This photo, by Retrofresh! via Flickr, is timeless and just about perfect in its depiction of what could be one of dozens of random corner stores in Bensonhurst.
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The above photo, which we found on Flickr, is by Joo0ey, who writes:
This is the block where I grew up on. The same block I spent 18 years of my life waking and walking out the door from and coming home at night to sleep. I’ve walked past the fences and trampled all over the concrete grounds a hundred thousand times. I moved when I was 18 to Queens, and now that I’m living in Brooklyn again, this was the first time I actually set foot onto that block. Everything was smaller, shorter, and different. That’s to be expected I guess, times changes – things change. It was kind of amazing actually. My house was a mere few steps from my elementary school, no more than 2 minutes or so walking distance and even that school has changed. The deli one the corner has changed. The fences, doors, stoups, and neighbours have all changed as well. I guess it’s for the better. The place was not glamorous yet I found myself attached to that place. Years of memories flashed before my eyes – the times I spent running up and down the block, the hours spent sitting on the stoup watching people and cars pass by, the melted ice cream that dripped from the cone to the floor – everything was just as I remembered, albeit a bit different. Stay classy 12th ave, youi’ll (sic) always have a place in my heart.
Photo by Violette79 via Flickr, who used a Sony DSC-W1.
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The above photo of the Verrazano Bridge was taken by joo0ey (via Flickr), who had the following to say:
I’ve passed by this bridge many times in my youth, I’ve also been on Shore Road many times too, but I have been under the bridge. It was definitely a site to see, even at night. Directly pass the guard rails is the water, and seeing the murky darkness led much to the imagination. My friends and I kept imagining Cloverfield’s return from under the depths of the water. Needless to say, it added to the vertigo that I was feeling. While not the best angle, leaving the shutter on for about 25 seconds gave this stunning photo.
The above photo is by Violette79 via Flickr. Violette, who used a Sony DSC-W1, provided the following brief description:
Bensonhurst-
everyone shops at the Chinese supermarket
Do you?
Source: idovermani via Flickr
Are you one of those people who invest hours or even days into your Christmas lights? Or maybe you prefer to just to take pretty pictures of your neighbor’s decorations?
Either way, Bensonhurst Bean has a sure fire way to share your work with family, friends and strangers from around the globe.
Just send in your photos of holiday lights displays from places like Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, West Gravesend or Bay Ridge and we’ll do the rest.
People travel from all over the world to see our lights, so there’s no reason we can’t outshine a certain other blog that’s doing the same thing.
Please e-mail your photos with “Holiday Lights” in the subject line to jteutonico [at] bensonhurstbean [dot] com.
by ceonyc via Flickr
Living in the northeastern section of Bensonhurst, when we think of an elevated subway line with great views our thoughts naturally gravitate towards the McDonald Avenue El and the Culver Line, which are served by the F train.
The above photo, taken using a Sanyo C1, shows that you can also get some great views – including a closer glimpse of the Verrazano Bridge – from the 71st Street station of the West End Line, which the D train currently runs on.
Remember when this used to be the B line?
image by Jason Newman
The above photo can also be seen on local photographer Jason Newman’s Flickr page. It was taken on August 27, using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.
Jason’s wife Samina, who sent us the image, had the following to say:
My husband loves taking photos of our local neighborhood. This is one he took right before Hurricane Irene was supposed to arrive. This is looking down 86th Street under the train. I hope you like it enough to include it in your Friday Photo Finish.
We like! We like!
Thanks so much, Jason and Samina!
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By Violette79 via Flickr.
According to the info available on Violette’s photostream, this was taken on May 2, 2010 using a Sony DSC-W1.
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by Violette79 via flickr
This photo, which we found on Flickr using a Creative Commons search, epitomizes the old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, we don’t doubt for a second that Bensonhurst is one of them.
Violette79 took this on June 22, 2011 using a Sony DSC-W1.
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