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odds & ends: Remains

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

remain: to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else car Gerritsen Creek art installation? Gerritsen Creek barge Luyster’s Creek table legs Bushwick heart-shaped tree Forest Park

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photo of the day; Vinegar Hill

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Brooklyn Historic District 19th century developer John Jackson hoped to attract Irish immigrants to the area by naming it Vinegar Hill from the Battle of Vinegar Hill during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Con Ed smokestacks on the waterfront, the plant has … Continue reading →

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