Dumbo Then and Now: 67-73 Jay Street
September 17th, 2007
1927 [+ enlarge]
July 22, 2007 [+ enlarge]
Continuing the series of “Dumbo Streetscapes Then and Now”, we are looking at a 1927 photo of the corner of Front and Jay Street. In the 80 year old photo, by photographer, Percy Loomis Sperr, the rowhouses on Jay Street no longer exist. There used to be five three-story rowhouses and one larger six-story building on this block. The five row-houses have since been demolished and replaced with various storefronts and gallery space. The north side of Jay Street has four buildings:
- 73 Jay St. - Formerly a Lipton Tea cafe and The Jay Restaurant (as seen in the old photo). Currently is Pedro’s Restaurant.
- 67 Jay St. - Formerly a 3 story townhouse built in 1910. It is currently 3 floors with a Chinese antique furniture and home decor store, Jay East (jayeast.com) (owner: Guttman Vera)
- 65 Jay st. - Formerly a 3 story townhouse, rebuilt into a 4 floor building. The current ground floor retail is From the Source, a crafted/reclaimed wood furniture store (fromthesource.us) and a photography studio in the floor(s) above (65jay.com). The owner is 65 Jayat Realty Corp.
- 57 Jay St. - Now a 6 floor commercial building owned by Haim Joseph
On the back of the NY Public Library photo:
“67-73 Jay Street, east side, north of Front Street; No 73 is at the corner of Front Street, Nov 1, 1927
P.L. Sperr”
The now photo isn’t as interesting without the Belgian Block streets.
{New York Public Library photo of 67-73 Jay Street, 1927}
{Property Shark: 73 Jay St}
{Google Street View, corner of Jay and Front St.}
{Dumbo Then and Now, series, DumboNYC}
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September 17th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Just me or does the before picture look more modern? And does that mean Pedro’s has the zoning for 4 floors?
September 17th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Has anyone else noticed the roaches performing close order drill at Pedro’s?
September 17th, 2007 at 10:17 am
cracky’s dad panhandling for dimes to spare in 1927
September 17th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Your THEN AND NOW series continues to provide some of my greatest pleasures when visiting your site. PLEASE keep the photos coming. Thanks.
September 17th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
That corner looked way better in 1927
October 4th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Agreed, this is a great section. Thanks
March 4th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
[...] could mean that some of the two/three story buildings along the east side of Jay Street between Front and John Street could be built up to 12 stories tall (provided that the Landmark [...]
March 14th, 2008 at 11:48 am
[...] Sperr of the corner of Front and Jay Street looks southwest from the west side of Jay Street. A previous Then and Now post is also on the corner but facing [...]
August 3rd, 2008 at 10:48 am
My great-great grandmother, Bridget Lowery (nee Duffy-born in County Donegal) ran a grocery store at 65 Hudson. Her husband, John Lowery, ran a hotel and bar at the corner of Bridge & John.
My grandparents, Lowery and Nolan, lived on Duffield off Nassau.
Regards to Irishtown and Vinegar Hill.
Michael Nolan
September 10th, 2008 at 3:56 am
That scumbag Josh Gutman built 65 Jay without a permit. I got $20,000 out of him to move out.
September 10th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Dear Mr. Cabal,
Do you think that calling Gutman a scumbag on an anonymous blog somehow makes you any less complicit in Gutman’s scheme? $20,000, chump change! You were nothing more than a minor expense in the greater “scheme” of things.