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Photos From The Past
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The Knish Man
Ruby Oshinsky
Born January 3, 1917
Died October 9, 1987
The best homemade Knishes in the world
The original Carlucci's Restaurant
1845 Eastern Parkway
1950 thru 1977
Owners of Carlucci's
Anthony V. Bilardi & Elvera Bilardi
Son Carl is on the left
Our Lady of Loreto Rectory
Pacific St. & Sackman St.
Molinari Funeral Home on the left, Loretto on the right.
Pacific St. & Junius St.
Our Lady of Loretto School
Our Lady of Loretto School
Demolition in progress
Photo taken May 29, 2007
The Remains of Loretto School
Our Lady of Loretto Church, Rectory and Convent
Pacific St. & Sackman St.
Former site of Zollo's Luncheonette
Marino's Grocery Store Mid 1930
1684 East New York Ave off Sackman St.
Original Matchbook From Tex's Restaurant
2352 Atlantic ave.
Atlantic Ave & Eastern Pkwy. Photo taken in 1940
Before the construction of the Atlantic Ave Viaduct.
Atlantic Ave. & Eastern Parkway 1954
Looking West towards Rockaway Ave.
Current photo of Atlantic Ave & Eastern Pkwy
Molinari Funeral Home
Miranda Beer Distributors
2451 Dean St.
Rossi Pharmacy
1906 Eastern Pkwy
2416 - 2414 - 2412 Pacific St.
2408 - 2406 - 2404 Pacific St.
138 Sackman St.
The Italian American Civil Rights League
Our Lady of Loreto
Powell St. off Liberty Ave.
1896 - 1908
Atlantic Ave. & Sackman St. 1930
Giorgianni Pharmacy 1942
2272 Pacific St. off Easterm Pkway
Mrs. Ersilia Giorgianni with her dog Tripoli
Highland Park
Indian Bridge, Highland Park
East New York Ave. & Bergen St.
Condos have been built on this site.
East New York Ave. & Stone Ave. 1954
Before the construction of the Howard Houses
The infamous Midnight Rose's candy store.
Livonia and Saratoga Ave. Headquarters of Murder Inc.
House of the Good Shepherd
Hopkinson Ave. & Pacific St.
Bilello's Bakery Delivery Truck 1950s
2271 Pacific St.
Stone Ave. & Sumpter St. 1941
Monaco Pl. & Herkimer St. 1936
Callahan & Kelly Park
Bounded by Fulton St. & Truxton St.
Van Sinderen Ave. & Eastern Pkwy.
The park was named after two local soldiers who died
in World War 1. William E. Callahan and Edward E. Kelly
In 1956 the Fulton St. elevated railway was demolish.
Monaco Pl. & Atlantic Ave. 1940
Lutheran Hospital and Dispensary, 1940
East New York Ave. and Junius Street.
Diana Coal Oil
Atlantic Ave. & Conduit Blvd
1955 -1981
Recently demolished
McConnell Slate Company
East New York Ave. & Pacific St. (Near Junius St.)
The present entrance of the LIRR
East New York station Jamaica-bound
Atlantic Ave & Van Siclen Ave.
LIRR Ticket Window Under East New York Station
Atlantic Ave. Viaduct
LIRR East New York Station
Atlantic Ave & Van Siclen Ave.
Yellow Auto Supplies
2533 Atlantic Ave. off Williams Ave
PS 155
1355 Herkimer Street
Under Construction in 1908
Current Photo
PS 155
1355 Herkimer Street
Howard Ave. & Eastern Pkwy.
White Castle
Atlantic Ave & Highland PL.
Opened in 1955
Carvel Ice Cream
Atlantic Ave & Highland PL.
Atlantic Ave & Georgia Ave.
Jimmy's Diner
2592 Atlantic Ave. Coner of Georgia Ave.
Loew's Pitkin Theatre
Pitkin Ave & Legion Street
Belmont Ave. Puchcart Market
Sackman St & Pitkin Ave. 1965
Pitkin Ave. & Christopher Ave. 1964
The Kishke King
1711 Pitkin Ave.
Pietro LaBarbera Grocery (Mid 1930)
177 Rockaway Ave.
Ariola Bakery
143 Rockaway Ave.
Between Herkmer & Fulton St.
Mrs Maxwell's Bakery
2700 Atlantic Ave.
1930 Photo of Atlantic Ave. looking East from Wiliams Ave.
NYPD 73rd Pct Police Car
1968 Plymouth Fury
The 73rd Pct
East New York Ave. & Rockaway Ave.
Brownsville Boys Club
Stone Ave. & Liberty Ave.