Built in 1876 by Alfred T. White, the Tower and Home building (now called Cobble Hill Towers) was designed to move away from the tenement style housing and create a newer and more appealing type of apartment complex. The buildings came equipped with proper plumbing, electric and ventilation, unlike many of the tenement buildings both in Brooklyn and on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This image was taken on Hicks Street in 1941.
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Monday, March 12th, 1888
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A mailman attempted to cross Atlantic Avenue near the corner of Fourth Avenue during Brooklyn's "Great Blizzard." His attempts to get to the drug store accross the street proved to be exceptionally challenging on this particular day.
