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Morrell's Montague
John D. Morrell was a photographer who shot thousands of documentary photographs across Brooklyn between 1957-1974. Take a quick walk along Montague Street with Morrell from Cadman Plaza to the Promenade:
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Montague Street Branch, Brooklyn Public Library
Originally the Brooklyn Mercantile Library Association of the City of Brooklyn, this BPL branch was demolished in 1962.
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158 Montague Street
Florist, stationer, bookseller, and other shops; May 1959.
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St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
View of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, 1959.
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St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
Forsythia in bloom at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, April 1961.
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155 Montague Street
Foffé Restaurant, October 1958.
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151 Montague Street
Naples Restaurant, October 1958.
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130 Montague Street
Aftermath of a fire at No. 130 Montague, May 1974.
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129 Montague Street
Pam-Pam restaurant, October 1959.
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122 Montague Street
Commercial building with Art Deco details, May 1958.
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101 Montague Street
Haddon Hall cigar shop, June 1959.
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Montague Street
Manhattan view from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, October 1959.
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