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stoops, spaldeens, and searching for a new place to live.

stoops, spaldeens, and searching for a new place to live.

looking for hi-bounce rubber balls and community.

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Image from the The NYC Municipal Archives 1940s Tax Photographs Collection

The week before we found out that our building had been put up for sale, I spent an afternoon trolling the internet for historical images of our block. It’s a fairly regular habit I have—a knee-jerk reaction to hearing an address or listening to an old-timer share a story. Some people immediately head to Zillow, I just want to see the archival imagery.

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