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October 1st, 2008

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Barry Lewis describes BHS

Written by Sady on October 1st, 2008

Open House New York podcasts:

“Architectural Historian Barry Lewis describes the Brooklyn Historical Society and its context within the architecture of Brooklyn Heights.  Learn how the Queen Anne elements of the Historical Society set it apart from the neighborhood’s brownstones.”

Listen here: Barry Lewis on BHS

Check out the other podcasts – there’s so much good stuff happening for Open House New York Weekend!

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Pete Hamill’s Brooklyn Revisited

Written by Sady on October 1st, 2008

New York magazine’s 40th Anniversary issue has an article by Pete Hamill, who grew up in Park Slope.

And here’s an article he wrote about Brooklyn for the same magazine in 1969.

Coincidently, our Park Slope Neighborhood and Architectural History Guide launches this Thursday.

The guide includes two Walking Tours of Park Slope and accompanying audio tracks which can be downloaded from our website or through the Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast on iTunes.

Here’s one track from the audio tour where Pete Hamill’s brothers John and Denis Hamill talk about the street gangs in Park Slope in the 1950s and 60s:

John and Denis Hamill on Park Slope

(warning: contains strong language)

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