Tag: Historical

Here's a story of a flip with a surprise happy ending. The semi-detached house at 451 Decatur St.,...

After denying one round of renovation plans in June, the Landmarks Preservation Commission gave its ...

Read Part 1 of this story. On July 1, 1898, former Senator James W. Birkett died at his home ...

Read Part 2 of this story. Here’s a little tale of politics, corruption, bigamy, adultery, ...

(Consumers Park Brewery souvenir tray. Photo: trayman.net) Read Part 1 of this story. Imag...

(Brooklyn Eagle, June 1, 1900) Read Part 2 of this story. In 1908, when Charley Ebbets was l...

Wall Street, 1911. Photograph: Shorpy.com Read Part 1 of this story. Like the celebrity si...

Read Part 2 of this story. Mrs. Kate Bradford lived at 658 Bedford Avenue, in the Williamsbur...

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 of this story. On September 22nd, 1958, Americ...

Long before the ice cream stands and water taxis arrived, the area underneath the Brooklyn Bridge ...