Photo:
Brooklyn Historical Society
Because every day another article comes out showing you how financially painful it is to pay rent in Brooklyn, here is an amazing map from the Brooklyn Historical Society that will make you daydream of a past life living in Brooklyn where $100 a month could get you a brownstone on Prospect Park West. To be fair, according to the 1940 U.S. Census the average income was $1,368, so yeah… rent was still too damn high.
via Curbed
Matt Coneybeare
Editor in Chief
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.
Something wrong with this post? Let us know!
