A post script to the last linked item – F. J. Berlenbach (Jr. or Sr.) was not the architect of the Church of the Annunciation. It was this guy.
Church of the Annunciation
Wooden House Project
08/04/2011 |
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The Wooden House Project is a new blog by Elizabeth Finkelstein that deals with Brooklyn’s wood-frame row houses. The site is well-designed and content-rich, and it’s a subject that is very near to my heart, so I am looking forward to some good things. If this post is any indication, this site has a lot of promise.
[via @Brooklynology]
A Phantom Ride on the Evergreen Branch
Paul Cox takes a ride on the old Manhattan Beach Rail Road’s Evergreen branch.
Great piece – I love finding these geographic relics.
Bushwick Creek, The Movie
06/23/2011 |
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Filmmaker Brian Walsh has made a movie about Bushwick Creek and what lies beneath. The movie was based in part (or maybe inspired by is a better phrase) a blog post I wrote over four years ago, and which was, in turn, inspired by Bob Guskind’s reporting on the “Roebling Oil Field”.
Brian’s film is posted in five parts – part 1 is shown here, but go watch the rest. It is well done, and an interesting – and eye-opening – look at the environmental legacy of North Brooklyn.
UPDATE: Original video link was missing sound for the first few seconds. Fixed.
Urban Oyster Launches Immigrant Foodway Tours
06/09/2011 |
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Urban Oyster kicks off its Immigrant Foodways tours of the Moore Street Market this weekend. The tours will start at Williamsburg Walks on Bedford Avenue.
East Williamsburg Foodways Tour
Urban Oyster, which runs some of the more intelligent tours in Brooklyn and beyond, is adding a “foodways” tour centered around Moore Street Market and the Latino foods around Graham Avenue.
Building of the Day: Domino Refinery
Brownstoner’s building of the day (always a good read) for Friday was the Domino Refinery. The refinery is one of three buildings that date back to the 1884 rebuilding of the Havemeyer & Elder complex (the Adant Building and the Power House are the other two).
For a more complete history of the building and the rest of the site, check out the Waterfront Preservation Alliance’s write up from 2006.
Every Building Has a Story
Urban Oyster does some great tours.