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Lost Porches
In response to our recent post on Webster Place, a homeowner sent along the following tip regarding the street’s lost porches: “You mentioned that there used to be more porches. This is, indeed,...
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Porch Brackets
I noticed recently that a restoration is happening at 158 14th Street, between 3rd & 4th Avenues in the South Slope. Excited, I snapped a photo, eager to check out Google Street view to see how...
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Dean Street & 4th Avenue, 1929
Today’s “Then & Now” features some lovely porches & spindles on Dean Street near the corner of 4th Avenue in 1929. Google Street View caught some recent work in action! Below is the...
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11th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues, 1941
Just around the corner from where I live are 382 & 384 11th Street, two of my favorite twin frame houses in the South Slope. Something about their simplicity just speaks to me. Besides that,...
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Thirsty Woodwork?
As the unrelenting city summer finally gives way to a cooler fall, it’s just about the right time to tackle some outdoor projects and consider the pretty little plants above. They’re the source of one...
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