On Sunday, the New York Times ran a History of New York in 50 Objects. This morning, Brooklyn Magazine ran a History of Brooklyn in 20 objects. Well, here’s the beginning of my history of Park Slope in 20 plus objects. Send in your suggestions. More illustrations to come.
1. Linden Trees
2. The Old Stone House, site of the first and largest battle of the Revolutionary War; and baseball field where Brooklyn Dodgers first played when they were a farm team.
3. Grand Army Plaza (1867)
3. Old First Dutch Reformed Church (1891)
4. The Montauk Club (1891)
5. Brownstones
6. Limestones
8. PS 321
10. Park Slope Food Coop (est 1973)
11. Connecticut Muffin
12. Stoop Sales
13. The Community Bookstore, writers, books, the lizard…
14. Stollers
15. Two Boots: a wad of pizza dough
16. Birkenstocks
16. Squad One
17. Purple wrapping paper from Little Things
18. Lisa Polansky’s shop
19. Yoga mats
20. Tea Lounge
22. Zuzu’s Petals (est. 1971)
23-40. Leopoldi’s Hardware, Jackie’s Fifth Amendment & Smith’s, O’Connors (if it survives), Bagel Hole, Seventh Avenue Donuts, Fifth Avenue Bingo Hall, Connie on Fifth, Neergaard Pharmacy, Frame houses (front & back).
Farther south: Sandy’s, Eagle Provisions, Luigi’s, Guerrero’s, McGovern-Weir greenhouse. Gone almost yesterday: Catene’s & Timboo’s.
Send in your suggestions…
K, Thank you for this wonderful list. I will incorporate into the History of Park Slope…I had Donuts on the list.
Leopoldi’s. Jackie’s Fifth Amendment & Smith’s. O’Connors (if it survives). Bagel Hole. 7th Ave. Donuts. Fifth Av. Bingo Hall. Connie on Fifth. Neergaard Pharmacy. Frame houses (front & back). Farther south: Sandy’s, Eagle Provisions, Luigi’s. Guerrero’s. McGovern-Weir greenhouse. Gone almost yesterday: Catene’s & Timboo’s.
Susan I love your Doggie Social Hour poem. It’s great.
Was in Prospect Park this morning and the DOGGIE SOCIAL HOUR was going strong!
A dog party!
A big dog party!
Big dogs, little dogs,
red dogs, blue dogs,
yellow dogs, green dogs,
black dogs, and white dogs
are all at a dog party!
What a dog party!
Zuzus petals…growing things since 1971
Omigod. Thanks. I did the list so fast.
At the Clay Pot they used to make the pottery there. I once took a class of P.S. 321 first graders there to see how it was done. They had a different location on 7th Avenue.