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A Day of Remembrance and Celebration: The History of Memorial Day in Brooklyn
We normally celebrate Memorial Day with food, festivities, and perhaps even a day at the beach, on the semi-official start of the summer season.
A Surprise Visit on Clinton Avenue
Built as a mansion for a well-to-do family, our apartment building on Clinton Avenue is one of the usual stops on the walking-tour circuit.
When Brooklyn Shook in 1935
The tremor felt in Brooklyn this morning wasn’t the first time an earthquake has hit the borough.
Our Beautiful Brooklyn Blocks
From architecture to window boxes, a 19th century movement to beautify the streetscape in Brooklyn has left its mark on the borough.
The Remarkable Story of Crown Heights’ Zion Home for Aged Colored People
African Americans in the late 19th century were determined to take care of their indigent elderly themselves.
I very much enjoyed reading this article on the Pope mansion. Such a shame that so many beautiful old homes have been lost. The author took delight with the name of one of Mr. Pope's sisters, "Kunigunde". The name is Germanic in origin, one prominent woman with that name being the sister of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. So there. :)
The Popes Mr. Pope: The Rise and Fall of the Pope Family Mansion on Bushwick AvenueHorace Havermeyer is publisher of Metropolis - yes he is a Havermeyer. Many Havermeyer paintings hang in the Met, just to broaden the context a bit.
Who Were the Havemeyers?If you know anything about that small adorable house that is set way back mid-block (west side) please included it. I have always been curious! PS: Can't wait for more about the Van Nostrand house--very interesting history!
Part One: A History of the Strong Place PropertiesThis was great. When I discovered Payne it was like finding a gold nugget of the Bedford Stuyvesant history if he could only see what soulless buildings are on his old lot today.
Decorator William Payne and His Collection of Colonial-Era Lefferts Houses