Walkabout: The Summer of 1915 — Edward Reiss and the “Negro Invasion” of Park Slope
Edward Reiss was a larger-than-life Brooklyn character in the early 20th century who often took ...
Tag: Historical
Past and Present: Downtown Brooklyn’s Grand Opera House
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Many of the grand store buildings built during the height o...
Walkabout: “The Great Mistake” — How Brooklyn Lost Its Independence, Conclusion
We conclude our look at the "Great Mistake," the creation of Greater New York City, and the end ...
Building of the Day: P.S. 124, the Silas B. Dutcher School at 515 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Last week we featured some of the great C.B.J. Snyder's Brookly...
Past and Present: 318-322 Adams Street, a Precinct and Courthouse
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. A search through the photo archives of the Brooklyn Public ...
Walkabout: Six Brooklyn Buildings That Used to Be Schools
It’s School Week here on Brownstoner -- a series of posts celebrating the start of the school year...
Peek Inside a Converted Schoolhouse With a Storied Past in Prospect Heights
It’s School Week here on Brownstoner. Stay tuned for more school-themed posts celebrating the star...
Five Historic Brooklyn Labor Disputes
As Brownstoner's Montrose Morris reminded us earlier today, the Labor Day holiday grew out of the ...
Walkabout: How Workers and the Labor Movement Gave Us Labor Day
New York City was home to the first Labor Day parade and rally. The year was 1882 and the place ...
Walkabout: “The Great Mistake” — How Brooklyn Lost Its Independence, Part 2
Here’s an updated look at the most important thing to happen in Brooklyn since Henry Hudson landed...
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