Sunnyside Not really Highland Park, but part of the original farmlands on the north side of Jamaica Plank Road in the old days. Besides, Sunnyside had their own cool entrance into the park. Some shots here are repeats of shots posted in Zone 1 streets.
	View of Sunnyside Avenue, 1889 This rare shot appeared on the Brooklyn Borough Annual Report of 1889. "The Proposed Park at Ridgewood" is of course Highland Park, but I have no idea about the reference to Garden City. The view is southeast from Highland Boulevard, and a partially developed Sunnyside Ave. is in the foreground. Those two large houses are still standing, as well as the row of smaller ones across the street. The Schenck House is visible in the distance, as well as the towers of the pumping stations.
	Warwick St. Entrance We grew up using this little strip to play baseball, prying up a few cobblestones for bases. The wrought iron fence which lined the path to Sunnyside in the back was a perfect home run fence. I don't see the fence (or the cobblestone) in this 2005 photo. Rod Maggio noted those yellow poles were to deter residents who were driving down that path to avoid having to back up on Sunnyside!
	Sunnyside Avenue Group Richards Real Homes 4th of July Celebration Maker: Unk Dated: Unk Status: Own (BG) Here's an interesting card. It purports to be a neighborhood 4th of July celebration but in reality its probably a marketing gimmick for Richards Real Homes. The decorations are a bit too perfect and consistent. I believe this is the south side of Sunnyside, the back of these homes face Schenck Court.
		Schenck Court Group, Richards Real Homes Maker: Unknown Dated: Unk Status: Need. Richards Real Homes developed a lot of the Sunnyside area; most development occured between 1900 and 1920. The shot on the right is from 2005.
		Schenck Court, East New York, Brooklyn Maker: Commercial Art Post Card Co. Dated: 1915 Status: Own(RG) .
		Sunnyside, 1923 These NYPL images are of the first house on Sunnyside before the park.
	Sunnyside Ave, 2005 My brother shot this picture of the Highland Park tennis courts and I noticed the house in the background is the same one in the 1923 photo (and can also be seen in the 2005 shot at the top of the Warwick Street entrance).
		Barbey and Sunnyside, 1965 Sent in by Lucy (Patini) Ellis, the location is Barbey Street, north of Sunnyside Ave. Behind her friend Fran Fiorino the road curves sharply to the right, then north again,coming to a dead end at Highland Boulevard. The house up on Highland Boulevard in the background is still there, but is not visible in my update picture.
		Barbey Court Neil supplied this 1939 tax photo and 2006 update shot of Barbey Court, on the north side of Jamaica Ave.
	Barbey Court, 2006 Neil also took this shot of the end of Barbey Court; it sits a foot or two lower then Highland Boulevard. I did some research, checking the 1905 Plat maps and discovered in the original development plans Barbey was supposed to connect with Highland Boulevard, and Sunnyside was to connect to Warwick Street which was planned to run north across Jamaica and intersect. We know that never happened, but wonder if Barbey ever did connect with Highland Boulevard at some point. Our unoffical historian Mary Cornell does not believe there was ever a connection, she recalls there were steps here in this location and the concrete was probably just the footing for those stairs.
		Sunnyside Ave, East New York Dated: 1920 Maker:Commercial Post Card Co. Status: Own(BG) Jacqui Ascenzi (Ruvolo) points out that the uphill homes are on the left, and thus this a view east towards the park. I believe it is west of Barbey. Neil Sullivan's 2006 shot is a view looking west from the park towards Sunnyside. As mentioned above, in early development plans this road was to extend into the park and meet Warwick Street.
		Hendrix Street, East New York, Brooklyn Maker: Commercial Art Post Card Co. Dated: 1917 Status:Need Hendrix Street toward Highland Park, East New York Maker: P. Miller Dated: 1913 Status:Own(BG) These shots are also posted on the Hendrix Street page with more details. More Richards Homes development north of Jamaica.
		Van Siclen Court Group Maker: Albertype Undated Status: Own(RG) Van Sicklen Court, East New York Maker: Art Post Card and Novelty Co. Dated: 1916 Status:Own (BG) This is north of Jamaica Ave.,with the second card showing the early spelling. Oddly, I had poor image of the first card taken from a different angle when I found this one. Note the victorian turret in the distance behind the homes. Note in the first card the reference to "Highland Park Slope". I suspect that was a marketing name at the time.
		Van Siclen Court 2006 A 2006 update shot of Van Siclen Court. The building with the victorian turret is long gone, I don't believe it survived past the 1920s, replaced by the large apartment building.
		View From Highland Boulevard, East New York, Brooklyn Maker: P.Miller Dated: 1900 Status:Own(RG) Miller and Sunnyside Avenues Maker: Wm. Fick Dated: 1911 Status:Own(BG) Two more cards which can also be viewed in Zone 1, most of Sunnyside was part of Millers Orchards. The card on the right gives a rustic view of the area. The card on the left is marked with keys which help identify the view as Hendrix Street. Visit Zone 1 for the details.
		Vermont Ave Viaduct and Highland Boulevard Maker: Wm. Fick: dated 1910 Status: Need Anthony Messina helps pinpoint the location for us. The viaduct was constructed in 1895; planners had a vision of a boulevard connecting Prospect, Highland and Forest Parks. The viaduct was meant to bridge a connection between Eastern Parkway and Highland Boulevard, with Highland Boulevard being extended east. The eastern part of that project eventually morphed into the Interboro Parkway.
		Vermont Ave Viaduct and Highland Boulevard I used Local Live to try to orient the image; some of the stonework on the original retaining wall still exists. At the bottom the square house on the corner is 5 Vermont Avenue, see below. On the right Cora (Gavin) Modica sent this shot of the Sunnyside/Vermont corner in the 1960s, though I'm not sure why the shot was taken. Al Gavin relays that Cora's mother Marion once told him the city used to have a storage area under the aqueduct and one legend is that parts of the Schenck house were stored there. It is all cemented up these days.
		5 Vermont Ave,. 1950s Cora (Gavin) Modica sent in these shots taken of her home at 5 Vermont, from the aqueduct, in the 1950s.
	This 1913 New York Times article discusses real estate in Brooklyn and actually has a photo of some houses on Sunnyside.This is a 1.3mb pdf file that will launch when you click on it.

Sunnyside

Not really Highland Park, but part of the original farmlands on the north side of Jamaica Plank Road in the old days. Besides, Sunnyside had their own cool entrance into the park. Some shots here are repeats of shots posted in Zone 1 streets.