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Focus on Fort Greene
IT’S NOT NEWS THAT BROOKLYN’S FORT GREENE NEIGHBORHOOD has some of the most elegant brownstones in the borough. And that Fort Greene Park, designed by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted, like Central and Prospect Parks, is no less a … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, BROOKLYN
Tagged brownstones, Cumberland Street, Fort Greene, Fort Greene Park, wood frame
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Rockaway Bungalow Reno: Before & During
What M.’s bungalow looked like when she bought it in January of this year. The green X’s alert firefighters that the house is unoccupied. …and how it looked last week, with a ‘rough coat’ of stucco. THIS WORK-IN-PROGRESS, an early … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, QUEENS, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING, RENOVATION
Tagged A train, Beach 24th, Beach 25th, Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association, Brooklyn Navy Yard, bungalow, bungalow colony, cottage, Far Rockaway, foreclosure, Matthew Perry, mortgage fraud, Park Slope, preservation, Queens, renovation, Richard George, Rockaway, stucco, wood frame
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Brooklyn Heights, How Well I Know Ye
Hilly, cobbled Joralemon Street, with vividly painted c.1830s row houses THE YOUNGSTERS on Brownstoner like to make fun of Brooklyn Heights. They think it’s stodgy and dull and full of old people. Yeah, OK, it may not be the hippest … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, BROOKLYN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Tagged blizzard of 1888, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights, brownstones, Columbia Place, Cranberry Street, fruit streets, Grace Court Alley, Henry Street, Hicks Street, historic district, Iris Cafe, Joralemon Street, lintels, Pier 1, Pierrepont Street, row house, wood frame
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casaCARA: Old Houses for Fun & Profit 