The six-story apartment building at 70 Clark Street and Henry is photographed here September 15, 1948. Note the three towering TV antennas along the roofline. The street-level retail gave us Parker Drugs, offering a lunch counter and soda fountain; with “Soda and Lunch,” “Cosmetics and Cigars” advertised along the front signage. (See details below.) Today, […]
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The Latest On 172-174 Montague’s Street Future Residential Highrise
So we were apparently a little tardy in our weekend post about the closing of Montague Street’s Hallmark store. Let’s make good by sharing the latest on the building planned for 172-174 Montague, which will replace the two-story structure that once held Eammon’s and Hallmark. First, the Brooklyn Eagle reveals that new owner “BH 1 […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Bargemusic, where you can enjoy music on the water in air conditioned comfort, at Fulton Ferry Pier, foot of Old Fulton Street, is presenting three concerts in its Masterworks series this weekend. Tonight’s (Friday, August 10) and Saturday’s concerts, both starting at 8:00 p.m., feature the Avalon String Quartet. Tonight’s program includes quartets by Mozart […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
The weekend forecast is for temperatures reaching the high eighties and a strong possibility of thunderstorms. Perhaps not a bad time to take in a good movie. Your correspondent and wife had dinner yesterday evening with Our Friend the Movie Critic, who enthusiastically recommends Farewell My Queen, which is playing at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, […]
Are Itty-Bitty Domiciles The Wave Of The Future?
After a lot of media attention over the Brooklyn Heights couple that swears their 240-square-foot, $1,500/month apartment is sweet & cozy—along with NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s bizarre notion to inundate the city with “micro-apartments” averaging 275-300sf—Curbed decided to have a jolly good time by searching out the 10 smallest units for sale in Brooklyn. Among contenders […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Once again, the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) is presenting a tour of its historic building, designed by eminent 19th century architect George Post, who also designed the New York Stock Exchange. The tour begins at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. It is free for BHS members; otherwise $6 adults, $4 students/teachers/seniors, […]
Dekalb Market Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Weekend Blowout
To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Dekalb Market is planning a shipload of special events for Saturday, July 21, including live local music, face painting, a bouncy castle, raffle giveaways for $50 Dekalb Market gift certificates, free food samples, retail specials… and tons of fun. Situated over an entire square block at 138 Willoughby Street and […]
Heights History: A Collective Of Awesome Promenade Construction Pics
Most of us Brooklyn Heights denizens have seen dozens of pics of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade in its early days, but there are actually a couple here that were new to a guy who loves to scour the webbie for Heights history. How about you? Via Gothamist here.
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Around for what may be a very long, very hot pre-Fourth of July weekend? Keeping cool may be high on your agenda. Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be showing Moonrise Kingdom and Safety Not Guaranteed through the holiday (showtimes here). The Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) is offering another in the series […]
Willowtowners Fear Traffic Nightmares From Fieldhouse Crowds
Yesterday (Wednesday) evening the Fieldhouse road show continued in Willowtown, at a meeting arranged by the Willowtown Association and hosted by their President, Ben Bankson. The opening presentation was similar to that at St. Francis on Monday, except that Fieldhouse Executive Director Greg Brooks stressed even more–no doubt anticipating the questions he knew would come–that […]
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