Midwood woman, turning 107, shares her memories of turn-of-the-century Brooklyn
Dorothy Horowitz Fand remembers when Flatbush was farmland
She remembers when streetlamps were lit by hand, and when subways cost five cents a ride.
She remembers when Borough Park and Flatbush were mostly farmland and her family bought their fruits and vegetables directly from local farmers.
Dorothy Horowitz Fand, of Avenue M and 15th Street, Midwood, is turning 107 on Oct. 9, and though her hearing and eyesight aren’t what they used to be, her memory is as sharp as a tack, says her daughter Susan Moses, 74.
“Things I forget, she remembers,” Susan told the Brooklyn Eagle.