POTW: East 25th Street

Tess Colwell

[As at present at corner of East 25th St. and Avenue D – 1917], 1917., V1986.65.1.14, John Jay Pierrepont photograph collection, Arc.197; Brooklyn Historical Society. [As at present at corner of East 25th St. and Avenue D – 1917], 1917., V1986.65.1.14, John Jay Pierrepont photograph collection, Arc.197; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Last week, the stretch of East 25th street (between Avenue D and Clarendon Rd) in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn was named the “Greenest Block in Brooklyn” by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Judging criteria included maintenance, creativity, community participation, suitability of plants, and more. How does your Brooklyn block compare?

The photo of the week depicts one portion of this block, the corner of East 25th Street and Avenue D, in 1914. This photo comes from the John Jay Pierrepont photograph collection that comprises lantern slides, one photograph album, and black and white photographic prints taken by Pierrepont. This photograph is part of a photograph album compiled by Pierrepont that primarily documents 17th and 18th century homes in Brooklyn.

John Jay Pierrepont (1849-1923) was the youngest son of a prominent Brooklyn family. He was a financier and businessman who eventually took over the family business, the Pierrepont Stores, following his father’s retirement. He was an avid amateur photographer and actively involved in Brooklyn organizations.  He served as treasurer for the Long Island Historical Society (now Brooklyn Historical Society) and as one of the original board members of the Committee on Brooklyn History (supervised by the Long island Historical Society). If you’re interested in learning more about John Jay Pierrepont, or his family, be sure to check out the Pierrepont family papers collection available by appointment at the Othmer Library.

Interested in seeing more photos from BHS’s collection? Visit our online image gallery, which includes a selection of our images. Interested in seeing even more historic Brooklyn images? Visit our Brooklyn Visual Heritage website here. To search BHS’s entire collection of images, archives, maps, and special collections visit BHS’s Othmer Library Wed-Sat, 1:00-5:00 p.m. library@brooklynhistory.org

 

This blog post reflects the opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of Brooklyn Public Library.

 

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