New York City’s First Designated Historic District Is Here - Brooklyn Part II

Follow me on another photowalk through Brooklyn, New York.

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

Flea Market in Prospect Heights

Outside the Brooklyn Museum

Row of attached homes in Park Slope

A classic in Sunset Park

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Brooklyn Heights is one of New York City's most historic neighborhoods. In the 1830s, steam ferries made it America's first suburb and in 1965, it became a National Historic Landmark and the City's first Historic District.

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Brooklyn Hook on Reed Street in Red Hook

Inside the Brooklyn Museum

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The Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Brooklyn Navy Yard was used to film scenes from Boardwalk Empire.

Luna Park at Coney Island

Tillie the clown of Coney Island

21 elephants crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to show the public the bridge’s strength on May 17, 1884.

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Emily Warren Roebling was an American socialite, builder, and businesswoman who was largely responsible for guiding construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The pre-Civil War era warehouses on the waterfront in Red Hook.

A classic in front of Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook.

Greenwood Cemetery Chapel was designed by Warren & Wetmore and built in 1911.

Sunny’s Bar first opened in 1934 in Red Hook

Some of the graffiti art of the Bushwick Collective.

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A Bushwick industrial home

Some outdoor dining in Bushwick

The Grand Street Bridge crosses the Newtown Creek connecting Brooklyn with Queens.

Known as the “Queen of Brooklyn Heights” 24 Middagh is the oldest home in the Brooklyn Heights District. Wood-framed houses were outlawed in this area in 1852.

The sunset fiery glow on the East River

An 1889 row of Romanesque Revival- Queen Anne brick and stone houses on Union Street in Park Slope.

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Cherry Blossoms in the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

An old abandoned truck in Vinegar Hill

An iconic Manhattan Bridge view

Tables with a Brooklyn Bridge view

The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory operates out of the historic 1922 fireboat house for Engine 77.

The Promenade cantilevered over the two levels of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. The Promenade became an iconic part of Brooklyn Heights, with views toward the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor.

On the Brooklyn Heights Promenade

A sunset view of New York Harbor and lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Heights promenade.

Cobble Hill Towers, built in 1879, is unique with exterior stairwells and outside entry corridors with decorative railings.

The mew houses of Warren Place were commissioned by philanthropist Alfred Tredway White in 1878 and are tucked away in a garden, pedestrian only access in the Cobble Hill Historic District.

Litchfield Villa, designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, was built between 1854 and 1857 for Edwin Clark Litchfield, a prominent railroad and real estate developer. Today, the mansion serves as offices for the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation and the Prospect Park Alliance on Prospect Park West.

Also please see my other Brooklyn blogs include Bushwick Murals, Greenwood Cemetery , MTA Museum, Red Hook, Ditmas Park, and Brooklyn Bridge, Dyker Heights Christmas, Coney Island and the Mermaid Parade.

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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