Brooklyn in 1890
From the February issue: Brooklyn real estate market hits standstill in 1893
The uncertainty surrounding the proposal to merge the independent city of Brooklyn into a proposed greater New York City brought Brooklyn’s real estate market to a near standstill 121 years ago this month.
Real estate agents were going out of business and attorneys and title agents were hunting for work. Furthermore, Brooklyn was averaging just one sale a week in its Real Estate Exchange auction house. [more]