Searching for Photos from Navy Street 1920s-40s

anonymous

I am trying to locate photographs and other memorabilia of Navy Street in Brooklyn between the 1920's and 1940's. The specific building I am interested in was located at 107 Navy Street, which was home to Lauro Bros. who offered their own branded Lauro Bros. bread, olive oil etc.

One such picture was published in the book
"Welcome to Junior's! Remembering Brooklyn With Recipes and Memories from Its Favorite Restaurant" where the photograph was taken of the building with a sign advertising Lauro Olive Oil, imported from Italy.

lilauros * at * yahoo * dot * com

Any info appreciated.

anonymous

Subject: 107 Navy Street History

I am afraid I do not have any photos - but when my mother's grandfather and grand uncles first came from Italy, they took up residence at 107 Navy Street in 1902. In 1906 a banker, Carmine Lemmo, resided at 107 Navy Street and was stabbed to death in front of his home. I'm guessing much changed between the early 1900s and the 1920s.

vintagejames

Between 1939 and 1941 the city took photographs of every building in the five boroughs to appraise property for taxing. Go to www.nyc.gov/html/records/home.html to get to the nyc department of records and information services. Go down to tax photos and click on it. It is interesting to do this in person and scroll the reels. You'll need the block and lot number to get a specific building. You can get that from the department of buildings web site or from maps at the dept. of records. The catch is that prints run a minimum of $30 a pop.