1910-1920

The flatiron-style building in this 1919 photo is located at the north corner of the intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues. Although the cigar store is long gone, along with a portion of the building right at the point of the intersection, the bulk of the original structure remains, and can be seen from the street today. Shops currently on the ground floor include Kicks, Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery, a fruit & vegetable stand, a pawn shop and a fish market. The missing part of the building has been replaced by a subway entrance and an HSBC bank. (BRIAN MERLIS Collection/oldNYCphotos.com)

Atlas of the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York… By and under the direction of Hugo Ullitz, C.E., Published by E. Belcher Hyde, 1920. Volume 3.

A view of the business section of Vanderveer Park, ca. 1910, looking south on Flatbush Avenue toward Germania Place and the Junction. Just south of Mullins & Sons is the Woolworth store.

(BRIAN MERLIS Collection/oldNYCphotos.com)