Open Thread Wednesday

By on January 16, 2024 11:36 pm in open thread

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  • Andrew Porter

    A 1940 tax photo of 80 Cranberry Street, from the SE corner of Cranberry and Henry:
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0b8974cbd30965a9c9104a25f7665bb43ff8d01e4b56dd5f86f9a175b15c2550.png

  • Andrew Porter

    From another vantage point, showing 66 Cranberry Street, next to Plymouth Church:
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fdb28a173eec241b04db0008ab947b1c57fef701e08e32a6f5777bc65a3ad5c2.png

  • Karl Junkersfeld

    Claude, I assume the above photo is a photo shot from your apartment window. It just doesn’t get much better.

    The Cranlyn was built in 1931, approx. mid period of Art Deco (1919-1939).

  • Nomcebo Manzini

    I don’t know how widespread is the interest in landmarks, history, etc., but “while we’re on the subject,” this link

    https://www.mindfulwalker.com/explore-new-york/marking-55-years-of-new-york-landmarks

    strikes me as interesting reading. The author – as you do – has a way of bringing history alive, and I guess I had forgotten this, these 2 paragraphs should interest anybody who live(d) in Brooklyn Heights:

    “The LPC designated the city’s first historic district, Brooklyn Heights. [Nov. 1965] The neighborhood on the elevated plateau above the East River is significant for its development as an urban residential district from the early 19th century. In fact, when approved, the Brooklyn Heights district contained 684 buildings constructed before the Civil War as a local historical preservation advocate testified to the LPC.

    “In designating Brooklyn Heights as the first district, the commission recognized the aesthetic qualities of its stately brick and brownstone residences, the atmosphere Brooklyn Heights retained since the time of the Civil War, and the variety of its architectural styles particularly encompassed over a period of more than 100 years.”

  • KDHicks

    Any news of new openings coming to Montague? Still holding out hope for a good wine bar…

  • Banet

    First we have to find out what’s going to happen to the wine bar that closed on Henry.also, Amy’s Bread on the other end of Henry is closing in a few weeks – January 31st I think.

  • Jorale-man

    Interesting. Not a total surprise about Amy’s Bread – their food never lived up to the level of Taza set before them and they always seems disinterested in making their space a welcoming environment. Still, too bad. That end of the Heights could use a good bakery/coffee shop.

  • Andrew Porter

    The Clark Street subway station is one of the ones the MTA is going to install those anti-push barriers in. I wasn’t aware that was a problem here.
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ab5485c7ed8b6410473ecc269a30559ee1ecabca0e4d31c27b163a78af3f8760.jpg

  • Jorale-man

    There ought to be sliding glass door panels that extend from ground to ceiling, a la the Airtrain at JFK or the Paris Metro. The push barriers that Gothamist featured looked pretty cheap/ineffective.

  • Andrew Porter

    The Bossert is to be auctioned off. Article on The Real Deal (which I can’t link to for some unknown reason).

  • Andrew Porter

    Norman Jewison, who directed “Moonstruck,” has died, the New York Times reports. Here’s a screenshot off my TV from the film, in front of the liquor store where the restaurant is now:https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bc80f0859349d6579ed930119903c6bbb3f46225a0ca5ff4b3fea8e2b49e12e4.jpg .

  • keith

    i wish they chose another paint color, that safety yellow is an eye sore and unnecessary