Charley Lawson, remembers being a boy in Red Hook in the 1920s.  A student at PS 27, his waterstories include a lot of swimming, including "down the farm, " which was what Beard's Erie basin was locally called.  Charley Lawson's...

Nelson Street, at the southwest corner of Hicks Street, showing Public School No. 27, erected in 1890. Board of Education of the City of New York September 4, 1930

Street address: Nelson Street & Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY

Viewed from Huntington Street, north side, east from Columbia Street. The low building in the center background, seen across the lot, is Public School No. 27.. Also shown in 1939 with a new addition to the school under construction.

Street address: Huntington Street & Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY

PS 27 is shown in 1938, then again 1939 with a new addition under construction. The view is the north side of Huntington Street, east from Columbia Street. The low building in the center background, seen across the lot, is Public School No. 27.....

Street address: Huntington Street & Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY