67 5th Avenue photographs
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Two photographs of the storefront at 67 5th Avenue in Park Slope, one from 1910 and one from circa 2020s.
Historical note
The Brooklyn neighborhood of Park Slope was first developed after the completion of Prospect Park in 1867 and street railways were extended into the area in the 1870s. While mansions and grand residences were built close to the park, more modest dwellings and businesses were built in other parts of the neighborhood. These working class areas were mostly populated by Irish immigrants. 5th Avenue, where the building in these photographs is located, has long been a commercial corridor. In 1974, part of the neighborhood was named as a historic district, the largest in Brooklyn. The neighborhood has been through many changes in its demographic makeup and cost of living, and is currently one of the more expensive neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
Source:
- Gallagher, John J. "Park Slope." In The Encyclopedia of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson, 979. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; New York: New-York Historical Society, 2010.
Arrangement
This small collection is housed in a single folder with no particular arrangement.
Scope and Contents
Two modern photographic 4x6 prints: one a reproduction of a c. 1910 sepia-toned photograph showing Bernardo Montalbano (with elder son Charles Montalbano and one other child) in front of his store at 67 5th Avenue, and the other a color photograph of the same place circa 2020s. The storefront is located between St. Marks Avenue and Prospect Place in Park Slope. Montalbano's business was called The 5th Ave. Repairing Co. The 2020s business in the same location is a wine and spirits store called Sip.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); 67 5th Avenue photographs, 2025.036; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Greg Shane, 2025.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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