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

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• In 2024, James and Laureta Gale bought a neglected 1880s Brooklyn lodging house and found a handwritten 1901 coal delivery schedule in the basement.
• The discovery was personal for James, whose grandfather had worked as a coal truck driver bringing fuel from Pennsylvania's Shenandoah Valley to New York City.