Open Thread Wednesday

By on April 18, 2023 11:08 pm in open thread

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  • nomcebo manzini

    I must have passed this spot 300 times over a not small number of years. It’s so very near where billions of photos have been taken, but this one is a gem. Had Monet painted it, it would be among his most iconic works.

  • http://selfabsorbedboomer.blogspot.com/ Claude Scales

    Thank you!

  • Jorale-man

    I see Le Pain Quotidien has sadly closed… again. Too many bakeries in the area? Or is Court Street not ready for things that are too upscale? (I see a pot dispensary opened next door and Popeyes across the way just got a facelift.)

  • nomcebo manzini

    Is it just me … or are there more and lovelier flowers this year than most spring times in B.Hts?

  • http://selfabsorbedboomer.blogspot.com/ Claude Scales

    I think there are more flowers than usual. It’s lovely.

  • clarknt67

    On my wishlist is the reopening of Cadman Plaza fountain. Make it so President Reynoso.

  • clarknt67

    Thank you Parks’ Anil and his devoted band of volunteer gardeners.

  • clarknt67

    Popeye’s burned down two years ago. I was surprised they finally reopened. I thought like all the other classic fast food they might have thrown in the towel.

  • Jorale-man

    Good to know. They do seem like a time warp chain now. I guess I’ll take it over having a Chick Fil-A there.

  • Andrew Porter

    Lovely area, Claude. Looking through the fence behind, you can see the little pond with goldfish in it! I never knew it was there until the fence blocking the view from that exit was removed.

  • Andrew Porter

    I walked on the Promenade a few days ago, after the really warm weather apparently jet-propelled all the flowers and shrubs into blooming. Was stunned by how beautiful it was.

  • Andrew Porter

    Here’s the Crescent Athletic Club Building at 129 Pierrepont Street—now St. Ann’s School—in 1905. Photo by the Wurts Bros.
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/017334511e7eb0249fb4e4fd26057fe46c3bb990552d9485607d7ed8cc7c1d85.png

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Nah, just not enough suckers willing to fork-over 15 bucks for a loaf of bread.

  • karateca2000

    What kind of bread do you buy and how much do you pay? Bakeries are expensive. All of them.

  • Effective Presenter

    Mr. Porter,

    Had the health club had an indoor pool?

    Kevin

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Breads or anything concocted mostly of wheat flour, are the cheapest foods to produce.That’s why its so ubiquitous in the food industry.The food service businesses with the lowest food cost, pizza, bagels, doughnuts and of course bakeries.
    You wanna pay $15 for $0.50 worth of ingredients, go right ahead, but don’t forget the lube!

    As for me, I don’t by bread anymore, I’m Gluten-free.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Grease fire?

  • Andrew Porter

    It wasn’t a health club; it was an exclusive club. “Founded by a group of Yale University alumni in 1884 as an American football club, it later expanded to include other sports, including baseball, lacrosse, ice hockey and basketball. The club had over 1,500 members in the early 20th century. The club’s membership declined in the 20th century, and it filed for bankruptcy in 1939.”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Athletic_Club

  • Effective Presenter

    Thank you for the history.

  • Jorale-man

    Their croissants or raisin pastries were in the $3-4 range, as I recall. Not an everyday purchase but maybe once a week. I also suspect Paris Baguette down the street took away some of their potential customers.

  • clarknt67

    Apparently. Stepped out of my home on Livingston to so much smoke I literally thought it was another 9/11. FDNY had it out within an hour. Motived me to finally find renters insurance as my place is attached to the same building.

  • clarknt67

    You can get a loaf of whole wheat at Trader Joe’s for $1.99. It’s $4.99 for at farmers market for a tasty homemade bread.

  • Pierrepont

    Anybody know what brought out the exotic fire engines, like Squad 1 and Rescue 2 to Remsen Street tonight? Was out walking our dog and it was lit up like Times Square! Trucks on Remsen, Montague, Montague Terrace, Hicks Street and more around 9:15PM or so. Saw a ladder up in the last block of Remsen by the Promande. Hope everyone is OK!

  • Cranberry Beret
  • Cranberry Beret

    Fire on top floor at 8 Remsen St. Thankfully sounds like everyone was out by the time FDNY arrived.

    https://citizen.com/-NTkjNYhzRjo9_E-5Nsq

  • Andrew Porter

    Follow-up article about the young woman killed crossing Atlantic Avenue just ran in The Eagle, with her photo, here:

    https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/04/20/residents-search-for-answers-after-latest-pedestrian-death-on-atlantic-avenue/

  • Cranberry Beret

    More details on the Sunday night fire at No. 8 Remsen St. 3 firefighters were taken to the hospital (with what sounds like non-life-threatening injuries). 5th floor blaze to which 12 FDNY units responded.
    https://www.brooklynpaper.com/fire-the-patty-duke-show-brooklyn-heights/