Monday, May 11, 2009

Where is this?

Picture from 1890 (found by Ashley):
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  1. The NaturalMay 11, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    I was going to say that it looked like flatbush ave, and then on closer inspection, flatbush is hand written onto the bottom. Cool.

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  2. jonnyrocketMay 12, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    is that the precursor of the burrito bar? "ye olde shack of flour-wrapped mexican meals"?

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  3. The NaturalMay 12, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    good call jon. that makes more sense...we'd be looking up prospect place then in this picture.

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  4. AshleyMay 12, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    just noticed the real estate place says est. 1906, so I don't think this photo is in fact from 1890.

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  5. The NaturalMay 12, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    The car parked in this picture looks like a Model T, which they began producing in 1908. The 1903 Model A looked pretty different. And then there's this on wiki:

    ...on November 5, 1895, Selden was granted a United States patent (U.S. Patent 549,160) for a two-stroke automobile engine, which hindered, more than encouraged, development of automobiles in the United States. His patent was challenged by Henry Ford and others, and overturned in 1911.

    So sometime after 1908 seems pretty likely.

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