Flickr photo by Tom RupoloUntapped New York has a story about the doors on Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral at Henry and Remsen streets. The doors were taken from the great French ocean liner Normandie, which burned and sank in 1942 while in the process of being converted to a troopship while docked on the West Side of Manhattan. The story says the doors are on the Cathedral’s main entrance on Henry, but there are others (photo) on the Remsen Street side. They …
The Gleaming Montrose Morris Chateau
"Things move on, time passes, people go away, and has added a photo to the pool: Address: 49 Prospect Park West, between 1st and 2nd Street Name: Originally the Henry Hulbert Mansion, now Poly Prep Lower School Neighborhood: Park Slope Year Built: 1889 Architectural Style: Romanesque Revival Architect: Montrose W. Morris, new addition by Platt Byard Dovell White (2005) Landmarked: Yes, Park Slope Historic District It’s actually two houses. The right side, where all of the …
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Inside the Hotel Bossert with Montague BID
You may recall earlier this week, Claude reminded us that today is Small Business Saturday and the Montague BID would be hosting a “selfies with elves” event at none other than the lobby of the storied Hotel Bossert. We won’t get into the 7+ years long, at times heart-warming, always intriguing, and unendingly mysterious saga of the Bossert. It’s a holiday weekend afterall. Let us just feast our eyes on these photos of the stunning lobby. (For best results, click on photos to enlarge.)Radiator Grill with Hotel Logo InscriptionsOutside the Bossert, a WPIX van was parked, presumably …
Skillful Design on a Doable Budget: Park Slope
When interior designer Nora Calderwood and architect Adam Darter bought their 650-square-foot one-bedroom apartment in Park Slope, they knew they would need to renovate in a major way but on a scaled-down budget. A year later, the result is not only airy and light, it smartly blends original details with the owners’ forward-thinking design ideas.The apartment had endured some wear and tear, and had been divided up into four small rooms. But the couple realized what …