Google knows how to make a splash, and it’s doing so with its street-level images. There are abundant concerns being voiced about privacy issues, and we have to say we were amused to find Casa GL, even if you’re not quite able to see into the windows. A little weird, we’ve got to say. Nonetheless, […]
Entries from June 2007
Stroll Across the Gowanus on Your Screen
June 1st, 2007 · Comments Off on Stroll Across the Gowanus on Your Screen
Brooklinks: Friday Weekend Events Special Edition
June 1st, 2007 · Comments Off on Brooklinks: Friday Weekend Events Special Edition
We noted a lot of event postings today for the weekend, so we’re listing them on their own. Nice weekend ahead in terms of activities, and this is just a small random sampling. Bushwick Open Studios Today through Sunday [BushwickBK] Short Films in Fort Greene Park on Saturday [Myrtle Minutes] Best Park Slope Church Book […]
Tags: Brooklinks
Say What: Partial One Way Edition
June 1st, 2007 · Comments Off on Say What: Partial One Way Edition
Which way? One way? Nah. Just, way. This example of construction-related diminished signage is brought to us by the development tentatively known as Seven Berry, at N. 7th and Berry, in Williamsburg. If you’ve been by the corner lately, you know it for its pink wallboard surrounded by blue netting because its been in that […]
Tags: Signs Under Siege · Williamsburg
The Prospect Avenue Sandwich Building
June 1st, 2007 · Comments Off on The Prospect Avenue Sandwich Building
We were going to feature this building as a “What Were They Thinking?” entry, but realized that the issue with it isn’t so much its over-the-top ugliness, as the fact that it’s sandwiched between two other buildings in a most unpleasant way. Don’t get us wrong, 422 Prospect Avenue in the South Slope is pretty […]
Tags: Architecture · South Slope
