THE TERRORS OF ST. FELIX STREET (1898)
******************************************************************************************************************************** Brownstone Detectives investigates the history of our clients’ homes. The story you are about to read was composed from research conducted in the course of one of those investigations. Do you know the history of YOUR house? ******************************************************************************************************************************** (From the Brooklyn Times Union and the Brooklyn Citizen of Tues., 29 November 1898.) Harry, Marx and Jacob Hefter, aged 10, 12 and 14 years, were arraigned in the Myrtle Avenue Court this morning. Mrs. Louisa Selover, of 28 St. Felix street, was the complainant against the lads. She said they pelted her with snowballs on the street yesterday and also called her unspeakable names. She stated she had only recently moved onto the street, and that a lady neighbor told her the prisoners were “the terrors of St. Felix street.” The youngsters denied the annoyance charged. “The three youngsters,” noted the Brooklyn Citizen, had “decidedly Hebraic countenances,” and “Mrs. Selova was an excitable little woman” who “told her story with a good deal of trepidation.” The Magistrate gravely warned the boys about converting pedestrians into targets for snowballing and sent them home. “They live,” noted the newspaper, “at 17 St. Felix Street.” Follow @BrownstoneDetec Share ———————————————————————————————————————– The Brownstone Detectives Brownstone Detectives is an historic property research agency. Our mission is to document and save the histories of our clients’ homes. From our research, we produce our celebrated House History Books and House History Reports. Contact us today to begin discovering the history of your home.
WHEN BROOKLYN’S SUBWAYS WERE CAVING IN
Back in the day, when subways were being dug throughout the city, cave-ins were a common occurrence. Very often these cave-ins were caused by water leakage or seepage, or heavy rains. As such, the City began to run drainage water in overhead tubes to keep the area near the subway digs in-tact. Follow @BrownstoneDetec ———————————————————————————————————————– The Brownstone Detectives The story you have just read was composed from historical research conducted by The Brownstone Detectives. It was uncovered during the extensive research that our clients commission us to perform on their historic homes, research which culminates in the production of one of our celebrated House History Books. If you are interested in discovering the history of your home, contact us today.
