Paul Goldman
In dedication to Paul Goldmanfor his commitment tothe Newkirk Plaza community10/1/47 - 2/7/13Remembered alwaysSubmitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- ditmas park
- newkirk plaza
- paul goldman
Clumber Corner
1.46 acres Clumber Corner is located in Brooklyn Heights at Washington and Prospect Streets. The urbanization of Brooklyn Heights began in 1814 when the neighborhood received an important...
- park
- nyc parks
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- clumber corner
- dogs
FDNY Engine 205 & Ladder 118 firehouse
JAMES J. WALKER MAYOR JOHN J. DORMAN FIRE COMMISSIONER JOSEPH M. HANNON CHARLES W. JANNICKY DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONERS JOHN KENLON CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT JOHN DAVIN DEPUTY CHIEF, BROOKLYN & QUEENS...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- fdny
- fire department
- firehouse
- 1929
- james j. walker
Engine Company 205
150 Years of Dedicated Service ENGINE COMPANY 205 SEPTEMBER 15, 1869 - SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 ON THIS FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2019, WE CELEBRATE 150 YEARS OF TRADITION AND SERVICE. WE...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- fdny
- fire department
- firehouse
- engine company 205
- 2019
General Horatio King House
GENERAL HORATIO KING HOUSE BUILT IN 1841 FOR ALFRED EDWARDS, A MANHATTAN SILK MERCHANT, AND HIS WIFE SOPHIA LEWIS, THIS GREEK REVIVAL-STYLE TOWNHOUSE WAS THE HOME OF HORATIO COLLINS KING FROM 1887...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- alfred edwards
- sophia lewis
- greek revival
- horatio collins king
- horatio king
Arthur Miller
October 17, 1915 - February 10, 2005 62 Montague Street, Brooklyn Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller transformed post-World War II theater with explorations of social...
- arthur miller
- writer
- playwright
- theater
- 1944
- historic lan...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
The Willows
"HERITAGE OF NEW YORK"THE WILLOWS A.F. NORRIS WAS THE ARCHITECT OF THIS EARLY EXAMPLE OF A BUILDING DESIGNED AS AN APARTMENT HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTED IN 1886. THE HIGH BAY WINDOW, WITH ITS...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- the willows
- the new york...
- queen anne style
- a.f. norris
- 1886
- 1956
W.H. Auden
Poet (1907 -1973) Lived in Brooklyn Heights from 1939 to 1941,From 1939 to 1940 on the top floor of this house,where he wrote "New Year Letter" "And love illuminates againthe city and the...
- poet
- poetry
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- w.h. auden
- 1939
- 1995
Alfred T. White Community Center
ALFRED T. WHITE COMMUNITY CENTER ORIGINALLY THE WILLOW PLACE CHAPELOF THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH DEDICATED-1876 THIS IS ONE OF MANY NOTABLE PROJECTS CONCEIVED AND BUILT BY PHILANTHROPIST...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- alfred t. white
- willow place
- willow place chapel
- brooklyn eng...
- 1876
- 1985
Johannes Van Nuyse House
LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK JOHANNES VAN NUYSE HOUSE IN THIS DUTCH COLONIAL HOUSE, BUILT ABOUT 1800 BY JOHANNES VAN NUYSE, THE WOODWORK AND OVAL WINDOW IN THE HALL ARE FEDERAL IN STYLE OTHER...
- landmark
- colonial
- dutch colonial
- johannes van nuyse
- 1800
- brooklyn
- midwood
Built in 2012
Inspired by the simple elegance of Brooklyn Heights' early Greek Revival housesSubmitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- 2012
- new construction
- greek revival
- house
Adam Yauch Playground
.395 ACRE Located in the southernmost portion of Brooklyn Heights, this playground is named after Adam "MCA" Yauch (1964-2012), a founding member of the 1980's punk/hip hop band The Beastie...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- beastie boys
- adam yauch
- nyc parks
- 2013
- playground
Willowtown Community Garden
Welcome Willowtown Community Garden a place apart, where the savors of the season are augmented, where the soul is invited to invite itself Poet Fred Chappell www.willowtown.orgSubmitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- garden
- community garden
- poetry
2-8 Willow Place
"HERITAGE OF NEW YORK" 2-8 WILLOW PLACE THESE DUPLEXES WERE BUILT IN THE GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE ABOUT 1847, NOTABLE FEATURES INCLUDE COUPLED PORCHES WITH THEIR CLUSTERED COLONNETTES...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- willow place
- gothic revival
- 1847
- 1966
- new york com...
Church of Buhi
My Irene (Irene and John F. Jones grave)
MY IRENE YOU WERE THE STARLIGHT IN HEAVEN, YOU WERE THE RAINBOW ABOVE, YOU WERE THE MOON THAT SHONE BRIGHTLY, YOU WERE MY ONLY LOVE, YOU WERE THE STRAIN OF SWEET MUSIC, YOU WERE THE TUNE...
- grave
- woodlawn cemetery
- cemetery
- poetry
- poem
- love
Ribbed Mussels
Coney Island CreekwalkRibbed MusselsRibbed Mussels are found in dense clusters attached at the base of salt marsh spartina plants growing along the banks of Coney Island Creek. The mussels...
- mussels
- shellfish
- nature
- coney island creek
- calvert vaux park
- park
Sand Dunes
Before settlement in the 1820s, Coney Island was a barrier island composed of tall, stable sand dunes, some so large that they were used as navigational aids by Mariners approaching New...
- park
- natural
- sand dunes
- coney island
- coney island creek
The Birdsall House
Near this spot during the Revolutionary War stood The Birdsall HouseA popular hostelry patronized byGeneral George Washingtonon his frequent visits to Peekskilland vicinity as Commander in...
- revolutionary war
- george washington
- colonial
- colonial era
Battle of Brooklyn
Coney Island CreekwalkBattle of BrooklynIn the summer of 1776, an invasion force of 32,000 troops aboard a British naval fleet of 400 ships was anchored off Staten Island, poised for an attack on...
- revolutionary war
- george washington
- colonial
- colonial era
- battle of brooklyn
- gravesend