That’s the name of a new show at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights. It’s a lovely place, which has beautifully designed exhibits and this one sounds interesting.

Brooklyn’s neighborhood storefronts have the city’s history etched in their facades. Each store is as unique as the customers they serve and are run by owners who share a commitment to provide a special service. Many shops are lifelines for their communities, vital to the residents who depend on them for a multitude of needs. Yet such shops are disappearing on a daily basis as their neighborhoods rapidly change. Photographer-curators James and Karla Murray have scoured Brooklyn to observe “mom and pop” businesses from humble neighborhood stores tucked away on narrow side streets to well-known institutions on historic avenues.

Through panoramic photographs, portraits of individual storefronts, and illuminating interviews with shop owners, this exhibition reveals how neighborhood stores help set the pulse, life, and texture of their communities.

The Where and When
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street at Clinton Street
September 10-December 28, 2008
The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
Weekdays open 12-5, weekends 10-5