Crawford Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Circa 1955

Crawford Avenue and Coney Island Avenue, New York City, 1955
Crawford Avenue and Coney Island Avenue, New York City, 1955

Sheepshead Bay is a neighborhood in the deep south — Brooklyn's deep south that is. It sits just north of Brighton Beach and has a feeling of half-suburb, half-ocean town. The neighborhood hasn't really changed that much in the past half-century.

This photo, taken by an unknown photographer around 1955, looks very similar to how it appears today, minus the vintage cars and trolly.

Coney Island Ave and Crawford Ave
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Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.

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