My great grandfather, Robert Buckley, was a "market man" tenant farmer for the Kouwenhovens of Flatlands in the late 1800's until the early 1920s. He would take his horse-drawn wagon full of produce fresh from the farm at Kings Hwy to the Wallabout. The family farm was located at 5 Kouwenhoven lane (Kings Hwy and E 54 St today) and Robert was not only a farmer and market man, but also a "florest" where he ran the Kouwenhoven greenhouses - an innovation in Brooklyn at the time. I have unpublished pics of my family's life on the farm if there's any interest.
Christopher Buckley
Any reasonably smart "tech tenant" will want a location with subway access. Good luck, and I could be wrong, but that lack feels like a serious challenge to success.
Hi, I'm very glad I found this blog today.
I love this area too, it is still less gentrified and quiet probably because far from subway (and it is G train..).
Do you know anything about big industrial complex on entire block of Hall street between Park Ave and Flushing Ave? I work in one of it's building 47 Hall street and I love this building.
Let me know if you know anything.
This house at 140 Clinton Avenue in Wallabout sits next to a recent House of the Day — and the pair must offer a greater study in contrasts than any two side-by-side houses in Brooklyn.
This Greek Revival home at 136 Clinton Avenue in Wallabout is a piece of Brooklyn history. Built by the Lefferts family and dating back to 1835, it’s the last Greek temple-fronted house left in the borough.
My great grandfather, Robert Buckley, was a "market man" tenant farmer for the Kouwenhovens of Flatlands in the late 1800's until the early 1920s. He would take his horse-drawn wagon full of produce fresh from the farm at Kings Hwy to the Wallabout. The family farm was located at 5 Kouwenhoven lane (Kings Hwy and E 54 St today) and Robert was not only a farmer and market man, but also a "florest" where he ran the Kouwenhoven greenhouses - an innovation in Brooklyn at the time. I have unpublished pics of my family's life on the farm if there's any interest. Christopher Buckley
Prison Ships and Bayside Markets: How Wallabout Got Its NameAny reasonably smart "tech tenant" will want a location with subway access. Good luck, and I could be wrong, but that lack feels like a serious challenge to success.
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Five Three-Family Townhouses Planned Next to the BQE in WallaboutHi, I'm very glad I found this blog today. I love this area too, it is still less gentrified and quiet probably because far from subway (and it is G train..). Do you know anything about big industrial complex on entire block of Hall street between Park Ave and Flushing Ave? I work in one of it's building 47 Hall street and I love this building. Let me know if you know anything.
Building of the Day: 60-64 Washington Avenue