In 2024, a couple bought a neglected 1800s Brooklyn lodging house and uncovered a 1901 coal delivery schedule linked to the husband’s family history; after a difficult restoration, it is becoming their third guesthouse
When James and Laureta Gale entered the basement of a run-down 1880s Brooklyn lodging house in 2024, they expected to find damaged walls, dust and old plumbing. Instead, beneath layers of dirt, they found a forgotten piece of history: a handwritten coal delivery schedule from 1901. The discovery had a special meaning for the couple….
