Tag: Historical

We're excited to hear that the folks over at The Wooden House Project blog are going to start givin...

Read Part 2 of this story. The architecture and history of Brooklyn will continue to be the focus...

Brownstoner readers may recall the seminal 1969 New York Magazine article "The Consequences of Bro...

The Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Riverside Apartments, the Benjamin Moore Factory in DUMBO, the re...

Tomorrow the Sunset Park Landmarks Committee is holding a two-and-a-half hour walking tour through...

A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The rapid growth of Brooklyn in the 19th century also came ...

Most of us hope to leave our mark on this world in some small way, so that others can remember t...

Yesterday we celebrated Memorial Day with food, festivities and perhaps even a day at the beach, on ...

Read Part 1 of this story. “Can it get any worse?” That’s what Dwight Pardee probably a...

Read Part 2 of this story. Dwight W. Pardee was born in New Jersey in 1852. He was educated i...