Brooklyn, Summer 1912

Williamsburg 1912

Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York. Especially in the summer of 1912. 

Betty Smith's opening line, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."

Two years ago, I went to Williamsburg for a friend's storytelling event. Reaching the top of the Bedford Avenue subway exit I saw a row of ancient three story tenements and thought about Francie Nolan in 1912 walking to the library. Despite the changes in the neighborhood's character, if you look carefully, there are remnants of the past that remind you of people, places and things that came before.

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Francie's walk in 1912 Williamsburg

"Mom, Where's Dad?"

Kaiser Wilhelm,  Williamsburg grocery clerk

Kaiser Wilhelm