on FAB:
- Rubinstein & Klein Fine Furniture – Neon – September 10, 2008
Save The Vitagraph Smokestack! – Midwood, Brooklyn
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© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Evidence of the crown shifting south can be seen here. © Frank H. Jump
I first heard about the Vitagraph smokestack from Kevin Walsh in the late 90s. For some reason I though it was only visible from the subway and I never got around to photographing it. With prodding from a new NY history friend (TYVI), I decided to go check out the smokestack for myself and I’m so glad I did. From the looks of the top of the stack, it is about to crumble. There are missing bricks near the top. Underneath, there is a parking lot for a religious high school. I wouldn’t park under this crumbling relic.
If there was a case for the urgent need for historic preservation here in Brooklyn, this is the smoking gun. This remnant of the nascent motion picture industry before it moved out West is worth preserving. What do you think?
Midwood Blog
Other Vitagraph Co. Smokestack documentation:
- The film business’s Brooklyn birth – Midwood Blog
- Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn – Avenue M – Movie Capital of the World? – Subway dot com.ru
- Midwood, Brooklyn – Wikipedia
- Vitagraph Studios – Wikipedia
- Vitagraph Smokestack – Forgotten-NY
Belvedere Apartments – Ocean Parkway – Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
From the roof of 3017 Ocean Pkwy © Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
After being told about this painted ad on many occasions (recently by Ellen Levitt and Faded Past’s Vlad Iorsh, where it is also featured) for an apartment building on Ocean Parkway, south of the Belt Parkway and across the street and a block or so south of Jesus Shuttlesworth’s (He Got Game) alma mater – Abraham Lincoln High School – I decided to shoot this before it was too late. Totally obscured by arboreal foliage in the warmer months, this sign is best shot from atop another apartment building just a few addresses south. A handsome older Russian chap with shopping bags was fumbling for his keys and I was kind enough to hold the door for him and let myself in. Thanks Vlad for your urgings. On Vlad’s Then & Now pages on Faded Past, he includes this image from the New York Public Library’s Digital Collection:
Brooklyn: Ocean Parkway - Seaside Boulevard - ID: 706119F - NYPL Digital Gallery © NYPL Digital Collection
Street View © Frank H. Jump
Elaine’s Avenue M Deli – Midwood, Brooklyn
Off Nostand Avenue just North of the Plaza Auto block © Frank H. Jump
I’ve heard so much about Elaine’s Avenue M Deli and finally I bought a delicious brisket of beef sandwich on an onion roll with a savory gravy on the side. In an era of fast food and other franchise food businesses taking over the home-cooked food restaurant and delicatessen market, I’m happy to see eateries like Elaine’s holding on. There was a great selection of sandwich meats and cheeses as well as specials of the day. I highly recommend Elaine’s if you are in the mood to order out for lunch. Support local businesses!
