#prospectleffertsgardens
April 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
August 8, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This #ThenAndNow showcases 87 to 93 Rutland Road. Designed by the architects Slee & Bryson and was built by the Frederick B. Norris Company in 1925. #BrooklynArchitecture #HistoricHomes #ArchitecturalDesign #Flatbush #newyorkcity #photooftheday #prospectleffertsgardens #leffertsmanor #Brooklyn
April 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad transporting a holiday crowd to Coney Island in 1899.
#ProspectLeffertsGardens #brooklyn #NYC #mta #photooftheday #history
March 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Then and Now: The corner of Rutland Road and Flatbush Avenue #shotoftheday #prospectleffertsgardens #phototag #vintagephoto #History
April 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Prospect Lefferts Gardens in the 1970s on the eastside of Rogers Avenue near Rutland Road #throwback #shotoftheday #prospectleffertsgardens #BrooklynArchitecture #HistoricHomes #ArchitecturalDesign #Flatbush #newyorkcity #photooftheday #brooklyn
July 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Midwood Street between Bedford and Flatbush Avenues in 1910 #throwback #shotoftheday #prospectleffertsgardens #flatbush #brooklyn
May 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#ThenAndNow Lincoln Rd & Nostrand Ave:
North side—20 buildings from 1909 by F. E. Buchar, with pressed metal cornices and swag friezes.
South side—St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1913, by William J. Ryan.
#Flatbush #prospectleffertsgardens
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A postcard depicting Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue on 1909. #Flatbush #BrooklynHistory #RowHouses #newyorkcity #shotoftheday #prospectleffertsgardens
April 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Then and Now: Fenimore Street between Bedford and Rogers Avenue #nyc #brooklyn #bklyn #shotoftheday #prospectleffertsgardens #history
March 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#ProspectLeffertsGardens in the 1970s on the northside of Hawthorne Street near Flatbush Avenue #throwback #Flatbush #brooklyn #newyork #photooftheday #history
May 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The unveiling of the Lafayette Monument in Prospect Park on May 10, 1917. #ProspectLeffertsGardens #brooklyn #vintagephoto #newyork #photooftheday #history #prospectpark #flatbush #newyork
May 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Original brass door knobs on Prospect Lefferts homes are not only works of art but elevate the value of the historic buildings.
#prospectleffertsgardens #leffertsmanor #flatbush #brooklyn #landmarkbuildings
April 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This was the Flatbush residence of Dr Homer Bartlett. His wife, Margaret named Fenimore St. after the great novelist James Fenimore Cooper #brooklyn #flatbush #prospectleffertsgardens #newyork
June 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us at the Fenimore Street block party last month. Your support made it truly special!
#unlimitedbrooklyn #newyorkcity #shotoftheday #jazz #blockparty #flatbush #prospectleffertsgardens
September 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This #ThenAndNow features a 1909 postcard of PS 92, once on Robinson St (now Parkside Ave). Built in 1905 by NYC and designed by A.W. Ross, the school reflects Colonial Revival style—back when farmland was giving way to new homes.
#Flatbush #newyorkcity #prospectleffertsgardens #Brooklyn
June 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A glimpse into Brooklyn’s past and present

Built in 1908 by W. Fernbach for Minnie Polatcheck, 1176 Nostrand Avenue stands as a stunning example of Renaissance Revival architecture.

#BrooklynArchitecture #ProspectLeffertsGardens #ThenAndNow #flatbush
September 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Crafted in 1910 by architect Axel Hedman and developed by Eli H. Bishop & Son, these Renaissance Revival rowhouses are timeless marvels of elegance and artistry! #HistoricPreservation #BrooklynArchitecture #RowHouses #LeffertsManor #HistoricHomes #ArchitecturalDesign #prospectleffertsgardens
February 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The classical ornament motifs and iron grille-work doors featured within the Ocean on the Park Historic district. #brooklyn #nyc♥ #newyork #newyorkcity #visualoflife #prospectleffertsgardens #historicbuildingpreservation #history #seeyourcity #shotoftheday
April 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#ThenAndNow: Streetscape of Nostrand Ave, showing 1127–1105 (btw Midwood & Maple). Built in 1908 by Bloomgarden & Meziroff, designed by Robert T. Rasmussen—now home to LABAY Markets, Allan’s Bakery & more! #prospectleffertsgardens #History #flatbush
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This #ThenAndNow showcases 79-81 Fenimore Street. Designed by the architects Slee & Bryson and built by the Fenimore Building Company in 1920. #BrooklynArchitecture #HistoricHomes #ArchitecturalDesign #Flatbush #RowHouses #prospectleffertsgardens #leffertsmanor
February 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This #ThenAndNow showcases the original 1909 blueprints of two rows of duplex houses in Parkside Court. Designed and built by Thomas J. Sinnott in 1909-10. #BrooklynArchitecture #HistoricHomes #ArchitecturalDesign #Flatbush #RowHouses #prospectleffertsgardens #leffertsmanor
February 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens was named after the great American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne is best known for his novel The Scarlet Letter which was published in 1850. #americanliterature #NathanielHawthorne #TheScarletLetter #prospectleffertsgardens
March 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM