Park Slopes streets 6th

Realizing that I could take the G train to 7th Avenue in Park Slope was the smartest thing I did. I didn't have to start from Barclays or Grand Army Plaza and make my way to 9th Street or 36th Street to head home. I could take the G and make my way back to Atlantic Ave if I wanted to.

I'd already done many of the east-west blocks coming down from the park to 4th Avenue, so this walk wasn't very long. That's why I went the rest of the way down 7th Ave, back to Flatbush, to catch the D, instead of cutting over to 4th and getting the R.

Walking down 8th Street is like a homecoming for me. I grew up a few avenues down from here, and I've walked (or rode a bicycle) this way many times.

Naturally, being a math guy, I had to take a picture of the "square root". Actually, it's more of a "cube root", or perhaps, half of a cube root!

PS 39 has been there as long as I remember. My mother used to say that it was the only schoolhouse left where you had to walk though classrooms to get to your own classroom. I don't know how true that it now or was then. Something to investigate? (I'm sure the insides can be "googled".)

On my left side (across the street from the school) was my local library. I spent a lot of time in there as a kid. There used to be free movies every Friday, and I'd walk up with my best friends and his younger siblings to get books for school.

Seventh Street between 6th and 7th has churches at both ends. The 6th Avenue end holds more memories as many years ago, it housed RSVP Repitory Theatre, of which I was a member. At the top of the hill is the All-Saints Episcopal Church. No memories for me there, but it's always been a big, imposing building.

Counting down, next up is 6th Street. I liked some of the houses. They're "typical" of the area but a little "atypical", i.e., distinct, at the same time. I wouldn't mind a house like on of this with those steps and windows, even if it did mean that you're attached to your neighbor!

Still with me? Okay, onto 5th Street. I had slate slabs in front of my house when I was growing up, but they were finally replaced with cement. Longtime readers of this blog might notice that I take a lot of pictures of this slate slabs. If nothing else, they were great for chalk! Much better than the cement in front of my friend's house!

Also, my bike would go bump, bump, bump more. I wasn't allowed in the street at the time.

Fourth Street

Third Street. You can tell by how wide the street is. The second photo is an ugly house that doesn't belong on this block. It's one thing if they stick them on the avenues, but leave the side streets alone. It's an eyesore, and it sticks out. Granted it is close to the corner, and I wouldn't be surprised if they buy that corner building and build it up, too.

Second Street

First Street

And, finally, the long walk back along Seventh Ave to Flatbush. I think I took a picture of this shop so I'd remember it was there and could find it again. And, of course, I'd already forgotten about it.

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