The “sunrise” above Cranberry’s is in an art deco style, so and was probably a 1930s or ’40s an early 1980s (thanks, Jimbo) addition to the nineteenth century building. (Reader Ashton questions whether it should be called deco, given its date and “rustic” quality. I maintain that it shows deco influence, and am glad to have reader nabeguy’s support.) After seeing it, I decided to look for other “sunrises” in the Heights.
“English Sunrises” in Brooklyn Heights
book with that title that had photos of many variations on the theme, not only architectural but on advertising signs, birdcages, business cards, and so on.
A few days ago I noticed workmen cleaning a rectangular wooden panel that decorates the space above Cranberry’s storefront, at 43 Henry Street. I recognized the design, with a small semicircle at the bottom center and beams radiating from the semicircle to the edges of the rectangle as a motif sometimes called the “English Sunrise.” Some years ago, I bought a Connect with BHB
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