We love old pictures of Brooklyn, old being anything pre-1990. We’re guessing many of our readers may have some gems and scanners. If so, and you’d like to share them, send us the JPEGS at thegowanuslounge (at) gmail (dot) com.

[Photo courtesy of Betty Blade/flickr]

After a snowstorm in March, 1956. The photographer writes: “When I was a kid.. and I was pestering my mother too much she’d say. ‘Why don’t you go look at the puppies in the pet shop’. The thing was… there weren’t any… just a few parkettes, a lot bird seed and men buying cigarettes by the carton. Oh yeah,., and did I mention when Crazy Joe Gallo visited; he used to toss quarters to the kids … he was swell. Just a quiet little shop. Bungalow Pet Shop. McDonald Ave near Church Ave, Brooklyn NY. photo March 1956 .” We love this.