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.
It’s a safe bet that when the row was built this house looked just like its Neo-Grec neighbors.
Philanthropist Alfred Tredway White planted the seeds in the 1890s.
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.
The Brooklyn Christmas of 1899 was not so different than today, a tale of the haves and the have-nots.
Thanksgiving in America has always been a rather strange combination of festival, food and frolic.
Designed by Philemon Tillion, an architect with offices nearby, this Manhattan Avenue storefront and lofts building was built in 1897.
From Central Brooklyn, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress in the history of the United States and spent her life pursuing justice and social equality for all people, especially those in poverty.
The Cemetery of the Evergreens is one of our borough’s great park cemeteries, a place where people went to not only visit their departed loved ones, but enjoy the beauty of nature, take in the views and vistas, and relax in a restful glen or bower.
Benjamin Driesler was a busy man, designing hundreds of homes in Flatbush and Long Island, while also contributing to the architectural landscape of brownstone Brooklyn.
