This is a continuation of my set of photos from Old Brooklyn's commercial corridors.

 

See Part I here.

 

Here's the whole block in Downtown OB.

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of my faves of the set.

 

Nice job, Charter One.

 

 

 

Right south of Deaconess.

 

Not sure what happened, but this property was being rehabbed and the work just suddenly stopped.  Doesn't look like it's been touched in a few years.

 

 

Another theater?

 

The Glasshouse sells "Tobacco paraphernalia."

 

...in an old cosmetology building.

 

 

 

A building used to be connected, but was demolished last year.

 

Last I heard, Theo's closed permanently.

 

More Deaconess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least they brought the building close to the street on one side.

 

The famous, politically-outspoken billboard.

 

Nickel, a bar for gay women.

 

 

Famous neighborhood breakfast spot.

 

 

 

 

 

Councilman Kelley's office.

 

 

Two more pizza spots.

 

...and another Tarot card reader.

 

 

Our Lady of Good Counsel, where I attended services as a kid on occasion.

 

 

 

 

 

RTA service garage that's now closed.

 

 

 

Another neighborhood staple.

 

 

State Road.

 

 

Steelyard Tavern, which was just recently renamed.

 

Gary's barber shop and yet another psychic.

 

Councilman Cummins office.

 

Michael's, which is pretty phenomenal.

 

 

One of my favorite neighborhood spots.  Gentile's makes the desserts at Great Lakes Brewing, in addition to wedding cakes and all sorts of other stuff.

 

Another shot of Gentile's and Michael's.

 

Those two things don't seem to go together.  Maybe that's why the business failed.

 

Very controversial bar.

 

 

 

This storefront has putting green turf.

 

 

 

 

 

For more Old Brooklyn photos:

- South Hills

- Oak Park area

- Benjamin Franklin Community Garden

- Treadway Connector

 

 

What a great tour of an area I know little about, thanks!  I love it that this thread contains those two examples of iconic buildings that, try as you might....you can NEVER disguise an old Lawson's or Red Barn.

Man I used to go to that fish store across from O.L.G.C. all the time when I attended that grade school. There is like a whole other side of Old Brooklyn that I didn't even realize existed, and I live in OB, but at the outskirts of it near Parma and Brooklyn. I still sometimes get confused if I'm in Brooklyn or Old Brooklyn :(

 

Oh and nice pics :)

^ Thanks, Ctown.  That fish store has been there forever, as long as I can remember. 

 

 

Man. As a former resident of OB this thread makes me simultaneously sad and reminiscent.

 

It's ridiculous how much of this neighborhood hasn't changed at all. And that makes me sad because some of it REALLY needs to. But then there are fantastic things in it, too, that shouldn't change at all.

Great stuff!  Is that really a model train shop?

Great series.  Nice to see a neighborhood I know little about.

 

Another neighborhood staple.

 

 

I used to eat breakfast here all the time.  Great food, horrible bathroom. 

I'd love to see an image of the Palace back in the day.

Definately a Great Lakes feel.

Great photo series. I've written about a lot of these addresses for various reasons -- mostly for good ones.

 

And Dee's, Michael's, Gentile's... awesome. I recommend those spots to everyone. It's worth coming to these places for just the camraderie of the customers. Some are seniors but have been coming to these places since they were kids. Their stories are priceless. But there's a good mix of people at these spots --black, white, latino, arabic, etc. You really feel welcome yet can tell that these places are deeply rooted in a great city neighborhood.

nice work here. i love these kinds of comprehensive neighborhood photo tours.