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September 12, 2007
Mr. B, I would like to see more "Houses of the Day"
I would like to see more homes from North East Brooklyn shown on this site, If you go to the highest point of Brooklyn up by highland park you will see some breath taking homes sitting on the hill, gorgeous 1800 Victorians, even old brick row homes across from the park, I would like to see history from all of Brooklyn even if it's not completely gentrified, what does everyone think?
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Some of the houses on Highland Blvd are really beatiful and the view of the city is amazing
Posted by: guest at September 12, 2007 7:20 PM
I agree many homes in that part of BK are amazing -the area is not that great but changes are slowly happening, lets see some new pictures Mr. B!!!
Posted by: guest at September 12, 2007 8:14 PM
What area are you speaking of exactly?
Posted by: Putnamdenizen at September 13, 2007 9:49 AM
I think the OP is speaking about the brick row homes on Jamaica Ave across from the park, also if you drive up the hill to the top you will see those old Victorians and Colonial style homes, they are so far up no one really knows about them, the views are amazing, although I think this area of Brooklyn is considered Cypress Hills, west by Buswick, here is an old NY Times article on the area
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5D81639F93BA15757C0A960958260
Posted by: guest at September 13, 2007 11:03 AM
For the most part, Brownstoner keeps the House of the Day within a one mile radius of his house. Occasionally they might throw in a Ditmis Park house or Park Slope South, Carroll Gardens now and then, Boerum Hill. But mostly Clinton Hill, Fort Green, Bed Sty, Prospect Heights. The rest of the blog has become more well balanced in terms of neighborhoods but House of the Day, which Brownstoner still handles, is still very biased.
Posted by: guest at September 13, 2007 4:13 PM
I personally think there's room for somebody to start a blog that covers more historic houses in all of NYC.
Like nobody is allowed to talk about the historic houses on Staten Island here. I've actually seen posts about Staten Island removed. I don't live there, I'm not a "booster" for the place but for people who want a big, freestanding Victorian that's one place they're curious about that's not being covered. I know, it's not "brownstone Brooklyn" but still. Some houses on Staten Island even date back to the 1700's and early 1800's. Kind of cool. I'd like to see pictures and discussion on those, just for fun. Or, wow, the houses in the Bronx, that area where the big gorgeous houses are where they shot the Godfather. There are also really cute houses in lesser known parts of Queens, like Sunnyside just to name one. I'd never know of the place except we went to a party there. It would be fun to get glimpses of historic homes in NYC most of us never get the opportunity to know about or see.
Posted by: guest at September 14, 2007 12:54 PM
Thanks for that comment 12:54, I thought I was the only one (and no im not a broker) I am a home owner in Brooklyn and have lived here all my life, but I do have an interest in historic home other than the same brownstones in the same areas, this does not take anything away from them, but it would be refreshing to see other historic homes once and a while,
Posted by: guest at September 14, 2007 1:18 PM
Definitely, 1:18. For people who are TRULY preservationists, not just looking after their own property values, they should be willing to help preserve historic structures all over NYC. Starting with the desire to be educated about all the historic areas of our city.
Posted by: guest at September 14, 2007 4:22 PM
This is site specializes in Brownstones - there are Brownstones all over Brooklyn, Mr. B seems like your site is expanding to a broader audiance, you may have to step your game up!!
Posted by: guest at September 14, 2007 4:39 PM
Sounds like you guys/gals should start a new site - and post a link here. For me, I like the current focus, altho I am always open about larning about new areas. I ahve never considered myself a preservationist at all, which is a whole other kettle of fish. At its best this site is about creating homes and communities with an appreciation for historic forms. I don't think that this site is about "brownstones" as in houses with bronwstone facades nor even the townhouses which we inaccurately call brownstones, but rather a specific area of Brooklyn referred to as "Brownstone Brooklyn." 12.54 is correct to share that there are many other interesting areas in NYC. And indeed I have often suggested that rather than lamenting about the astronomical prices in Brownstone Brooklyn prosepctive homeowners should be more adventurous. Hmm I seem to be ending up in a place different from where I began. Oh well. But in the end this is a hosted site, and Jon has the right to shape the conversation and topics to fit his agenda.
Posted by: Putnamdenizen at September 15, 2007 10:13 AM
Those are good points, Putnamdenizen. But looking at the bitterness and nastiness and smugness this originally great site is now infected with - would it ease up a bit if the focus started to spread to a bigger picture focused on preservationism and appreciation of ALL historic neighborhoods of NYC? I think it would. Because right now the scope is too small so it's decayed into a "my brownstone block is better than yours" endless fight, which is so tiresome and talk about being WAY off target, regarding what this site was supposed to be focused on.
Posted by: guest at September 15, 2007 2:47 PM
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