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Brooklyn College of Pharmacy

600 LAFAYETTE AVENUE HOME OF THE BROOKLYN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 1929-1976 The College, founded in 1886, moved to this location from its first permanent location at 265-271 Nostrand Avenue in order...

600 LAFAYETTE AVENUE HOME OF THE BROOKLYN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 1929-1976 The College, founded in 1886, moved to this location from its first permanent location at 265-271 Nostrand Avenue in order...

  • brooklyn
  • bedford-stuyvesant
  • lafayette avenue
  • long island ...
  • college
  • university
  • collegiate gothic
  • 1929
  • 1976
  • 2011

Marcy Branch Library

THE CITY OF NEW YORK JOHN V. LINDSAY MAYOR FRANK D. O'CONNOR PRES. OF THE COUNCIL MARIO A PROCACCINO COMPTROLLERABE STARKPRES. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN MARCY BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOHN...

THE CITY OF NEW YORK JOHN V. LINDSAY MAYOR FRANK D. O'CONNOR PRES. OF THE COUNCIL MARIO A PROCACCINO COMPTROLLERABE STARKPRES. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN MARCY BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOHN...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • bedford-stuyvesant
  • bed-stuy
  • library
  • brooklyn pub...
  • john lindsay
  • abe stark
  • 1967

Pratt Family House

The houses were designed by Hobart A. Walker in Colonial Revival style alternating Amsterdam step gables and Elizabethan half-timber to reflect the mix of Dutch and English heritage in Brooklyn at...

The houses were designed by Hobart A. Walker in Colonial Revival style alternating Amsterdam step gables and Elizabethan half-timber to reflect the mix of Dutch and English heritage in Brooklyn...

  • brooklyn
  • clinton hill
  • pratt institute
  • willoughby avenue
  • hobart a. walker
  • colonial revival
  • elizabethan
  • 1907
  • 2017

The Vendome

Submitted by D_Billy

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    Pratt Willoughby Avenue Gate

    THE WILLOUGHBY AVENUE GATE, MAIN SECURITY BOOTH, AND GRAND WALK WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF PRATT ALUMNA HIROKO NAKAMOTO.   Pratt   Submitted by @lampbane

    THE WILLOUGHBY AVENUE GATE, MAIN SECURITY BOOTH, AND GRAND WALK WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF PRATT ALUMNA HIROKO NAKAMOTO. Pratt   Submitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • clinton hill
    • pratt institute
    • willoughby avenue
    • hiroko nakamoto

    Pratt Samuel Paul Deutscher Gate

    Samuel Paul Deutscher Gate In honor of His Community Leadership And Lifelong Association with Pratt Institute 1998   Submitted by @lampbane

    Samuel Paul Deutscher Gate In honor of His Community Leadership And Lifelong Association with Pratt Institute 1998   Submitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • pratt institute
    • clinton hill
    • samuel paul ...
    • 1998

    Clinton Hill Branch Library

    THE CITY OF NEW YORK ABRAHAM D. BEAME, MAYOR PAUL O'DWYERPRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILHARRISON J. GOLDINCOMPTROLLERSEBASTIAN LEONEPRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN   CLINTON HILL BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN...

    THE CITY OF NEW YORK ABRAHAM D. BEAME, MAYOR PAUL O'DWYERPRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILHARRISON J. GOLDINCOMPTROLLERSEBASTIAN LEONEPRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN   CLINTON HILL BRANCH LIBRARY...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • clinton hill
    • brooklyn pub...
    • library
    • abraham beame
    • 1974

    Clinton Hill Historic District

    CLINTON AVENUE IS A GRAND TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY BOULEVARD WHICH HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY INTACT. WHEN IT WAS DEVELOPED, THE AVENUE WAS DISTINGUISHED BY FIVE MANSIONS OF THE PRATT FAMILY, FOUR OF THEM...

    CLINTON AVENUE IS A GRAND TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY BOULEVARD WHICH HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY INTACT. WHEN IT WAS DEVELOPED, THE AVENUE WAS DISTINGUISHED BY FIVE MANSIONS OF THE PRATT FAMILY, FOUR OF THEM...

    • brooklyn
    • clinton hill
    • clinton avenue
    • pratt
    • charles pratt
    • italianate
    • french second empire
    • historic district

    Dr. George Ryerson Fowler

    Clinton Hill Historic District Dr. George Ryerson Fowler Carriage House1889Architect: Rudolph L. Daus1854-1916Dominick Salvati & Co. 1955FounderBrooklyn Anatomical & Surgical...

    Clinton Hill Historic District Dr. George Ryerson Fowler Carriage House1889Architect: Rudolph L. Daus1854-1916Dominick Salvati & Co. 1955FounderBrooklyn Anatomical &...

    • brooklyn
    • clinton hill
    • george ryers...
    • carriage house
    • clinton hill...
    • 1889
    • 1955
    • 1878
    • 1883

    Beattie Square

    BEATTIE SQUARE .012 ACRE Beattie Square is named in memory of Joseph S. Beattie, who lived at 247 Schenectady Avenue in Brooklyn. Beattie served as a Private in Company G of the 305th Infantry in...

    BEATTIE SQUARE .012 ACRE Beattie Square is named in memory of Joseph S. Beattie, who lived at 247 Schenectady Avenue in Brooklyn. Beattie served as a Private in Company G of the 305th Infantry...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • bedford-stuyvesant
    • bed-stuy
    • bushwick
    • joseph beattie
    • world war i
    • anton vigelius
    • mary vigelius
    • 1884
    • 1921
    • 1924

    William Ulmer Brewery

    Vigelius & Ulmer's Continental Lagerbier BreweryErected A.D. 1872Submitted by @lampbane

    Vigelius & Ulmer's Continental Lagerbier BreweryErected A.D. 1872Submitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • bushwick
    • brewery
    • william ulmer
    • 1872

    Elijah Stroud Playground

    ELIJAH STROUD PLAYGROUND 1.194 ACRES   This playground and the adjacent school are named for Elijah J. Stroud (1923-1972), a New York Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty. Patrolman...

    ELIJAH STROUD PLAYGROUND 1.194 ACRES   This playground and the adjacent school are named for Elijah J. Stroud (1923-1972), a New York Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty. Patrolman...

    • brooklyn
    • bedford-stuyvesant
    • bed-stuy
    • elijah stroud
    • park
    • playground
    • 1972
    • 1973
    • 1964
    • 1985
    • 2000
    • 2001
    • 2018

    Ronald Calloway, "Euphorbias"

    Ronald Calloway (1954-2002)   Euphorbias 2002 Faceted glass   Fabricated by The Willet Stained Glass Studios, a division of Hauser Art Glass, Inc.   Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan...

    Ronald Calloway (1954-2002)   Euphorbias 2002 Faceted glass   Fabricated by The Willet Stained Glass Studios, a division of Hauser Art Glass, Inc.   Commissioned and owned by...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • bushwick
    • art
    • mta
    • ronald calloway
    • 1954
    • 2002

    Shirley Chisholm Circle

    SHIRLEY CHISHOLM CIRCLE SHIRLEY ANITA ST. HILL CHISHOLM 1924 - 2005 EDUCATOR, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, N.Y. STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, U.S. CONGRESS MEMBER, 1972 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE "WHEN I DIE, I...

    SHIRLEY CHISHOLM CIRCLE SHIRLEY ANITA ST. HILL CHISHOLM 1924 - 2005 EDUCATOR, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, N.Y. STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, U.S. CONGRESS MEMBER, 1972 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE "WHEN I DIE,...

    • brooklyn
    • crown heights
    • brower park
    • park
    • shirley chisholm

    Fort Greene Historic District

    NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION FORT GREENE HISTORIC DISTRICT   FORT GREENE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH UNUSUALLY CONSISTENT 19TH CENTURY DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPED PRINCIPALLY IN THE...

    NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION FORT GREENE HISTORIC DISTRICT   FORT GREENE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH UNUSUALLY CONSISTENT 19TH CENTURY DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPED PRINCIPALLY IN THE...

    • brooklyn
    • fort greene
    • fort greene park
    • 1855
    • 1875
    • 1848
    • walt whitman
    • 1867
    • frederick la...
    • calvert vaux

    Theodore Roosevelt Trees

    TREES PLANTED AS A MEMORIAL TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT BY THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PLANTING AND PRESERVATION OF CITY TREES APRIL 12, 1919   Submitted by @lampbane

    TREES PLANTED AS A MEMORIAL TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT BY THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PLANTING AND PRESERVATION OF CITY TREES APRIL 12, 1919   Submitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • crown heights
    • brower park
    • trees
    • park
    • theodore roosevelt

    Shirley Chisholm Circle, Brower Park

    SHIRLEY CHISHOLM CIRCLE BROWER PARK This paved, circular terrace is named after Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005), educator, social rights advocate and celebrated politician known for...

    SHIRLEY CHISHOLM CIRCLE BROWER PARK This paved, circular terrace is named after Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005), educator, social rights advocate and celebrated politician known for...

    • brooklyn
    • bed-stuy
    • bedford-stuyvesant
    • crown heights
    • shirley chisholm
    • 1924
    • 2005
    • 2016

    In Memory of the 11,500 Patriotic American Sailors and Soldiers

    IN MEMORY OF THE 11,500 PATRIOTIC AMERICAN SAILORS AND SOLDIERS WHO ENDURED UNTOLD SUFFERING AND DIED ON THE BRITISH PRISON SHIPS ANCHORED IN WALLABOUT DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1776 -...

    IN MEMORY OF THE 11,500 PATRIOTIC AMERICAN SAILORS AND SOLDIERS WHO ENDURED UNTOLD SUFFERING AND DIED ON THE BRITISH PRISON SHIPS ANCHORED IN WALLABOUT DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1776...

    • new york
    • nyc
    • brooklyn
    • revolutionary war
    • wallabout
    • british prison ships
    • 1776

    Greene Garden

    A MEMBER OF THE BROOKLYN QUEENS LAND TRUST A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROTECTING LAND FOR PUBLIC USE OUR GARDEN WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 AND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED IN 1999 BY: THE TRUST for PUBLIC LAND  ...

    A MEMBER OF THE BROOKLYN QUEENS LAND TRUST A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROTECTING LAND FOR PUBLIC USE OUR GARDEN WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 AND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED IN 1999 BY: THE TRUST for PUBLIC LAND...

    • brooklyn
    • fort greene
    • garden
    • community garden
    • trust for pu...
    • brooklyn que...
    • 1993
    • 1999

    The Greene Garden

    ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THROUGH GREENTHUMB - A PROGRAM OF N.Y.C. PARKS AND RECREATION. PROTECTED AS A PERMANENT PUBLIC GARDEN IN 1999 BY THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND - A...

    ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THROUGH GREENTHUMB - A PROGRAM OF N.Y.C. PARKS AND RECREATION. PROTECTED AS A PERMANENT PUBLIC GARDEN IN 1999 BY THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND - A...

    • brooklyn
    • fort greene
    • garden
    • community garden
    • trust for pu...