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  2. A. I. Namm & Son Department Store - Wikipedia

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    The A. I. Namm & Son store was founded in 1876 by the Polish immigrant Adolph I. Namm in Manhattan's Ladies Mile district. Namm moved to Brooklyn in 1885, and the store moved to the intersection of Fulton and Hoyt streets in 1890. The store expanded several times over the next three decades, covering nearly the entire city block. By the 1920s ...

  3. Thirteenth Avenue (Brooklyn) - Wikipedia

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    Thirteenth Avenue is the commercial center [2] of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park, and Dyker Heights. 13th Avenue starts at 36th Street in Kensington. It maintains a relatively straight route through Borough Park and ends at 86th Street in Dyker Heights. The avenue is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.

  4. Egyptian cultural dress - Wikipedia

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    The common clothing for 19th century Egyptian women included a yelek or entari (anteri), a close fitting caftan derived from Turkish dress of either floor, hip, or waist length, vests, a shift, a sash, baggy pants (shintiyan), and outer garments for going out in public. This outfit was first adopted by Egyptian women in 1547. [22]

  5. Brooklyn Heights Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Brooklyn Heights Historic District is a historic district that comprises much of the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, United States.It was named a National Historic Landmark in January, 1965, [2] designated a New York City Landmark in November, 1965, [3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in October, 1966.

  6. Brooklyn Heights - Wikipedia

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    Brooklyn Heights' first library was founded in 1857 by the Mercantile Library Association of the City of Brooklyn. The first BPL branch in the neighborhood, the Montague Street branch, was opened in 1903. The Brooklyn Heights branch building at 280 Cadman Plaza West opened in 1962 and originally contained an auditorium and children's room.

  7. Loehmann's - Wikipedia

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    Loehmann's was an American retail company which started as a single store in Brooklyn, New York and grew to a chain of off-price department stores in the United States.The chain was best known for its "Back Room", where women interested in fashion could find designer clothes at prices lower than in department stores.

  8. List of Brooklyn neighborhoods - Wikipedia

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    Prospect Heights. Pacific Park/Atlantic Yards; Vinegar Hill; South Brooklyn – takes its name from the geographical position of the original town of Brooklyn, which today includes the neighborhoods listed above under the heading "northwestern Brooklyn." It is not located in the southern part of the modern borough. Boerum Hill; Carroll Gardens

  9. J.W. Mays - Wikipedia

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    J.W. Mays, Inc. is a real estate firm based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. From 1927 until 1988 the company ran a chain of discount department stores in the area surrounding New York City referred to as Mays, with stores located in three of New York City's five boroughs, Long Island, and Putnam County. At its height as a retailer, the ...