When I was growing up, Independence Day was huge in our town. Only Christmas Eve came close in town-wide celebrations.
Fond Memories of an Upstate New York Independence Day
A Developer’s Novel Scheme for a Bit of Florida With English Cottage Style in Flatbush’s Coral Gardens
In their approximately 40 years in business, Realty Associates was one of the largest developers of homes and apartment builders, not just in Brooklyn, but also in Queens and parts of Long Island.
Axel Hedman’s Twin Houses of Distinction in Prospect Lefferts Gardens
This interesting group of houses by Axel Hedman often gets overlooked.
Building Crown Heights: A New Look for Living in a New Century
In the early 20th century, developers reported that their customers wanted smaller houses that had open spaces, more closets and more than one bathroom.
A Day of Remembrance and Celebration: The History of Memorial Day in Brooklyn
We normally celebrate Memorial Day with food, festivities and perhaps even a day at the beach, on the semi-official start of the summer season.
A Scrap Dealer Makes It Big in Queen Anne Style on Highland Boulevard
A Scottish-born entrepreneur named Andrew Watson made a tidy fortune on scrap metal and in the early 20th century commissioned an expansive Queen Anne house in Cypress Hills.
The Opulent Splendor of Downtown Brooklyn’s Lost Fox Theatre
Downtown Brooklyn once had a theater district as vibrant as Manhattan’s, with almost as many venues, offering the gamut of entertainment from opera to Shakespeare, popular slapstick comedies to classic dramas, vaudeville to minstrel shows.
A Bed Stuy Neo-Grec Brownstone Gets a New Look
It’s a safe bet that when the row was built this house looked just like its Neo-Grec neighbors.
Eden in Brooklyn: How the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Grew
Philanthropist Alfred Tredway White planted the seeds in the 1890s.
Parties, Gossip and Too Much Brew: How 19th Century Brooklynites Celebrated the New Year
In the late 19th century, Brooklynites had many ways to celebrate the New Year but the ability to participate depended on one's social class.
