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Downtown Brooklyn’s Forgotten Emporiums
The Brooklyn Furniture Company was an advertising innovator of its day, and well-to-do Brooklynites bought entire wardrobes at Journeay & Burnham.
Delve Into Some Tales of Brooklyn Thanksgivings of Years Gone By
While a day of thanks was often celebrated in the early 19th century, it wasn’t until 1863 that Thanksgiving became an official national holiday.
The Big Mansion on the Corner: Crown Heights’ Schwarzmann House
Razed for an apartment building, the impressive Italianate dwelling was the longtime home of a prominent satirical magazine publisher.
Music, Beer, and Cigars: A Concert Garden Comes to Brooklyn
Successful Victorian entertainment venues had to pander to popular taste, as a self-made impresario quickly discovered.
6 Tales of Brooklyn Educational Institutions to Kick Off the School Year
We have rounded up a few Brooklyn tales of schools, buildings, and students to mark the start of the school year.
Great stuff - I do wonder if the Seaman to Ad man isnt a bit apocryphal, seems like there must be a bit more to it than the history suggests. Another intereting note (to me anyway) is that the St George was ultimately sold to Bing & Bing - a huge LL of ultra luxury NYC buildings and the decedent of Steve Bing's fortune - Steve Bing the hollywood playboy,who tried to deny paternity to his child with Elizabeth Hurley. And Bing & Bing sold most of its holdings (not St. George) to Martin Davis of the Davis Oil (and now Hollywood) fortune, decedent to Brandon Davis the Hollywood 'playboy' most famous for hanging out with Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Not sure what the moral of all that is, but I found it interesting
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Hotel St. George, Part 1The Currier & ives print showing the Brooklyn Bridge with activity on it is dated 1879. However, as you know, the bridge wasn’t opened tothepublic until 1883?
Suzanne Spellen’s Tales of Brooklyn History and Architecture in 20251899 was the year my house was built, although Brooklyn City Directories don’t show anyone living there until 1901.
Celebrating Christmas in 1899: A Tale of Two BrooklynsI really love historical stories like this one. I even downloaded the PDF of the book you mentioned and have started to read it. Love Brooklyn history!
Downtown Brooklyn’s Forgotten Emporiums