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Downtown Brooklyn’s Edison Building Is Borough’s Newest Landmark
Partly owned by the city, the stately Renaissance Revival-style corner structure continues to play an important role in the borough.
Bed Stuy Homeowners Call on LPC to Preserve Historic Brownstone Blocks
More than 50 people spoke at a heated public hearing on landmarking a section of Bed Stuy on Tuesday.
Brooklyn Edison Building Garners Support at Landmarking Hearing Despite Concerns
The grand Renaissance Revival building in Downtown Brooklyn was designed and built for the Brooklyn Edison Company in the 1920s.
Landmarks Approves Modern Build for Long-Empty Cranberry Street Site
The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the design despite opposition from the Brooklyn Heights Association.
Proposed Willoughby-Hart Historic District to Get Public Hearing at LPC
The proposed Willoughby-Hart Historic District includes more than 100 brownstone row houses on Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street in Bed Stuy.
I was a student at Erasmus 1971-1973. The original building was the guidance counselor's offices. Mr. Israel was principal in 1971 and Mrs. Oxman took of in 1972. Mr. Pollack was my guidance counselor and once of the assistant principal's. The pool was closed when I went there. Recently I have run into some former classmates (but the school was so large we did not know each other when there).
A Masterpiece of Education: Flatbush’s Erasmus Hall Academy and High SchoolI kinda like it for what it is, though I would have preferred to just leave the old building as it was... for the old school kids that was the site of The Future Perfect
At the New Hermès Store Going Up in ‘Burg, the Original Details Are FakeWhere can I find more historical information about this building? I'm hoping to find floor plans to use for an architecture thesis project
R. G. Dun & Company and the Business of Information in GowanusThis is/was my first boyfriend’s family home. An insanely large home that was featured in an episode of Boardwalk Empire. He was a jerk but I’ll never forget that home or that block. Happy that it’s owned by Black folks.
Building of the Day: 847 Prospect Place