2192 Bedford Ave (Corner of Church)
I’ve been watching this building for a long time now, the scaffolding has been up forever, or it feels that way – well over a year and could be way longer.
I assume this building was a school, possibly an elementary school. That is Erasmus Hall looming behind it. I’d be interested in knowing more about this building if you happen to know anything.
Anyway, this is a huge building on a very large piece of property and it seems to just be slowly rotting away. I have yet to see anything happen in the four+ years I have looked at it. Property Shark has the build year as 1934 and from what I can tell, it looks like the City is in charge.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Used to be a Boys Club. Went there as a kid.
April 4th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
This is old Public School 90, aka East Broadway School. It may go back as early as 1879 when Flatbush was still a Dutch farming community. It had remained a Dutch farming community because of the tenacity and flexibility of the farming families, many of whom had arrived in the mid-1600s.
I lived in Flatbush before it was a carribean community and might be able to shed some historical light on some the places you have wandered by.
I have a internet lifted copy of a PS 90 postcard if you want. Give me an email address.
In the 1990s the school building was used as some sort of a Talmudic school, with young boys with pais (sp) hanging out the windows.
DanJ
April 9th, 2007 at 10:09 am
I figured it was probably a public school, and an old one. Looks like it, especially since it is so close to Erasmus. Shame it is going to ruins. Would love the card … laurelo@gmail.com! Bet you have a lot of interesting thoughts and memories about this neighborhood!