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Was the Credit Card Really Invented in Flatbush?

How Flatbush Ave became the first place in the US someone walked into a store and used a credit card.

Stuff You Should KnowJennifer BoudinotNovember 13, 2023Flatbush people, the 1940s, advertisingComment

A Compendium of Miss Flatbushes

A look back at the various winners of Miss Flatbush beauty pageants from the 1920s to 1950s.

Flatbush CultureJennifer BoudinotJune 8, 2023Flatbush peopleComment

Photo of the Day: Boy Scout Photo Opp

These Boy Scouts may or may be farming, but this photo opp is a good demonstration of how Flatbush farms were laid out back in the day.

Samuel Anderson: Flatbush's Famous Black Pioneer

A lifelong Flatbush resident, Samuel Anderson broke free of the bonds of slavery to become a community leader and the second Black man to own land (and therefore, vote) in Brooklyn.

Stuff You Should KnowJennifer BoudinotJanuary 20, 2020FlatbushFlatbush people, black history, the 1830sComment

A Cortelyou Rd Street Scene

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.

Now GoneJennifer BoudinotJanuary 20, 2020Flatbushthe 1940s, Flatbush people, old businesses, cortelyou rd, Flatbush placesComment

The Parsonage: Historic Home Still Standing

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.

Lewis H. Pounds: The Man Who Named Ditmas Park

Visiting the home of one of the men who built Ditmas Park.

Photo of the Day: Hot Dog Eating Contest

Some Flatbush boys compete to see who can eat a hanging hot dog the fastest.

A Quick PhotoJennifer BoudinotJanuary 20, 20201940 World's FairFlatbush people, hot dogs, random photosComment

The Wilbur House: End of an Era

The story of the first-last Victorian home in Flatbush, and the family who lived there.