Gallery: The Particular Cool of Brooklyn Apartments in 1978

The stereotypical Brooklyn, the precious one where artisanal mayo and cocktail culture dominate the conversation, is just one side of the story, a story that's been long unfolding. Remind yourself of how people lived in the BK neighborhoods of the past by looking at these photos of apartments and yards, all taken in 1978 byDinanda Nooney. (Thanks to the NYPL for making them available.) Fort Greene, Park Slope, Bed-Stuy—they might surprise. At the very least, the decorating will.

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December 2, 1978

Address: 1480 Pacific St., Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

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Address: 133 Pacific St., Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 104 Prospect Pl., Park Slope, Brooklyn

Address: 496 State St., Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 447 State St., Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 437 Clinton Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 300 Washington Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 853 Bushwick Ave., Bushwick, Brooklyn

Address: 416 Waverly Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 416 Waverly Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 127 6th Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn

Address: 48 South Oxford St., Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Address: 231 Washington Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 231 Washington Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 897 Sterling Pl., Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Address: 57 South Elliott Pl., Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Address: 57 South Elliott Pl., Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Address: 63 Hancock St., Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Address: 305 Cumberland St., Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Address: 238 Dean St., Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

Address: 51 Montgomery Pl., Park Slope, Brooklyn

Address: 230 Carroll St., Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Address: 331 President St., Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Address: 1325 64th St., Flatbush, Brooklyn

Address: 330 President St., Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Address: 1943 East 34th St., Flatbush, Brooklyn

Address: 287 Cumberland St., Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Address: 33 Newport Walk, Breezy Point, Brooklyn

Address: 85 76th St., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Address: Coney Island Light Station, Coney Island, Brooklyn

Address: 8820 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Address: 449 Rutland Rd., Flatbush East, Brooklyn

Address: 449 Rutland Rd., Flatbush East, Brooklyn

Address: 541 McDonough St., Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Address: 48 Willow Pl., Boerum Hill, Brooklyn