Another great internet find, this time from the New York City web site. This picture was taken in 1938, showing the G train leaving the Smith and 9th Street station., heading towards the Carroll Street Station. What is interesting is the skyline in the background. The tallest building in the 30's in Carroll Gardens is still a Church. Could it be Saint Stephen's?
The landscape sure has changed in the last 70 years.
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I was going some random searches about New York and came across this site:
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/Subways%20homepage/subways.html
It has some interesting photos on some of the pages you might be interested in - old subways and the tiles/artwork found in them.
Dear Anon,
I love "Forgotten New York" and have spent way too many hours on that site. It is wonderful, isn't it?
Keep me informed if you find other great stuff. You can tell I love Brooklyn history. (Actually, history in general)
http://picsyard.com/The_lost_New_York_lots_of_pics
OK, this is the last site I am going to spam your site with, lol. I just keep finding these random NY sites that remind me of the old photos you tend to post!
I LOVE it. I did not know about this site before. there are some beautiful shots on there.
Keep it coming. I don't mind!
HELLO MY NAME IS SEAN..I GREW UP ARROUND THE CORNER FROM THE CHURCH IN YOUR PICTURE..I went to school there for grammar school the church is called ST.MARY'S STAR OF THE SEA. AL Capone had married his Irish bride there.due to the many lighting strikes they had removed the top steeple which now seems altogether smaller than it's original stature.
ST.stephens is more north of that church and slightly visible in your vintage picture.
Hi Sean,
You may be right. Coming from 9th Street, St. Mary's would be the first visible church. The fact that the steeple used to be much taller would explain why it looks so incredibly tall on the picture. Thanks so much for the info. It's very interesting.
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