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Photos From The Past

If you have any photos of Our Lady Of Loretto or any of the stores or
 landmarks from the old neighborhood, please send me the photos and
I will add them to this page.
 
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Unauthorized copying or use of images is strictly prohibited. Copyright � 2008

 
 
 
The Knish Man
Ruby Oshinsky
Born January 3, 1917
Died October 9, 1987

The best homemade Knishes in the world
 
     
 
 
Landmarks
 
 
 
The original Carlucci's Restaurant
1845 Eastern Parkway
1950 thru 1977

 
 
Owners of Carlucci's
Anthony V. Bilardi & Elvera Bilardi
Son Carl is on the left
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pacific St. & Sackman St.
Molinari Funeral Home on the left, Loretto on the right.

 
 
 
 
Pacific St. & Junius St.

 
 
 
Our Lady of Loretto School

 
 
Our Lady of Loretto School
Demolition in progress
Photo taken May 29, 2007

                                    
 
 
The Remains of Loretto School
 
 
 
Our Lady of Loretto Church, Rectory and Convent
 
 
 
 
Pacific St. & Sackman St.
Former site of Zollo's Luncheonette
 
 
 
 
 
Marino's Grocery Store     Mid 1930
1684 East New York Ave off Sackman St.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original Matchbook From Tex's Restaurant
2352 Atlantic ave.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlantic Ave & Eastern Pkwy. Photo taken in 1940
Before the construction of the Atlantic Ave Viaduct.

 

 

Atlantic Ave. & Eastern Parkway 1954
Looking West towards Rockaway Ave.
 
 
 

Current photo of Atlantic Ave & Eastern Pkwy

 
 
 
Molinari Funeral Home
 
 
 
 
Miranda Beer Distributors
2451 Dean St.

 
 
 
Rossi Pharmacy
1906 Eastern Pkwy

                                                           
 
 
 
2416 - 2414 - 2412 Pacific St.  

 
                               
 
2408 - 2406 - 2404 Pacific St.
 
                                                          
 
138 Sackman St.
 
 
 
 
 
The Italian American Civil Rights League
 
 
 
 
Our Lady of Loreto
Powell St. off Liberty Ave.
1896 - 1908

 
 
Atlantic Ave. & Sackman St. 1930

 
 
 
Giorgianni Pharmacy 1942
2272 Pacific St. off Easterm Pkway
 
 
 
 
 
Highland Park

 
 
Indian Bridge, Highland Park

 
 
 
East New York Ave. & Stone Ave. 1954
Before the construction of the Howard Houses
 
 
 
 
 
The infamous Midnight Rose's candy store.
Livonia and Saratoga Ave. Headquarters Murder Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
House of the Good Shepherd
Hopkinson Ave. & Pacific St.
 
 
 
 
 
Bilello's Bakery Delivery Truck 1950s
2271 Pacific St.  
 
 
 
 
Stone Ave. & Sumpter St. 1941

 
 
Monaco Pl. & Herkimer St. 1936

 
 
Callahan & Kelly Park
Bounded by Fulton St. & Truxton St.
Van Sinderen Ave. & Eastern Pkwy.
The park was named after two local soldiers who died
in World War 1. William E. Callahan and Edward E. Kelly

In 1956 the Fulton St. elevated railway was demolish.
 
 
 
 
Monaco Pl. & Atlantic Ave. 1940

 
                                       
 Lutheran Hospital and Dispensary, 1940
East New York Ave. and Junius Street.

 
 
 
 
                                                                                              
Diana Coal Oil
Atlantic Ave. & Conduit Blvd
1955 -1981
 Recently demolished
 
Courtesy of Frank Jump http://fadingad.wordpress.com
 
 
 
 
East New York Ave. & Pacific St. (Near Junius St.)
                            
 
 
 
 
The present entrance of the LIRR
East New York station Jamaica-bound 
Atlantic Ave & Van Siclen Ave.

 

 

LIRR Ticket Window Under East New York Station

 
 
 
Atlantic Ave. Viaduct 

                        
 
LIRR East New York Station
Atlantic Ave & Van Siclen Ave.

 

 
Yellow Auto Supplies
2533 Atlantic Ave. off Williams Ave
 
 
 
PS 155
1355 Herkimer Street
Under Construction in 1908

          
 
Current Photo
PS 155
1355 Herkimer Street
 
 
 
 
 
Howard Ave. & Eastern Pkwy.
 
 
 
White Castle
Atlantic Ave & Highland PL.
Opened in 1955
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                        
Loew's Pitkin Theatre 
Pitkin Ave & Legion Street
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sackman St & Pitkin Ave.  1965

                                                                        
 
Pitkin Ave. & Christopher Ave. 1964
                              
 
 
 
 
The Kishke King 
1711 Pitkin Ave.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pietro LaBarbera Grocery   (Mid 1930)
177 Rockaway Ave.