Look Homeward, Brooklyn!

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So I found this nifty web site especially for ex-Brooklynites. It's www.brooklynboard.com, The site encourages people to send in pictures of their Brooklyn past. I think these two are the most interesting because they are not very far from my house. I should see if I can find them and take a picture.



From Catherine Garbellotto
This was my husband's grandfather's store on Union Street between Bond and Union Street taken in 1940. We know the year because that is my mother-in-law and her sister, both pregnant with my husband and his cousin.



By Karen Hergenrider:
Here's a picture of my grandparents Thomas & Virginia Pappas' store in South Brooklyn. Being that they were from Greece, having an Italian deli was quite an accomplishment! This was on the corner of Union Street and Third Avenue. I don't know when the photo was taken. There is a wreath on the window that says SUCCESS. Virginia died in 1951. Later, my dad, John, ran the store with his dad until 1961.