Nestled between symbols of urban industrialization and modern residential development (aka a Con Edison plant and glass condos), Vinegar Hill is a five-block square cobble-stoned neighborhood next to the Manhattan Bridge that seems to have been preserved in time circa the nineteenth century. This break in the time-space continuum is perpetuated by a sudden loss [...]
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VINEGAR HILL, Brooklyn
Posted in brooklyn, tagged architecture, brooklyn, community, development, DUMBO, immigration, preservation, urbanization, vinegar hill on July 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
IN PICTURES: The Putting Lot
Posted in brooklyn, tagged brooklyn, bushwick, community, development, mini golf, public space, the putting lot, urbanization on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On June 13th, we adventured to The Putting Lot in Bushwick, Brooklyn (covered in June 8th post). Here is what we found:
All photos by Michelle Young & Brett Martin
MINI GOLF IN BUSHWICK!
Posted in brooklyn, tagged brooklyn, bushwick, community, development, greenwich village, manhattan, mini golf, public space, richard meier, the putting lot, urbanization on June 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The Putting Lot is a nine-hole miniature golf course designed by teams of architects, urban designers and artists on a vacant lot in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Its mission is “to inspire the imaginations of our visitors and provoke a conversation about neighborhood sustainability. The Putting Lot explores the possibility of an alternate use for these empty [...]
