A just completed group of Brooklyn brownstones, circa 1880's.
Brand new, with lovely awnings.
And do you notice the unpaved street?
I am sorry, though, that I do not know the exact location of these beauties.
You see, there was no further information with the photo.
But isn't it just grand?
Brand new, with lovely awnings.
And do you notice the unpaved street?
I am sorry, though, that I do not know the exact location of these beauties.
You see, there was no further information with the photo.
But isn't it just grand?
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6 comments:
ANy chance the awnings will make a comeback?
I remember helping my grandmother put hers up at beginning of summer
(not in Brooklyn but upstate).
But those new buildings don't look like brownstones or townhouses. They seem to be sparkling new tenements. (notice 4 windows across and door in middle of 1st floor).
Hi Anon,
I would absolutely love to have awnings on my house, but that seems a bit frivolous considering the fact that we still have work to do on the inside of the house.
The houses in the photo do look wide and are four stories tall. I believe you are right. They do look like tenement buildings instead of single family homes.
I think canvas awnings are great, and it's a shame that they've fallen out of favor. Not only were they decorative, but they served the purpose of blocking sunlight and helping keep the house cool in pre-air conditioning days.
I can't believe you like these buildings! They are out of place and they totally dwarf the areas around them - which are vacant. They should have been preserved as vacant land so that the residents of that neighborhood at the time of this photo would not have to deal with any kind of change - just like you don't want to have to deal with any changes to your neighborhood now. It's only fair...
You couldn't be more right. I was thinking about what impact the building boom of the 1880's 1900's had on Brooklyn. I am sure that earlier inhabitants were as shocked by the these big buildings as we are now when we look at, say, 4th Avenue.
As far as changes to Carroll Gardens, the issue is more one of preservation for me. Our neighborhood with its unique front yards was one of the first planned communities in this country. I believe that it it worth protecting.
You are totally wrong these buildings are what made Brooklyn beautiful.
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