1027 Flatbush Avenue
Photo via Kings Theatre [https://www.facebook.com/KingsTheatreBklyn/photos/pb.308936483947.-2207520000.1428688457./10153119888878948/?type=3&theater] Congratulations to the Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] (1027 Flatbush Avenue), one of the places honored this year in the 2015 Brooklyn Building Awards [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/CWT/EXTERNAL/
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Manhattan Beach Jewish Center (Source: Google Maps)The 63-year-old Manhattan Beach Jewish Center [http://mbjc.org/] at 60 West End Avenue is just one of two properties in all five boroughs nominated by Governor Andew Cuomo to be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The building
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Photo courtesy of Beverly Jones.Brown Memorial Baptist Church [http://www.brownmemorialbaptist.org]‘s beautiful and poignant Pilgrims Window is shining yet again. That is because over 100 years after being crafted by Louis Comfort Tiffany and installed on the northern side of Brown Memorial Baptist Church, facing Gates Avenue,
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2005 86th st
The Vitamin Shoppe opened its doors at 2005 86th Street about three weeks ago, looking to capitalize off the new rush of fitness fans patronizing Planet Fitness next door [/planet-fitness-86th-street-now-open/]. The business replaces London Fashion Shoes, which closed for good earlier this year. It’s hard not to note the
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Source: NYC Dept. of Parks and RecreationThe new bathrooms lining the Riegelmann Boardwalk along Coney Island and Brighton Beach might not be making everybody happy, but some see them as a sign of the city entering the 21st century. A report [http://www.wired.com/design/2013/06/how-nyc-redsigned-its-beaches-after-sandy/#slideid-151889]
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Soon-to-be neighbor Josh writes: > I am about to go to closing on a new home in one of the DP historic districts. Any way readers can offer suggestions of architects who have prior experience with this? Thank you in advance! So, have you heard of or had a good
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Though you had some appreciation for Father & Sons Deli’s late night sandwiches (and we’d add that they’ve got the best price for bottles of water and soda on the street), most of you are not thrilled by the new awning they installed [/blog/business/new-awnings-on-cortelyou] on
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So while we had a little snafu getting the name “Bensonhurst Bean” into the segment, they did manage to make me look fairly knowledgeable about neighborhood architecture in between all the Three Stooges impersonations. In the above video, yours truly pounds the pavement with veteran TV reporter Chauncey Howell and
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A catty corner view of Villabate Alba Pastry Shop at 7001 18th Avenue- you can see how shadows emphasize the building's architectural detailsHave you ever noticed the crown molding that runs along the sides and tops of older buildings? It’s called a cornice and it was all
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Courtesy of Nathan KensingerBrighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay share a lot of things. A huge Eastern European population. A beautiful waterfront. And a screwed up history of poorly planned development. The last bit got highlighted in Brighton Beach by urban photographer Nathan Kensinger [http://kensinger.blogspot.com/2010/03/brighton-beach-bungalows.