Winsor McCay’s Hell House

February 14th, 2010 admin

According to Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay news blog , the so-called “Hell house” at 1811 Voorhies Ave. (between Ocean Ave. and Shore Road) — currently inhabited by a horde of insects — turns out to be a former residence of legendary cartoonist and pioneering animator Winsor McCay . According to the blog, “…the property’s owners seek to tear down the structure and replace it with condominiums. Failing that,


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