Remembering Old Brooklyn

During the 1960’s, the New York Daily News carried a column titled “I Remember Old Brooklyn.” In it, ex-Brooklynites wrote in with their reminiscences about life in the borough during the 1920’s, World War I, the Gaslight era, and even earlier. One correspondent recalled Civil War veteran parades in the 1880’s! Here a Mr. Edward Richards recalls going to Catholic school in Williamsburg during the 1910’s. (Click on the picture to read the article.) Today many ex-Brooklynite websites describe life in the borough going back to the 1930’s or so, but this column is invaluable for preserving reminiscences of an earlier era!