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April 27, 2009

Louis Bonert in The Slope

bonert-042709.jpgSave The Slope has a fascinating post today about a group of buildings at the corner of 6th Avenue and 5th Street. In 1892, prolific builder Louis Bonert put up a row of five apartment houses on the southeast corner and another four across the street on the northeast corner. Total cost of the nine buildings: $60,000. Lots of interesting architectural description and historical clippings from the Eagle on the link. GMAP




Posted by Brownstoner at 11:15 AM | Comments (9)
Categories: Architecture, Historical, Park Slope

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Great stuff! I hope lots of Park Slope people, not just Brownstoner readers, read these posts. While its cool to walk around and admire the great architecture in our neighborhoods, goodness knows I do, it's even better when you know who built the structures, and why. You can see the city evolving, appreciate the finer points of materials and trims, and realize that 100 years ago was not that different from today. Retail was important, as was the quality of the space your basic middle class person could afford. Aesthetics made the difference in choosing an ok building or a great building. These are still things many of us care about, and working to protect those fine choices is an important and worthy goal. I wish the PS protectionists the best in expanding their historic district.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at April 27, 2009 11:28 AM

"While its cool to walk around and admire the great architecture in our neighborhoods, goodness knows I do, it's even better when you know who built the structures, and why."

Hiya Morris! I wonder where the designs of Brownstones came from! Well I found my answer here: http://archaeo-pro.com.au/Photographs/photographs.html

Looks like more Rip-off to me....

The What

Someday this war is gonna end...

Posted by: Return of The What at April 27, 2009 11:51 AM

Yes- those Egyptians! I just love how they designed their parlor floors. And of course! Cuneiform tablets- where else did the victorians get parquet floor patterns. And who can forget the rowhouse designs that are, of course the natural evolution of mudwall hovels?

Somehow I question a website that sells cardboard construction kits and activity books as a source of professional information (add to the fact they spelled Ramsses "Ramesses" :)

Posted by: bxgrl at April 27, 2009 12:47 PM

"Somehow I question a website that sells cardboard construction kits and activity books as a source of professional information (add to the fact they spelled Ramsses "Ramesses" :)"

First you "But in" and then you are incorrect!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_II

Ramesses II

Ramesses II (also known as Ramesses The Great and alternatively transcribed as Ramses and Rameses *Riʕmīsisu; also known as Ozymandias in the Greek sources, from a transliteration into Greek of a part of Ramesses' throne name, User-maat-re Setep-en-re)[5] was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as Egypt's greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh.[6] His successors and later Egyptians called him the "Great Ancestor.

Bxgrl you see why I hate retards! Everything came from Africa including Judaism.. PWNED!

LMMFAO!!!!

Rabbi What

Someday this war is gonna end..

Posted by: Return of The What at April 27, 2009 12:57 PM

More proof that debt has distorted real estate costs.

Back in the days before pervasive usury, houses such as these were cheap to build.

What cost $60K in 1892 costs about $1.5MM today. That's not a lot of money to build that many beautiful houses.

Posted by: Polemicist at April 27, 2009 12:57 PM

Hardly, What- because WIKI (and you do know how wiki gets written, don't you?)misspelled it too. I realize you desperately need to believe everything came from Africa, just as you desperatley need to believe only people born in Brooklyn are worth anything. I'm truly sorry for you and your ignorance but I see why you seem so happy. Ignorance is bliss.

Posted by: bxgrl at April 27, 2009 1:51 PM

" realize you desperately need to believe everything came from Africa,"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNf-P_5u_Hw&feature=PlayList&p=BBF692BCA039B9DF&index=0

Suck it Bxgrl! Suck it well...

The What

Someday this war is gonna end...

Posted by: Return of The What at April 27, 2009 1:58 PM

Awww- what's the matter What. No good answer so all you can manage is "suck it?" Yeah- you're such a real man.

Posted by: bxgrl at April 27, 2009 2:06 PM

Polemicist (12:57pm):

What happens if you assume inflation was 4% over the same period?

$5.9 million.

Just sayin'

Posted by: Mr Joist at April 27, 2009 4:35 PM

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