tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post7116894905679276273..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: A Corner in FlatbushBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-24596777066726088182017-03-19T11:24:32.107-07:002017-03-19T11:24:32.107-07:00My grandfather was the Gilmore that owned that bar...My grandfather was the Gilmore that owned that bar. I found a picture of it in the Historical Society website and requested a copy of it. I have not received a response yet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-23078434889113439562016-10-20T14:39:56.357-07:002016-10-20T14:39:56.357-07:00The funeral home (mentioned above) was Kennedy'...The funeral home (mentioned above) was Kennedy's. This is the corner where Holy Cross church is - I grew up and continued working (on that block, in fact)there until relatively recently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-7747377518698160592014-07-10T08:20:46.407-07:002014-07-10T08:20:46.407-07:00this location was a bar named Gilmores. My grandfa...this location was a bar named Gilmores. My grandfather John Mulroy was bartender in the 60's I have a photo if you like, but can't upload it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266793547466697501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-36968512996583036562011-12-22T12:57:31.042-08:002011-12-22T12:57:31.042-08:00Nice haul of information, Helen. Thank your husban...Nice haul of information, Helen. Thank your husband. So the Roti place was a bar, huh? I bet at one point they took boarders on the second floor.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-38910109481385477712011-12-21T16:58:38.124-08:002011-12-21T16:58:38.124-08:00I just realized that I was vague when you're l...I just realized that I was vague when you're looking for specifics - sorry. My husband's timeframe would be the 1950s and into the 1960s. <br /><br />HelenHelen againnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-9933682346638097932011-12-21T16:20:51.633-08:002011-12-21T16:20:51.633-08:00This was my husband's neighborhood many decade...This was my husband's neighborhood many decades ago. He's remembering the NE corner as "The Hut" - a restaurant - the SE corner as a Bar, the NW corner as probably a funeral home, and the SW is less memorable but maybe a pharmacy.<br /><br />We SO enjoy reading your blog!!<br /><br />HelenHelennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-81596624384956168552011-12-20T07:32:58.405-08:002011-12-20T07:32:58.405-08:00I'm far from an architectural expert, but it&#...I'm far from an architectural expert, but it's my impression that the building looks to be from the early part of the 20th Century or possibly the very late 19th. Something like a range from 1895 to 1915.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-2106169798086315232011-12-20T05:33:06.780-08:002011-12-20T05:33:06.780-08:00Nio's has (or at least had) a lunch truck in l...Nio's has (or at least had) a lunch truck in lower Manhattan.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08649760273829165071noreply@blogger.com