LMA Echo, Latest Edition PDF
Headlines from this issue:
Co-named Street Sign Eternalizes the Good Work of “Ebenezer 'Ben' Edwards” Way: A Community of Man - Milford Prewitt
Sandwich Specialist Brings Delicious Pastrami, Brisket and Hamburgers to PLG
Catalytic Converter Theft Breaks into PLG
Bluebird Will Be Missed: Popular Bar Falls Victim to Development
New Landmark Historic District on Parkside 1
LMA & PLGNA Partner for Fall Neighborhood Cleanup
In Memoriam in this issue:
Rose Strickland, Midwood Street Icon Who Loved Her Neighbors and Retirement, Dies at 83 - Milford Prewitt
Ansel Gayle, a 50-Year Neighbor of Fenimore St. and Mid-Life Stroke Victim Who Exercised Daily, Dies at 96
Jane Thomason, Widow of Housing Activist and PLGNA Co-Founder Robert Thomason, Departs at 84
Sydney Moshette, Jr, Who Lived Half His Life on Fenimore 2, Dies at 96
Tag Archives: single-family covenant
A History of the Lefferts Family
The Brownstoner has been running a series of articles, by Montrose Morris, on the history of the Lefferts family in Brooklyn. Today she covers the Lefferts of Flatbush, the founders of Lefferts Manor. This is a highly informative series of … Continue reading
PLG News Round Up
The New York Times recently ran a nice article on our local PLG nursery, Kings County Nurseries. It discusses how the business has adapted to serve its many customers in our diverse neighborhood. Kings County Nurseries is located on New … Continue reading
The Changing Face of Lefferts Manor 1983 – 1993 – Lefferts Farm Divided
John Lefferts died in 1895 marking a turning point in the transition of rural farm lands to suburban residences. Breaking with patrilineal traditions, he willed his property to his seven children who knew the value of the land was in … Continue reading