When telephones were the latest new-fangled tech in Flatbush, including a rundown of old Flatbush exchange names.
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Three “self service” groceries from 1940s Flatbush, and why they’re called that.
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“Ghost signs” is the cool-sounding name for advertising for businesses that are no longer around. Here’s a collection of the many ghost signs I’ve spotted in the neighborhood.
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Flatbush’s history as a horse town, and signs throughout the neighborhood of when horses were our main source of transportation.
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The frames for these billboards still stand on Flatbush Ave across from Erasmus Hall.
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