I.D. This Photo, Win a Book
Charles Lockwood, author of the definitive Bricks and Brownstone, sent in this photo of a mother and child on a brownstone stoop that he bought online. He’s not sure where it is and is offering a signed copy of his book to the first reader that can correctly identify the location. Guesses?
Charles Lockwood, author of the definitive Bricks and Brownstone, sent in this photo of a mother and child on a brownstone stoop that he bought online. He’s not sure where it is and is offering a signed copy of his book to the first reader that can correctly identify the location. Guesses?
Chances are this photo was taken in Harlem, even East Harlem.
SJ…that’s the easy part. it’s Sunday, at 9:45 and they are off to 10:00 mass!!!
But who is that figure up in the second floor window?? Is that Norman Bates’ mother????
I was not referring to the roofline in my comments. I was referring to the hood features over the entrance surrounds. They look like stone awnings.
The roof is fairly standard Second Empire.
It’s incredible that there are no house numbers or any other identifying features. Anybody want to make a guess as to what time of day it is?
Maybe it’s just the old photography, but it looks to me like the facade is yellow brick…
Age of Innocence
This photo makes me swoon. It appeals to my love of history and my near obsession with 19th century lives, especially those in New York. It reminds me of one of my favorite books, (I think by Jack Finney) called Time and Again.
Sam, there are houses in Bed Stuy with those rooflines. There are several on Herkimer between New York and Nostrand, which I walk by almost daily. I’ve seen them all over BS, actually.
Agreed in re: the “lintel”? above the doors. Also, the design just under the roof that seems to run across all three buildings seems distinctive enough to help.
Lastly, if we assume that this picture is at least 100 years old… It might be helpful to eliminate those areas where brownstones had not been erected and concentrate on the heights, park slope and what’s in between?