It was a 72-degree Christmas Eve in 2015 and I had the cabin fever, so even though it was intermittently drizzling or lightly raining I sallied forth with the camera…
Brooklyn Heights
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Brooklyn Heights was NYC’s first suburb and in 1965 it was designated as the first Landmarked neighborhood by the fledgling NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission. It is situated on bluffs that…
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Furman Street runs north from Atlantic Avenue to Fulton Street along the East River waterfront in Brooklyn Heights. It has undergone two separate areas of feverish activity, separated by an…
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Grace Court and Grace Court Alley are twin dead-ends issuing from Hicks Street between Remsen and Joralemon Streets in Brooklyn Heights. Grace Court Alley, like Hunt’s Lane a block away…
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Several years ago, a couple of dozen electrically-powered gaslamps were installed along the block bounded by Poplar, Henry, Hicks and Old Fulton Streets in Brooklyn Heights. A few have been…
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Oy, I may have covered this building before in One Shots, but time is the enemy these days, as it’s early to bed as I have a temp day job.…
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Perhaps the handsomest building in Brooklyn Heights, the Herman Behr House at Pierrepont and Clinton Streets is an exquisite Romanesque Revival mansion designed in 1890 by Frank Freeman. The massive…
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The pale yellow Greek Revival house at #70 Willow Street near Orange Street in the heart of Brooklyn Heights would be distinctive even if one of the world’s most famed…
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The back alleys of Brooklyn Heights offer, or used to offer, a variety of strange street lighting options. I found this one on the east end of Hunts Lane, a…
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59 Hicks Street, at the northeast corner of Cranberry Street, was the longtime home of the Heights Veterinary Hospital. It’s one of the oldest buildings in Brooklyn Heights, as it…
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On a recent ForgottenTour we explored Love Lane, a one-block alley in Brooklyn Heights. It is the remnant of an Indian trail leading down to the water edge, and was…
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What’s so unusual about this particular stop sign spotted on a recent ForgottenTour in Brooklyn Heights? It’s easy to spot if you’re a NYC street sign aficionado. While most of…