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July 2, 2008

The Slope Armory, Then and Now

The Black Fives blog posted some absolutely stunning photos of the new recreation center at the Park Slope Armory as well as some archival material about the structure in the late 19th and early 20th century. The item talks about how the Smart Set Athletic Club's basketball team, "the first formally organized and independent all-black basketball team" played a game in the armory in 1910, about which The New York Age had this to say: "Never has such a galaxy of colored persons assembled under one roof." The armory's rec center is supposed to be fully operational by early next year.
Armory Home Court To Early Black B-ball Team [The Black Fives]
All images from The Black Fives




Posted by Gabby at 10:05 AM | Comments (6)
Categories: Park Slope

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I love the old school public transportation directions! I love "Colored" Brooklyn!

Posted by: qis4quincy at July 2, 2008 10:17 AM

What a beauty. Still is.

Posted by: guest at July 2, 2008 10:44 AM

There were probably more 'colored persons assembled under one roof' to use the armory back then, than there will be now.

Posted by: guest at July 2, 2008 12:04 PM

If only they will do the same thing to the bedstuy and armory.

Posted by: guest at July 2, 2008 1:32 PM

*crown heights

Posted by: guest at July 2, 2008 1:42 PM

so parkslope was an african american community in 1910?

Posted by: guest at July 2, 2008 9:44 PM

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