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Matchmaking: Greenpoint Style
Since the Brooklyn Daily Eagle‘s online archives have been kaput the last several days, I have been busy searching the archives of the New York Times for this week’s tale from Greenpoint’s past. As I did, I came across two stories that bookend each other beautifully. Follows is the first; a tale of Greenpoint matchmaking gone wrong from the January 26, 1893 edition of the New York Times.
It just goes to show that men really haven’t changed very much the last 100+ years. Be it online dating in the 21st century or a simple solicitation tucked away in a 19th century napkin: they still insist upon seeing a picture of you first.
Stay tuned for the next installment featuring divorce Greenpoint style!
Miss Heather
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3 Comments on Matchmaking: Greenpoint Style
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zoya on
Thu, 15th Nov 2007 7:43 pm
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missheather on
Thu, 15th Nov 2007 8:49 pm
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jukeboxgraduate on
Sat, 17th Nov 2007 10:17 am
How can Secretary Stieffel of the paper factory be so sure that it was a “young man” that did it? Did women work at paper factories those days? Did they have any male employees that weren’t young?
You have a point there Zoya.
HE WAS SURE BECAUSE IT WAS 1893!
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