The Northside's Haunted House
With Halloween only ten days away, Forgotten NY today takes a look at “one of Brooklyn’s more notable ‘haunted houses'”—Williamsburg’s 539 Driggs. In addition to the all the original, decrepit details and odd detritus visible through the windows, 539 Driggs is also notable for its rear house, accessible through a narrow side path. We still…

With Halloween only ten days away, Forgotten NY today takes a look at “one of Brooklyn’s more notable ‘haunted houses'”—Williamsburg’s 539 Driggs. In addition to the all the original, decrepit details and odd detritus visible through the windows, 539 Driggs is also notable for its rear house, accessible through a narrow side path. We still remember taking a quick duck down the alley shortly back in the early days of Brownstoner when we were still living in the ‘Burg. Neat stuff. More photos and descriptions on the link.
I love those mysterious little “rear tenements,” quite a few scattered around Greenpoint and Wmsburg. Another great find from Kevin.
Oh yeah, I always wonder about this place. The rear house appears to be occupied and in decent condition.
I’ve seen a fellow coming out of the place once recently, older had on a vet shirt and faded tattooed forearms…basically looked exactly like someone coming out of that building should.
Love stuff like this. Forgotten NY is one of my favorite sites
Wanted to take a photo of this place last year.
As w/ most every interesting place in NY someone has beat me to it
Thanks for this – i walk by this every day and have always wondered what it’s story was.
I love that old place.