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Eleventh Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues
Those who yearn for the simple comforts of a wooden porch must take a stroll down Eleventh Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues in Brooklyn. This is one of the few blocks in the South Slope that is...
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Porch Brackets
I noticed recently that a restoration is happening at 158 14th Street, between 3rd & 4th Avenues in the South Slope. Excited, I snapped a photo, eager to check out Google Street view to see how...
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14th Street & 2nd Avenue, 1935
Where warehouses now stand in the shadows of the Gowanus Expressway, wooden houses once dotted the streets. Historic image courtesy New York Public Library
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163 9th Street, 1933
I’ve always had a little soft spot for this Gowanus house on 9th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues, which is for sale. What a difference a picket fence makes. Historic image courtesy New York...
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10th Street Between 2nd & 3rd Avenues
158 10th Street I’ve spent a lot of time talking about Brooklyn’s fanciest frame rowhouses. Neighborhoods like Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, and Park Slope contain remarkable examples of...
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A Sweet Gowanus Renovation
If you haven’t yet jumped aboard the wooden house train, hopefully this one will convince you. Earlier in the week we received an email from a wonderful couple who – yay! – recently purchased a house...
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