If you are astute, you can still find the remaining brownstones on our downtown streets.
A Downtown Brooklyn Brownstone Turned Rathskeller
A Gilded Age Mansion for Brooklyn Heights Firefighters
An upscale neighborhood like Brooklyn Heights deserves an upscale fire house, and this one certainly fits the bill.
A Colorful Pre Civil War Manse Takes a Musical Turn in Park Slope
The house has all of the classic Second Empire goodies: the general shape, mansard roof, the decorative slate tiles, and the handsome cupola.
A Look at the Industrial Complex of E. W. Bliss in Dumbo, Soon to House Brooklyn’s Newest Library
The Bliss factories were among the largest operations in the Dumbo area, and by the beginning of the 20th century, employed over 1,600 people.
A Look Back at Flatbush’s Small Hospital for Cradle to Grave Medical Care
The first Midwood Sanatorium was a four-story wood frame built near the corner of Winthrop Street and Flatbush Avenue.
A Greenpoint Mansion for a Porcelain Prince
This freestanding Greenpoint mansion was home to Thomas C. Smith, one of Greenpoint’s important residents.
Mediterranean Deco Apartments With Extra Ornamental Zing Stand Out on Ocean Avenue
While the second half of the 19th century was the age of the urban house in Brooklyn, the 1920s and ‘30s were the age of the six-story apartment building.
French Apartment Living in Stuyvesant Heights
This fanciful French chateau was built for Stuyvesant Heights' growing middle class population at a time when apartment living was becoming popular.
A Row of Early 20th Century Two-Family Houses and an Outlier on St. Johns Place in Crown Heights
By 1910, two-family houses were the new row houses in Crown Heights.
The Art Deco Guardian Lions of Banking in Crown Heights
Brooklyn has some fine Art Deco buildings, and this is one of my favorites.
