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Schenck-Crooke House
Originally located at 21-33 East 63rd Street in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn...
Posted on June 19, 2019
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Kings Theatre
Located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush, the Loews Kings Theatre opened its doors on September 7, 1929...
Posted on June 12, 2019
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Brooklyn Fire Headquarters
In 1892, the Brooklyn Fire Department opened its headquarters at 365-67 Jay Street...
Posted on June 5, 2019
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Huron Street Public Bath
The Huron Street Public Bath was built in 1903 and opened its doors in 1904 amidst New York City’s Public Bath Movement...
Posted on May 29, 2019
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Hicks-Platt House, Gravesend
In 1643, English Anabaptist Lady Deborah Moody, along with a group of English colonists from Massachusetts...
Posted on May 22, 2019
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Paerdegat Basin
The saltwater wetland known as Paerdegat Basin is nestled between the southern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Canarsie and Georgetown.
Posted on May 15, 2019
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Conservation: BHS’s Maps Get Some TLC!
Conservation work completed on the Library & Archives project Portal to the Past!
Posted on May 10, 2019
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Mozart in Concert Grove, Prospect Park
Have you ever wondered why a bronze bust of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart resides in Prospect Park?
Posted on May 8, 2019
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Emma, the Catablog
Announcing the retirement of Emma, an interactive catalog of the archives and special collections held in the Othmer Library.
Posted on May 6, 2019
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Hotel Margaret
For years the majestic Hotel Margaret stood on the corner of Columbia Heights and Orange Street
Posted on May 1, 2019
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