Windsor Terrace History

My name is Tina. I lived in windsor terrace from 1964 to 1974, at 519 vanderbilt street. At the time we lived there the lot behind our row of houses was empty, except for overgrowth of weeds and bushes. We often played back there. I have heard there are condos there now. Across the street on the corner of prospect avenue was the american leagion post 1175, my father was a member so my brother and I got to play in that building almost daily. Many years before that it was a movie theater. I know the american legion is gone but is the building still there? What is it today? I am looking for any info or pictures of the old neighborhood or how it looks today, our old house, the block, the old american legion building, anything, or anyone who used to live there at that time. The school we went to was Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) on Fort Hamilton and we also went to IHM church. I would love pictures of the church. I found pictures of the school on their website. I remember when it snowed we would walk to prospect park and sleigh ride or vanderbilt street turned into 18th street which was a big hill that we also rode our sleighs down. I have great memories of living there. I have not been back to brooklyn since 1974 but will be planning my first trip back soon, and I'll post here to find the nearest and nicest hotels to stay at. Once you lived in brooklyn, you take it with you wherever you go.

You might be interested in our Brooklyn Back When board, too
http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=175

thanks, I just copied and pasted it there !

Tina, have you looked at Google maps?

Go to http://maps.google.com/

Type in your old address, then zoom in. You can also see a few pictures of the neighborhood.

Yes, thats actually where I started this morning, before I stumbled onto this website. Thanks !

Excellent! Unfortunately, the "street view" provides only the lovely vista of the expressway.

Yeah, I saw that. At first I thought it pulling up the wrong picture, then I releazed it was the expressway, bummer !

Subject: Re: Windsor Terrace History

brooklyn64 wrote: or vanderbilt street turned into 18th street which was a big hill that we also rode our sleighs down.

I tried to bike up that hill one day. Not fun.

Oh yeah, we used to WALK our bikes up that hill !

bullyboy wrote: Tina, have you looked at Google maps?

Go to http://maps.google.com/

Type in your old address, then zoom in. You can also see a few pictures of the neighborhood.

Wow! I didn't know about this one before. I typed in my old address in the East New York section of Brooklyn --- today, the tenement that I grew up has been flattened and is now a parking lot.

bullyboy wrote: Tina, have you looked at Google maps?

Go to http://maps.google.com/

Type in your old address, then zoom in. You can also see a few pictures of the neighborhood.

Wow! I didn't know about this one before. I typed in my old address in the East New York section of Brooklyn --- today, the tenement that I grew up has been flattened and is now a parking lot.