Central Brooklyn
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Something was clearly missing from the exterior wall of the TD Bank branch at the corner of Montague and Court Street. Peter Duffy told Bklyner that it was “pretty obvious something had been there and was removed,” as he walked past the building in bustling downtown Brooklyn days
Announcements
Photo via Google MapsIt’s that time of the month again, and the Manhattan Beach Community Group (MBCG) [/?s=manhattan+beach+community+group] will be meeting again tomorrow night to discuss the issues and concerns of Manhattan Beachers. The meeting will take place tomorrow, October 26, at 7:30pm and
Central Brooklyn
1917 photo of employees at the Defrancisci & Son Macaroni Machines factory at 219 Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg. Standing right to left: Joseph DeFrancisci, Ignazio DeFrancisci and Cosimo Alati, and five others. Sitting right to left: unknown, Dominic LoPardo and Joseph Bontempi (with hand under chin). (Image courtesy Brooklyn
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Blue tarps still dangle from the Lundy’s Building on Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Ed Cheney / Sheepshead Bites)The historic Lundy’s Building on Emmons Avenue continues to deteriorate, despite promises from the owner to patch up the property. We reported in March [/lundys-building-real-fixer-upper/] the landmarked building, constructed in the 1930s,
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Bensonhurst
For much of the early 20th Century, opulent movie theaters dotted the borough of Brooklyn [/chatting-brooklyn-theatre-index-author-cezar-del-valle/#.VyfCx6ODGkq] . We see can their ghosts every day on the streets, as we walk under the marquees and past ornate facades. These intricately carved relics of a different time can be found attached to
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How cool is this black-and-white video, of a ride along the El[evated] line from Manhattan into Brooklyn, past Fulton Street and then the 5th Avenue Bay Ridge line, through Sunset Park? Fast forward to the 8:20 mark in the video, as the train approaches Green-Wood Cemetery. There’s
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Courtesy of Green-Wood CemeteryWhile a visit to the 478 pastoral acres of Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] provides a majestic and serene background to view architecture, sculpture, and an excellent lesson in city history, you’ll now have even greater access to millions of archival items dating back to
Arts & Culture
Image courtesy of Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php].The Pratt Institute Library was erected in 1896 as the first public library in Brooklyn — as well as the only one for the next 15 years — and has since continued in its mission of providing educational materials to anyone,
City Kid Corner
As we wander about our modern neighborhood, caught in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to ignore the long and vibrant history of our community. Let’s remedy that. With a little help from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives [http://bklyn.newspapers.com/], we’re going
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1930s era Walt Whitman Library, then known as the City Park branch. (Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.instagram.com/myrtleavebklyn].) The Walt Whitman Library branch has been serving our community and schoolkids for over a century — originally referred to as the City Park branch, until 1943 — and
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Image via Brownstone Detectives via Brooklyn Historical Society [https://twitter.com/BrownstoneDetec/status/671791435021176832/photo/1].The Fort Greene Houses — now known as the Ingersoll and Walt Whitman Houses — were completed in 1944 and considered a pioneering development for urban renewal and addressing the housing crisis. Nowadays, of course, the
Brooklyn history
Screenshot of Brooklyn 1776. (Courtesy of Creative Good)When was the last time you heard about a gaming app being developed by reading historical criticism and exploring the topography of Kings County? In comes Brooklyn 1776 [http://www.brooklyn1776.com/] — the newest project developed by New York-based Creative Good [http: