[1924 Gerritsen Beach | Click for Larger]
The white color of the neighborhood is from the fresh sand landfill. Notice the houses in the lower right corner along the water. Many such houses are evident along the shore of today’s golf course near Flatbush Ave and along Plumb Beach before the Belt Parkway was built.
Note the bridge across Ave U (left side of photo) as the creek extended well into the current park area today. What is known locally as “Mau Mau Island” was not created yet and the creek took a much different shape.
That first line is funny – “the white color of the neighborhood”…..
Hot debate. What do you think?
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Do you know what year that bottom photo is from? Most/all of the streets in Gerritsen are already laid out, and Flatbush Avenue south extension has already been built in that photo.
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October 1928
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Thanks Ray
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Amazing. 100% Amazing. I love seeing photos of the past like this! Great find.
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Arthur,
You can view the entire city as it was in 1924, with a slide bar that will compare the map as it is today (well…2008, but close enough)
go here to check it out:
http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/
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Wow. Awesome. Does anyone know the origin of GB street names ?
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I could be wrong, but I remember hearing or reading years ago that they were just names of freinds and relatives of the owners of Gerritsen Associates, who organized the streets and built in 1924/5. I specifically remember that Lois was a daughter of one. I have also always imagined that it was used as a tool to lure investors, i.e “Ivan for a thousand $ investment, we’ll name a street after you”. Since they were labeled alphabetically, I would think sometimes that they just had to come up with something that fit. lol, it’s something I used to think about as a kid.
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Who the heck came up with Dictum?
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or hymen?
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Dare Frank to Just Dictum Florence in the Aster, Hymen oKay.
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Dictum was named by our representatives who promised to correct the flooding on the Courts.
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interesting…wow, the back weeds were totally different! there were all little creeks back there, now its dry dirt and sand. and whats up with “the white color of the neighborhood”. lol
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