Gotham Theatre and East New York Junction, ca. 1890, v1973.4.1435; Postcard Collection; Brooklyn Historical Society.
This postcard depicts a typical Brooklyn street scene from the 1890s, showing horse-drawn vehicles, trolleys, and one of the city’s newly-constructed elevated rail lines. The Gotham Theatre, on the right side of this image, was located near the intersection of Fulton Street and Alabama Avenue in East New York. It was constructed in 1890 and demolished in the mid-1930s. There are more photos of this intersection, and a brief history of the theater, at the website The East New York Project.
I’m doing research on my family when they first came to this country around 1913. My mother said they lived in East Brooklyn. My great-grandfather had his own carpentry/furniture store in a duplex where they lived. I’m also looking for orphanages where Jewish kids were sent in the 1920s. Any ideas?