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Flatbush

Pop Culture 

The first Sherlock Holmes film ever was made in Union Square. And the second? In Flatbush, Brooklyn

January 29, 2014January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 129 Views 0 Comments Classic Film, Classic Theaters, Flatbush, Sherlock Holmes, Union Square

Above: While Sherlock Holmes made his film debut in 1900, he hit the stage a bit earlier.  William Gillette was

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‘Arctic blasts’, union rousers and hunchbacks: Ten bits of trivia about Ebbets Field’s opening day, 100 years ago today

April 9, 2013January 15, 2015 Bowery Boys 53 Views 1 Comment Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field, Flatbush, Philadelphia, Sports, unions

Inside Ebbets Field, 1913, Library of Congress The first-ever regular season baseball game at Ebbets Field was played 100 years

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Mysterious Stories 

Mysteries and Magicians of New York: Whimsical spirits, scary legends, strange magic and the original ghost busters

October 19, 2012October 9, 2015 Bowery Boys 122 Views 0 Comments Carnegie Hall, Ear Inn, Flatbush, Ghost Stories, Harry Houdini, Yorkville

A session with a ouija board, a haunting illustration from a piece of 1901 sheet music ‘There’s A Charm About

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Bowery-Boys-Book-Cover-R6--revised Our first-ever Bowery Boys book, "Adventures in Old New York" is now out in bookstores! A time-traveling journey into a past that lives simultaneously besides the modern city.

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