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Ornamenting Brooklyn: The Fashion of Terra-Cotta

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original Part 1 here and ...

By Suzanne Spellen 11 minute read 0

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This Exuberantly Colorful Terra Cotta Building in Crown Heights Housed Bowling and Billiards

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. This is...

By Suzanne Spellen 4 minute read 0

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A Whirling Web of Art Deco Pattern on Flatbush Avenue

Seen from a distance, this building may look like a rather ordinary commercial building on Flatbush....

By Susan De Vries 6 minute read 0

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Look Out for This Eye-Catching Terra-Cotta Art Deco Doorway in Bed Stuy

If you just focus on the main facade of this Bed Stuy building you'll see some fine terra-cotta orna...

By Susan De Vries 4 minute read 0

Where New York Went to Get Its Terra Cotta

After an apocalyptic fire in 1886, the New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Works needed a new head...

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