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    Grand Army Plaza

    A Human Fly Once Inched Up the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch

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    • History

    • Park Slope

    Sep 28, 2020 • 10:00am
    by Susan De Vries

    On a late September afternoon in 1918, a behatted gentleman dressed all in white began inching his way up the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch while a crowd of onlookers gazed up at his antics from Grand Army Plaza.

    He was all over Brooklyn that year

    Crafting the Ideal: The City Beautiful Movement in Brooklyn

    • Architecture

      Mar 30, 2020 • 10:00am
      by Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris)

      The movement was rather grandiosely designed to combat urban problems through architecture and city planning.

      Limestone replaced brownstone for row houses

      Kick Off Hanukkah Celebrations With the Largest Menorah in Brooklyn

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      • Brooklyn Life

        Dec 17, 2019 • 03:00pm
        by Susan De Vries

        It's been presiding over Hanukkah celebrations at Grand Army Plaza for more than 30 years and it is time once again for the lighting of the 32-foot-high menorah.

        A cherry picker is required

        The Grand Army Plaza Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch Lights Up the Night

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        • Interiors & Renovation

        • Park Slope

        Nov 13, 2019 • 09:00am
        by Susan De Vries

        While traffic hurled around Grand Army Plaza Monday night, a small group cast their eyes on the memorial arch as its usual purple glow was augmented with a new brilliance.

        A restoration project is planned

        Float Some Ideas With Democracy Lab at Grand Army Plaza

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        • Brooklyn Life

        • Park Slope

        May 31, 2018 • 03:00pm
        by Susan De Vries

        A bubble-like pavilion will be touching down by the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch for a week of free programming.

        Learn how to make a chair

        How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2016 in Brooklyn

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        • Brooklyn Life

          Dec 26, 2016 • 09:30am
          by Seán Devlin

          You don't have to leave Brooklyn to find fun on New Year's Eve.

          There's song and dance, fireworks, and much more

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            May 24, 2016 • 11:30am
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            Brooklyn Flea Coming to Grand Army Plaza on Sundays

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            • Brooklyn Life

            • Park Slope

            Apr 19, 2016 • 02:30pm
            by Hannah Frishberg
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            The Brooklyn Flea is coming to Grand Army Plaza beginning May 1! Here's everything you need to know.

            Will there be any old, familiar vendors?

            5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza

            • History

              Feb 25, 2016 • 10:00am
              by Hannah Frishberg
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              Grand Army Plaza in 1894, sans sculptures. Photo via Wikipedia

              The dignified entrance to both Prospect Park and Eastern Parkway, Grand Army Plaza remains a central landmark in Brooklyn more than 100 years since its creation. 

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              How the Death-O-Meter Helped Brooklynites Promote Street Safety in the 1920s

              • History

                Feb 23, 2016 • 02:25pm
                by Hannah Frishberg
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                Death-O-Meter being installed at Brooklyn Borough Hall in 1924. Photo via Brooklyn Daily Eagle

                In the 1920s, Brooklyn’s increasing number of automobiles turned the borough’s streets into a treacherous place for drivers and pedestrians alike. Safety advocates’ way to bring this to the public’s attention in 1924? The Death-O-Meter.

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