Credit Cards, Air Conditioners, Teddy Bears Were Invented Here - Brooklyn Part I

Did you know that the teddy bear, credit cards and air conditioning were all invented in Brooklyn?

In 1946, John C. Biggins, a banker at Flatbush National Bank in Brooklyn, introduced the first modern credit card system, known as "Charg-It." This local initiative paved the way for the credit card industry.

In 1902, Morris and Rose Michtom, a Brooklyn couple, created the teddy bear inspired by a cartoon depicting President Theodore Roosevelt and named it "Teddy" in his honor and started selling it in their Brooklyn shop.

Willis Carrier, an engineer working in Brooklyn, developed the first modern air conditioning system designed to control humidity in a printing plant in 1902.

Come with me on a photowalk around Brooklyn.

This is what caught my eye; I hope you enjoy!

The Brooklyn Museum has New York City's second largest art collection with around 500,000 objects.

Pedro’s Mexican Restaurant in Dumbo

A vintage Elmhurst Dairy delivery truck decorated for the holidays in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

This is the Brooklyn City Railroad Company Building at 8 Old Fulton Street in Dumbo.

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The Eagle Warehouse in Dumbo was designed by Frank Freeman and completed in 1894. It had a number of uses before being converted into apartments in 1980.

A few classic Park Slope brick and stone homes.

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Union Street apartment building entrance in Park Slope

Waterfall in Prospect Park

Built in 1905, the Boathouse in Prospect Park was one of the first buildings in New York City to be declared an historic landmark.

Brooklyn Heights doors

The Parachute Jump in Coney Island was a historic amusement ride that was built for the 1939 New York World’s Fair and was moved here in 1941.

Modular restroom buildings - Coney Island

The Ford Amphitheater is an outdoor live entertainment venue within the Childs Restaurants building on the Riegelmann Boardwalk, Coney Island.

For more Brooklyn-related places, please see my other Brooklyn blogs including Bushwick Murals, Green-wood Cemetery , MTA Transit Museum, Red Hook, Ditmas Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Dyker Heights Christmas, Coney Island and the Mermaid Parade.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) was founded in 1861 and is the oldest performing arts center in the US.

Colorful grafitti in Dumbo

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Williamsburg

Newer construction in Williamburg

Bushwick grafitti

Jefferson Street in Bushwick

The entrance to a pre-war coop building in Clinton Hill.

Prospect Park West

Red Hook waterfront

Church of St Luke & St Matthew opened in 1881 in Clinton Hill.

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A Clinton Hill front porch classic

Clinton Hill stone and brick homes

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Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Williamsburg was built between 1916-1921.

The black velvet paintings lining the walls inside the Anchored Inn in Bushwick.

The bright yellow Joseph Steele 1840’s Frame house in Clinton Hill.

This rare and unique Venetian Revival house was built in 1905 for John Shepard in Clinton Hill.

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Artichoke Basille’s Pizza in Bushwick

Love Lane Mews at College Place in Brooklyn Heights were built in the early 20th century.

Completed in 1928, 47 Plaza Street West in Park Slope was designed by Rosario Candela.

The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza was built between 1889 and 1892 to commemorate American Civil War veterans.

Under the Manhattan Bridge

Underneath the Brooklyn Bridge

Face detail on a building facade

A Brooklyn Heights carriage house

Fort Greene stoops

Brooklyn Heights Promenade

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The view from the Promenade

Brooklyn Heights classic

Storefront in Brooklyn Heights

On the waterfront in Main Street Park

The Manhattan Bridge was originally going to named “Bridge No. 3” because it was the third bridge to be built across the East River.

The NYC Transit Museum

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The Gothic-Revival style entrance gate to Green-Wood Cemetery, made of brownstone, was one of the earliest examples of this architectural style in Brooklyn. At the top of the arched entrance, a group of green monk parakeets has built a large nest. These birds are believed to be offspring of birds that were imported from South America, intended for local pet stores, but escaped after a crate broke open at JFK Airport in the 1967..

The mausoleum of William Stanton in Green-Wood Cemetery.

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What you should know:

• The Hop-on-Hop-off bus is a great way to get the lay of the land.

• There are walking trails in Prospect, Main Street, Brooklyn Bridge Parks and in Green-wood Cemetery.

• Restrooms are available in the parks.

• You could spend a couple of hours to a couple of days exploring Brooklyn and all it has to offer.

• Major areas are very walkable.

• There are many restaurant and entertainment options.

• There are on the street and parking lot options; check posted parking regulations signs. Overall, parking can be difficult.

• The #s2, 3, 4 and A and C trains go to Brooklyn.

For more information: Brooklyn NY

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