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Light Matrix

LEO VILLAREAL'S LIGHT MATRIX, 2019 INSTALLATION IN THE FOURTH FLOOR WINDOWS OF BAM FISHER IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF ROBERT W. WILSON LOVER OF THE ARTS AND SUPPORTER OF BAM   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • leo villareal
  • bam fisher
  • robert wilson

Richard B. Fisher Building

BAM RICHARD B. FISHER BUILDING THE BAM RICHARD B. FISHER BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE OF THE SALVATION ARMY'S FORMER BROOKLYN CITADEL CORPS (ERECTED IN 1928) WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY BAM IN 2009. THE...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • bam fisher
  • richard fisher
  • 1928
  • 2009
  • 2012

Peter Jay Sharp Building

BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC PETER JAY SHARP BUILDING   BAM IS PROUD TO NAME THIS BUILDING IN HONOR OF PETER JAY SHARP (1930-1992) IN RECOGNITION OF THE VISIONARY ENDOWMENT AND OPERATING SUPPORT OF...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • peter jay sharp
  • 1908
  • 2002
  • 2004

David Byrne Bike Racks

Installed August 2012 For more info: BAM.org/bikeracks   Major support provided by conEdison The Power of Giving   Special thanks to the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • david byrne
  • art
  • bike rack

Betty Carter Park

.23 ACRES This park is named for Betty Carter (1929-1998), a legendary African American jazz artist who was a prominent resident of Fort Greene. The property, located opposite the Brooklyn Academy...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • betty carter
  • fort greene
  • park
  • quennell rothschild
  • lee weintraub jazz
  • 1984
  • 2005
  • 2014

SGI-USA Brooklyn Buddhist Center

Soka Gakkai International - USABrooklyn Buddhist CenterDedicated 2018Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • boerum hill
  • soka gakkai ...
  • buddhist
  • buddhism
  • 2018

Commercial Bank of Victoria Robbery

28/11/1924, two men walked into the Commercial Bank of Victoria agency in Hampton St. & shot the teller William Almieda (22), Mortally wounded, William, armed with the banks pistol chased...

    The Woman's Club of Beaumont

    On January 18, 1895, Mrs. Hal W. Greer hosted a meeting at her home which resulted in the formation of this club. Present were Mrs. Greer's friends Mrs. E. C. Weiss, Mrs. T. A. Lamb, Miss Mary...

    • texas
    • fraternal or...
    • women

    The Clubhouse The Woman's Club of Beaumont

    Early meetings of the Woman's Reading Club, now the Woman's Club of Beaumont, were conducted in area homes, churches, and public buildings until 1909, when this two-story frame clubhouse...

    • texas
    • fraternal or...
    • women

    Amphibians Of the Swamp

    • texas
    • swamp
    • animal
    • wildlife

    Swamp Snakes

    • texas
    • wildlife
    • animals
    • swamp

    Alligators

    • texas
    • swamp
    • animal
    • wildlife

    Migrant Birds

    • texas
    • swamp
    • animal
    • wildlife

    Blue Elbow Swamp

    • texas
    • swamp
    • animal
    • wildlife

    Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District

    NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION ALBEMARLE-KENMORE TERRACES HISTORIC DISTRICT   THE CHARMING RESIDENTIAL COURTS IN THIS DISTRICT WERE A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME WHEN THEY WERE BUILT...

    • brooklyn
    • flatbush
    • landmark
    • albemarle-ke...
    • historic district
    • federal style