Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: 1970s Brooklyn and $100 Day Trips

In 1970s Brooklyn, When Horses Roamed Gowanus and Kids Played Stickball
The 1970s were a highly recognizable era for Brooklyn, from the graffiti’d stoops to the local dress, the comparative lack of tall buildings and the ubiquity of mom and pop shops. A student at Pratt at the time, photographer Peter Bellamy captured the era on film.

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Pared Down Yet Historic Bed Stuy Brick Italianate Asks $1.595 Million
A lesson in the skillful blending of the old and new, this three-story brick Italianate at 279 Putnam Avenue in Bed Stuy may appeal to home hunters who like their old houses updated but not ransacked. Crisp white walls and dark floors set off two marble mantels and a streamlined, mostly white kitchen on the parlor floor. The latter pairs white subway tile with wood counters and stainless steel appliances.

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The Insider: New Staircase Is Key in Gut Renovation of Historic Clinton Hill Co-op
“It’s all about the stair,” said architect Alexander Stoltz of Brooklyn-based SA-DA Architecture, who masterminded the overhaul of a 1,300-square-foot duplex. The unit sits on the third and fourth floors of a grand 1880s Romanesque Revival mansion designed by Montrose Morris.

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Escape the City on These Three Day Trips for $100 or Less, No Car Required
Most areas north of New York City are off-limits to carless New Yorkers — but not these three spots. Accessible, affordable and beautiful, here are some day-trip options for those looking to get out of and back into the city on public transit and on a budget. Whether it’s art, greenery or historic homes you’re after, these locations offer plenty of options for the nature-deprived city-dweller.

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5 Fabulous Co-ops in Brooklyn and Manhattan With Two Bathrooms, Starting at $650K
Sometimes you don’t know what you want but you know it when you see it. So it is with these five co-ops, each of which has at least one showstopper feature, be it soaring ceilings, a sprawling floor plan, or luxurious bathroom facilities. Of these five co-ops, four are in Brooklyn and one in Manhattan; all have two bathrooms, and a range of one to three bedrooms.

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