What's the Oldest Business in Park Slope?
If your answer was prostitution, you’re not the only one. This Brooklynian thread tries to chart out the nabe’s oldest retail spot. The contenders: Pinchik Hardware on Flatbush, rumored to have been here since the 40s; Smiling Pizza (since the 70s, maybe?); and Neergard Pharmacy’s 5th Avenue locale, which seems to have opened in the…
If your answer was prostitution, you’re not the only one. This Brooklynian thread tries to chart out the nabe’s oldest retail spot. The contenders: Pinchik Hardware on Flatbush, rumored to have been here since the 40s; Smiling Pizza (since the 70s, maybe?); and Neergard Pharmacy’s 5th Avenue locale, which seems to have opened in the late 1800s. Jackie’s 5th Amendment? Aunt Suzie’s? Tarzian? Other ideas?
Photo by jeremoss.
Just a fetish, dear. I usually only comment on the its/it’s screwup. But this one tickled my fancy.
cmu, dear, Were you an english teacher or a writer, or is this just a fetish of yours?
It’s certainly not Aunt Suzie’s, which wasn’t open in 1986 when I moved here.
“Conjugation has nothing to do with an overnight stay while you’re in the HOD.”
Wow…look who’s pointing out about overnight stays. I realize that you can be done in a HOD within minutes.
Purity Diner has been around since the ’50s. They did a lousy renovation in the late ’80s.
Still Neergaard at 1888.
South Brooklyn Casket Company – 1931
i posted but it never showed up….
theres a barber shop on 6th street and 7th ave that says “est 1901” on the sign. not sure if its true tho.
also O’Connor’s
“Sorry, BRG, I am new to the site and still trying to get the hang of it.”
me too!