Pre-Depression Bed Stuy

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This photo of Bedford Stuyvesant from 1923 looks like a movie set. Where are all the people? The local Musicians union was housed in this lovely wooden house at the corner of Lexington and Ralph Avenues, though their jam sessions must have been rudely interrupted by the rumbling of the elevated BMT subway line.
Photo from The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn by Kenneth T. Jackson and John B. Manbeck.

By Brownstoner |