Original Williamsburgh Savings Bank Headquarters at 175 Broadway (Source: Flickr)
Did you know Williamsburg used to have an “h”? This week’s entry is a cross-post with Gotham Lost and Found, an insightful blog by David Freeland, author of Automats, Taxi Dances and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure. On a recent afternoon, David and I [...]
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WILLIAMSBURG(H), BROOKLYN
Posted in brooklyn, tagged architecture, BAM, brooklyn, classical revival, david freeland, dime savings bank, greek revival, hsbc, new york city, preservation, public library, satmar hasidim, williamsburg, williamsburgh, williamsburgh savings bank, yiddish on December 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
