Seen Better Days on Montgomery Street
Forgive our ignorance, but what’s the story with this old brick building at 130 Montgomery Street? It’s looks like an armory but the original C of O we dug up from 1912 says it was a factory. GMAP P*Shark
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I find your ignorance unforgiveable actually!
I think there is a functioing spice factory on or near this block.
There are some interesting stories circa 1898-9 in the Brooklyn Eagle on the factory as well. Apparently it was considered an excellent place for a beer garden because Washington Ave. was popular with bicyclists. When building the factory, hotel, 1000 seat beer garden & music hall the developers claimed there would be “nothing about it in appearance that will not be in keeping with the location.” (Brooklyn Eagle 1/13/1898) Hmmm, where have I heard a developer claim that before?
You may not remember, but there was a time there were factories in Brooklyn, lots of them …
A friend of mine converted a former garage space for Ebbets Field into a beautiful living space with artists studio on this same block just on the other side of the S train tracks from this building. Part of the studio is for rent:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/off/451625852.html
This looks co0l. Took bad about that cmu wall. Do you have any more pictures Brownstoner?
Thanks for the links, guest.
Wasn’t it a part of the Consumers’ Park Brewery, whose smokestack still is next door?
Had a beer garden and everything, and had a subway stop [south of Botanical Garden on the Franklin Shuttle] …
Hey – head over to Ebbets Field, catch a beer …
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/Franklin%20Ave%20station/franklin.html
[scroll down for more]
http://www.nyfoodmuseum.org/bkbeer.htm#Consumers
[for brewery history]