About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2454
  • Title[Stable in Midwood]
  • SummaryTwo-story stable in Midwood with gabled roof, scalloped shingles, and sliding door; weather vane in shape of horse on top of central gable; conifer tree, adirondack chair, walkway, and bucket in courtyard of stable; adjacent houses in foreground and background. Caption: "Mrs. William C. Grassau, owner, and Otto Steinberg, lessee, of this stable in the rear of 882 Ocean Parkway, were ordered to cease operation by the Bureau of Buildings Monday, on penalty of action on violation placed against the stable last Summer, when it was operated as a riding academy. Local residents objected to odors."
  • Date1931
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print: black & white, gelatin silver; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: Nov. 12/31. Title supplied by cataloger. Eagle inscription on recto; Eagle Photo stamp on verso. Retouched.
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
  • SubjectStables ; Weather vanes ; Gables
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Midwood (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Midwood: Neighborhoods