This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: famhistresearcher Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.kings/15479.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I could not find S. Young. He would have had to have taken over sometime after 1897 because Alva Pearsall is listed in the 1897 Directory. You can find Alva Pearsall in the 1878 (615 Fulton h 9 Hanson Pl), 1879-80, and 1897 (597 Fulton) Directories here: http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Directory/index.html Ancestry has him in the 1888, 1889 Directory at 597 Fulton (Location 1) and 142 6th Ave (Location 2). You can also find Horace M. Ollivier in the 1879-80 (330 Fulton) and 1897-98 (466 5th Ave, Brooklyn)(also says "Ollivier and Co.) Directories at that same site. I could not find him in the 1878 Directory at that site. Ancestry has him in the 1888, 1889 Directory at 455 5th Ave. I do not know if that address may be a transcription error or not. I do not have access today to any later directories which would help to put an "end" to the time frame. Good luck. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.