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A Day of Remembrance and Celebration: The History of Memorial Day in Brooklyn
We celebrate Memorial Day with food, festivities, and perhaps even a day at the beach, on the semi-official start of the summer season.
The Walled City: Brooklyn Heights’ East River Warehouses
In the 19th century, the shoreline from Williamsburg to Red Hook was full of ships and warehouses, and shipping was Brooklyn’s biggest industry.
George and Susan Elkins, Their House, and the Really Big Meadow
Restored after years of neglect, Crown Heights’ oldest house recalls a time when farms and country villas dotted the area.
How Brooklyn’s First Free Library Became the Brooklyn Museum
It grew from a small library to a massive and wide-ranging educational institution before focusing on art.
The Lost Crown Heights Mansion of a Typewriter Tycoon
The Clarence W. and Ida Seamans mansion, designed by Montrose Morris, stood for less than 30 years in the posh St. Marks area.
I remember going to a New Year’s Eve party in the 70s in this house a friend of mine, not invited by another friend and let me tell you the inside of this mansion was beautiful. I do remember the owners of the the family that live there owned two huge Doberman pinchers. To this day when I think about New Year’s Eve and celebrating, I think back at that party in 1977. Absolutely fabulous.
Walkabout: The Sausage King of Brooklyn, Part 2Wow ... Thank YOU for this
Past and Present: The Julius Kayser Company, Clinton HillNot to nitpik, but you forgot the 'U'. It's Algonquian.
The Palisade at the End of the L Train: How Canarsie Got Its NameNot much else you can do with a church that has dwindling membership.
Brookland Buys Landmarked Clinton Hill Church for $8.8 Million, Plans Condos