landmarks

Jan
08
Historic Gage & Tollner Returns to Downtown Brooklyn After 16 Years

Historic Gage & Tollner Returns to Downtown Brooklyn After 16 Years

A previous owner, Ed Dewey, lighting a gas chandelier. Courtesy of Gage & Tollner.Gage & Tollner [https://gageandtollner.com]
5 min read
Oct
29
CB6 Tables Developer’s Planned 9-Foot-High Wall At LICH Condo Site

CB6 Tables Developer’s Planned 9-Foot-High Wall At LICH Condo Site

COBBLE HILL – At last Thursday’s Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/
5 min read
Oct
14
16-story Development Planned For Grounds Of Landmark Clinton Hill Church

16-story Development Planned For Grounds Of Landmark Clinton Hill Church

Photo via Google Maps of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (right) and its rectory. The church was completed in 1859
3 min read
May
03
Watch Evolution Of Historic Childs Restaurant In Charles Denson’s New Film

Watch Evolution Of Historic Childs Restaurant In Charles Denson’s New Film

This summer, for the first ever, music lovers will trek out to Coney Island to experience rock legends like Willie
1 min read
Apr
20
On The Road Again! Willie Nelson To Visit Coney Island This Summer

On The Road Again! Willie Nelson To Visit Coney Island This Summer

(Photo: Willie Nelson / Facebook)The soon-to-open Coney Island Amphitheater [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/02/coney-islands-long-awaited-amphitheater-open-july/] has added another headliner
1 min read
Apr
13
Coney Island Amphitheater’s Summer Lineup Includes Beach Boys, Boston, Sting, Jane’s Addiction & More

Coney Island Amphitheater’s Summer Lineup Includes Beach Boys, Boston, Sting, Jane’s Addiction & More

Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)The Coney Island Amphitheater [http://www.sheepsheadbites.
2 min read
Apr
13
Landmark Status Official For Portions Of Green-Wood Cemetery

Landmark Status Official For Portions Of Green-Wood Cemetery

Green-Wood Chapel. (Photo via Beyond My Ken [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/2015_Green-Wood_Chapel_1.jpg]
1 min read
Apr
12
Gravesend, Rejoice! Lady Moody’s House Receives Landmark Status

Gravesend, Rejoice! Lady Moody’s House Receives Landmark Status

After more than a half century of waiting, Gravesend’s historic Lady Moody-Van Sicklen House has finally achieved landmark status.
2 min read
Mar
09

B&B Carousell Added To National Register of Historic Places

The B&B Carousell in Coney Island. (Photo: Charley Lhasa [https://www.flickr.com/photos/charleylhasa/9729128502/] / Flickr)Coney
1 min read
Feb
25
Portions Of Green-Wood Cemetery & St. Augustine Church Move Forward In Landmark Designation

Portions Of Green-Wood Cemetery & St. Augustine Church Move Forward In Landmark Designation

Photo by Beyond My Ken [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Augustine's_Roman_Catholic_Church_122_Sixth_
3 min read