I have very fond memories of the once illustrious neighborhood of East Flatbush. We lived in the section known as Remsen Village, and there were quite a number of shuls that i can think of offhand (Rabbi Zimmerman’s Young Israel of Remsen, Young Israel of East Flatbush[Rabbi Lazar on E 89th St.], the Ave A Shul, Gerrer Shteeble on Ave A, Rav Rottenberg’s shul[with mikvah],Mizrachi, Yeshiva Rabbi David Liebowitz, Nachlas Haleveiim, Cong Yodei Binah, Nusach Ari [Brownstien on 89th],and a few in the east 50’s -Rabbi Hecht, Rabbi Booket, Rabbi Teitelbaum).
The yearly Remsen Village Street Fair , Which I remember being on Remsen between B and Ditmas, was a highlight of the year. That block, incidentally, was packed with frum yidden. We used to call it the “Succah Block”, due to the great number of succos that were visible during that time of the year.
Ah, the good ole days……