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Pictures of 7th ave in the 1980’s? — Brooklynian

Pictures of 7th ave in the 1980’s?

yankeefan
yankeefan
edited November -1 in Park Slope
If anyone has pictures of any 7th ave store fronts in the 1980’s that have now changed (which is most of them), I‘d love it if you could post them here. I can remember a lot of that era pretty decently, but would still love to actually see photos.

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  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    That sounds like fun! I moved here in 1987 but don't have any pictures, only in my mind. LOL
  • yankeefan
    yankeefan
    LongTimeSloper wrote: don't have any pictures, only in my mind. LOL
    Same here.
  • grafixguy
    grafixguy
    Corner of 7 Ave and 10th Street circa 1983. Now Scalino

    710th01

    7th Ave and 10th Street circa unknown. Possibly from the 90s. Anyone wish to chime in?

    710th02

    710th04

    view large here, here, and here.
  • raw
    raw
    Great pics!!! Love seeing those old cars.
  • possibly_maybe
    possibly_maybe
    raw wrote: Great pics!!! Love seeing those old cars.
    Yeah, it's amazing how much cars date a picture, making an otherwise-mundane image quite a bit more interesting...
  • yankeefan
    yankeefan
    Thanks for posting! I remember that store Scouting Party. They were there a while, then they moved briefly to Windsor Terrace but didn’t last very long there… I had tried to remember what was in the Tea Lounge space back then. Now your picture answers that question: nothing, it was just an abandoned store front...... Anyway, those pictures really remind me of how with 7th ave in the 80’s all foot traffic decreased heavily once you went south of 9th street.
  • brooke lynn knight
    brooke lynn knight
    Thanks for posting these! They really took me back. Lord, how I miss Scouting Party... and all the other little stores that just couldn't make the rent because they weren't selling high-ticket items at a shocking markup. :(
  • obamanut
    obamanut
    "Scouting Party," remember the lady that used to run that place?? My father used to call it "the junk store," and bring me there all the time!

    It was originally where Tacqueria was I think, then moved to that corner you see in the photo, then to Windsor Place.
  • drano
    drano
    I miss that butcher. Anyhow, I must have a few photos like this - I'll dig around.
  • rockergirl77
    rockergirl77
    I was thinking of doing a photo project and going up and down 5th and 7th Aves and taking pics of storefronts as they stand right now. It's probably too big of an undertaking to do by myself though. Anyone else interested?
  • duffyssis
    duffyssis
    Loved that butcher! They were a great bunch of guys.
  • yankeefan
    yankeefan
    RockerGirl77 wrote: I was thinking of doing a photo project and going up and down 5th and 7th Aves and taking pics of storefronts as they stand right now.
    I think it’d be really interesting if you went to the corner of 7th ave & 10th st and tried to get 3 pictures from identical angles as the ones above.... Then you could post them all next to each other and we could see a “then & now” comparison.
  • peanuts
    peanuts
    Great pictures...I loved Scouting Party - I think the owner's name was Jane.
  • caseopele
    caseopele
    I loved Scouting Party too before I worked there. Jane was batshit crazy, she once locked me in the other store on the corner of 9th St to scream at me. I couldn't get out since she had the damn keys!
  • yankeefan
    yankeefan
    How long exactly was Scouting Party there?
  • hamilton
    hamilton
    The space where the tea lounge was at one time had been a drug store
  • slope4-35yrs
    slope4-35yrs

    Subject: Pictures

    Don't forget about the Brooklyn Historical Society as a resource for photos. They have an Image collection database that is (completely? not sure) searchable by computer.
    Also, check with the Brooklyn History Room at the GAP BPL.
    Note: The interesting time for both 5th and 7th Avenues was in the late 60s, early 70s. If you saw pictures from that era you really would be entertained!
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    I just went to the Brooklyn Historical Society site and could not figure out how to view photos online.

    OK, I wrote to them and asked about searching photos online and this is what they said:

    Thank you for contacting the Brooklyn Historical Society. The image database of our Photography Collection is available without an appointment on the days the library is open to the public: Wednesday through Friday from 1-5pm and the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 1-5pm.
  • slope4-35yrs
    slope4-35yrs
    When I read your reply, I thought I'd made a mistake when I posted my original comment.
    BUT I did not say the database was available online; I said the image database was "searchable by computer".
    Sorry you got the wrong impression. Yes, you must go in there first. They have - or, at least, they used to have - an incredible photo collection. It's worth the trip.
  • yankeefan
    yankeefan
    If you find good pictures of 7th ave in 80's, please post a link.
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