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Brooklyn Back in the Day: Brighton Beach

January 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments


[Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library]

This is the Brighton Beach Boardwalk at Sea Breeze Ave. in 1929.

Tags: Brighton Beach · Brooklyn Back in the Day

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  • 1 Jack // Jan 9, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Wow! Nice picture. I would actually place that right at the end (beginning?) of Sea Breeze Avenue past Ocean Parkway and near the odd alley called Beach Walk. Click on my name/link for the exact Google Map location.

    The reasoning: The is only one major curve in the boardwalk and its right at about #150 on the boardwalk. And you can see the elevated subway in the background.

    Historically I believe Beach Walk/Sea Breeze were a “turn around” for the old trolley line that would up evolving into the B68 line. That alley/street is a remnant of the good old trolley days.

  • 2 deborah matlack // Jan 9, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    The word “splendor” comes to mind.