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Call Number

2025.037

Date

circa 2000s-2020s copy of circa 1915-1925 original, inclusive

Creator

Casabianca, Richard (Role: Donor)

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

One 5x7 modern reproduction of a circa 1915-1925 sepia-toned photographic print of a house at 315 Ditmas Avenue.

Historical note

The Brooklyn neighborhood of Kensington was once part of the Dutch town of Flatbush. The first European colonizers in the area settled in 1737. It remained rural until the Coney Island Plank Road opened in 1850. After Ocean Parkway, which bisects the current neighborhood, was completed in 1876, development of the area accelerated rapidly. Much of its current housing stock, potentially including the home pictured in this photograph, was built in the 1920s. From the 1980s onwards the neighborhood has attracted a diverse array of immigrants comprising various nationalities, ethnicities, and religious affiliations.

Source:

Gallgher, John J. and John Manbeck. "Kensington." In The Encyclopedia of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson, 696. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; New York: New-York Historical Society, 2010.

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single item.

Scope and Contents

One 5x7 modern reproduction of a circa 1915-1925 sepia-toned photographic print of a house at 315 Ditmas Avenue. Two smalls boys on the porch are identified as Norman and Robert. The house is located between East 3rd and 4th Streets in the Kensington neighborhood. As of 2026, the house is still standing, though it has been altered somewhat.

Subjects

People

Casabianca, Richard (Role: Donor)

Topics

Streets -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Streets; Wooden-frame houses; Architecture -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Architecture -- New York (State) -- Kings County -- History; Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- New York; Buildings -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Historic buildings -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Children -- New York (State) -- Kings County

Places

Kensington (New York, N.Y.); Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.); Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Streets -- Pictorial works; New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works

Donors

Casabianca, Richard

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

This item is in the public domain. While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.

Preferred Citation

315 Ditmas Avenue photograph, circa 1915-1925, 2025.037; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Tiger Gardiner and Richard Casbianca, 2025.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

If digital surrogates exist, they should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.

Related Materials

Kensington photographs in the Brooklyn location scouting photographs collection (CBHM.0017) and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle photographs (BCMS.0002)

Kensington folders in the Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island real estate brochure collection (ARC.296) and the Brooklyn Historical Society ephemera collection (ARC.272)

Collection processed by

Dee Bowers

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-26 14:02:17 +0000.

Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

Center for Brooklyn History