1932; 1940

Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street

Flatbush Avenue Extension, east side, from Lafayette Street(left) to Debevoise Place, showing several old rookeries and gasoline stations. On the extreme right is a portion of the Paramount Theatre Building; the 4-story house on the left is on Lafayette Street and Debevoise Place. April 7, 1932 P. L. Sperr (2) The same location, at a later date. The two upper stories of the Zappa Brothers gas station were removed; the other rookeries remaining intact, except for the change of tenants. April 27, 1940 P. L. Sperr (3) The same block, viewing from Debevoise Place to Lafayette Street. Debevoise Place is on the extreme right and forms a forty-five degree angle with Flatbush Avenue. Beyond the Paramount Bowling Center is the four-story tenement seen on the left in view. Shown, too, is the factory of the Edison Screw Machine Products Company, also known as the Maltz Building. April 27, 1940 P. L. Sperr Neg* 1237

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection