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Then & Now Thursday: North Slope, 1970
Thursday, January 6, 2025 at 12:26PM There are surprisingly few photos available of Park Slope during the turbulent 60s, 70s, and 80s. Most of the documentation comes from movies filmed here during that time, namely Hal Ashby's 1970 film The Landlord, starring Beau Bridges. Here are a couple screengrabs from the film, clips of which can be seen here.
The two shots above are of the same building, 51 Prospect Place, between 5th and 6th. Here are the same views today:
The IMDB film description actually calls the area "a black ghetto." Like so many other houses in the neighborhood, these have been restored so meticulously that you'd never know they weren't always in the best shape.
Here's a storefront you may recognize:
It's on Sixth Avenue and St. Marks Place, and is one of the most attractive storefronts in the city. It was home to a ladies' barber shop in 1970, and today is the Dharma Yoga studio. A tailor was on the ground floor.
It's still completely intact, even the great stained glass windows. Unfortunately the ground-floor storefront (which appears to still be original in 1970) was altered beyond recognition several years ago when it was turned into ill-fated restaurant Helios. At the moment it's still being converted into a beer bar.
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Reader Comments (2)
Passed that building at 6th ave and St. Mark's Place everyday going to school at St. Augustine's. Remember the tailor. So many memories.
The 2nd floor was a dentist Dr Weismen s/p in 1956