POTW: Fresh Blooms
POTW: Design Talent Born in Brooklyn
POTW: A Steady Gaze
POTW: A Castle in Brooklyn
POTW: Early Shirley
Brooklyn's got school spirit
Here at the Center for Brooklyn History, we collect anything and everything related to Brooklyn history. That includes materials related to our borough's many schools, such as yearbooks and high school newspapers, documenting Brooklyn's long educational history. But did you know we also have artifacts from Brooklyn schools? Brooklynites have shown their school pride in all kinds of ways through the generations, and we collect and document it all, from our broad composite Brooklyn schools collection to collections of material from specific schools or individuals. In honor of Back to School…
POTW: Turrets Long Gone
POTW: The House on the Hill
POTW: Rain, rain, go away
Documenting a Brownstone's Rebirth
In 2018, the New York Times published a story about an unusual Carroll Gardens brownstone for sale. 12 Second Place had been painstakingly restored during the brownstone revival movement of the 1960s and 70s, and had been owned by the same couple, Jane and Thor Rinden, ever since. Moreover, the Rindens had documented their five-year renovation process (1968-1973) in a charming and intimate scrapbook filled with photographs and memories. Fascinated by this story, I left a comment on the article, and fortuitously enough, the Rindens' estate decided that the scrapbook should come to the…
POTW: From the Vault: Majestic Theater
This From the Vault post was originally written by Tess Colwell and published on January 27, 2016 by the Brooklyn Historical Society. To see the latest Photo of the Week entries, visit the Brooklynology blog home, or subscribe to our Center for Brooklyn History newsletter.
POTW: May the Library Be With You
POTW: Park Slope's Colorful Past
POTW: Remembering Summer 2020
POTW: Olives on the Avenue
POTW: One Pub's Layered History
POTW: Odessa in Brooklyn
Stories a Photo Can Tell
POTW: Hurricane Sandy
POTW: A Child's Bedroom in 1880
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