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Brooklyn Eagle – Courtesy of Fulton History
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Remembering Reckitt’s Blue – 622 Washington Avenue – Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
From the book Fading Ads of NYC (History Press, 2011) © Frank H. Jump
Other Reckitt’s Blue posts on FAB.
Heinz Factory Revisited – Lefferts Gardens/Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Private Label Industrial Maintenance Chemicals REVISITED – M. Blumberg – Bushwick, Brooklyn
© Vincenzo Aiosa
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© Vincenzo Aiosa
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I believe this building at 395 Johnson Avenue was originally the home of Max Blumberg’s lumber and millwork business. He emigrated from Russia in the late 1800s and started a sash and door factory on Humboldt St in addition to building apartments. His fortune was wiped out in the business depression of 1907 but he recovered and at some point erected the building on Johnson Street. Blumberg was active in Jewish philanthropies and died at the age of 58 in 1938. His biography is available online at the link:
http://thehistorybox.com/ny_city/nycity_bklyn_businessmen_pre_1925_article00713.htmAnother photo of the building is available online at the link
http://www.donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/h0072.htm. This photo shows some interesting architectural details and brickwork on the ends of the building. At the time this picture was taken in 2003, ADAR Imports occupied the building. Now it is apparently used by the Nationwide Chemical Co., Inc., a distributor of specialty cleaning, polishing and sanitation preparations. – Robert Baptista – Colorants Industry History
Previously on FAB:
- Private Label Industrial Maintenance Chemicals – Bushwick, Brooklyn – Aug 18th, 2008
