new york city: brooklyn's bedford-stuyvesant neighborhood

[mrnyc]

a walk around brooklyn’s bedford-stuyvesant neighborhood (aka bed-stuy) -- part one of four:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford...sant,_Brooklyn



first up are two surprising and well kept courts off a scubby stretch of atlantic ave better known for auto repair shops and el tracks running down the middle of it:



alice court








agate court






some view! the lirr wizzing by as seen from the back of agate court


waah! interfaith hospital on atlantic forgot to include faith in architecture -- sorry!


next is one of my favorite little stretches, this is chauncey street in front of fulton park & boys&girls hs




a peek at the back yards behind stuyvesant street at chauncey street


on the easternmost boundry of bed-stuy, homes on & around lower stuyvesant street are spectacular

















** stay tuned -- part two features bed-stuy & nyc’s longest brownstone stretch***

[mrnyc]

do or die -- a walk around brooklyn’s bed-stuy neighborhood -- part two

macdonough street is probably the longest strip of brownstones in brooklyn



B&B in an 1860’s italianate ville
http://www.akwaaba.com/brooklyn/


fixer upper mansion











not too long ago this was common, far as I could tell this is the only one that still needs fixed up here


macdonough at marcus garvey



i did the walking tour last week to beat the spring bloom, but this sure is nice to see!


purple!




church on macdonough





a skinny detached home off mcdonough caught my eye


typical style brownstone cornices


endless brownstone brooklyn




another mansion


handsome corner apt building




north of fulton street




*** we’re walking west to east, much more of good old bed-stuy brooklyn to come in part three***

[mrnyc]

continuing west on a walking tour of bed-stuy, brooklyn – this thread is part three


at marcy


marcy at halsey



a grand and rambling corner house



marcy at hancock




jefferson between nostrand and tompkins is another stunning and long brownstone heaven stretch







food for your soul




tompkins at jefferson




pointy!




you can’t!





*** a few jaw droppers to come while heading west past bedford street to finish up in part four***

[mrnyc]

part four – the final thread of an east to west walking tour of brooklyn’s bed-stuy neighborhood

momas kitchen vs sistas place at nostrand


most worshipful enoch grand lodge (1890)





the beaux-arts renaissance apts (1892) along nostrand





block long alhambra apts building (1889) is a mix of romanesque & queen anne









old girls hs (1885)





these brownstowns are off nostrand across from girls hs



bed-stuy tees


i *heart* this trini doubles stand on nostrand


more islands chow -- roti on fulton


on and around fulton







king of the castle king of the castle…!


a streetview of midtown manhattan from bedford at halsey



well started the bed-stuy tour with cul de sacs and so we end with one, this is spencer place off fulton






the view of commercial fulton street from spencer place


no more junk food!


a grocery in old post office



the bed-stuy tour winds up here at franklin street station




lastly, that is brooklyn’s iconic williamsburg bank building condo in the distance


*** I hope you enjoyed the four part walking tour of bed-stuy, if you are interested in this grand old brooklyn neighborhood there is much more to see here:

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/BES/BedStuy.htm

[espalorius]

wow that was really comprehensive

so i heard tompkins park was being turned into a jail or something?

[ChrisLA]

Wow, what a tour, I knew there was a reason why I love Brooklyn so much. I've driven through this neighborhood a few times on my way into the city from JFK. Never knew there was that much beauty, the architecture is just awesome.

[Thundertubs]

Stunning, top-notch tour. Just a flat-out gorgeous neighborhood. Too bad Brownsville isn't as intact as Bed-Stuy.

This forum could use a lot more neighborhood-level NY tours like this.

Excellent stuff.

[mrnyc]

thank you -- and to think i only scratched the surface of bed-stuy!

so by request i just put up a brownsville/eny thread i did (originally these threads were on wiredny and urbanohio).

[Kingofthehill]

Wonderful, a grand tour of one of my favorite nabes in the country. Is there a chance you can do Crown Heights, too?

At any rate, keep up the great work, man.

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by Kingofthehill

Wonderful, a grand tour of one of my favorite nabes in the country. Is there a chance you can do Crown Heights, too?

At any rate, keep up the great work, man.

thank you.

you bet -- give me awhile, but crown hts is already on-deck as my next major photo thread expedition!

[ShadowMaster]

You topped this one! Magnificent!

[TonyAnderson]

Awesome.