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Historic Hunterfly Road Houses via the Brooklyn Historical Society
The history of Weeksville: When Crown Heights had the second-largest free black community in the U.S.
More about free black Brooklyn
Historic Hunterfly Road Houses via the Brooklyn Historical Society
Via CitiHabitats
Rendering of the Bedford Hotel via ODA
Little Zelda is a popular cafe in Crown Heights; photo via CityRealty
Proposed renderings courtesy of ODA Architects
Rendering of the Bedford Courts development planned for the Bedford-Union Armory; image: BFC Partners/Bedford Courts
Rendering via Think Architecture and Design
Park Avenue Armory, image © PBDW Architects
Google Earth rendering created by CityRealty; Image depicts the massing of the proposed buildings, not the design
Even before it opened its doors, the new tavern on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights was under attack. The name of the place, Crow Bar, was racist, complained many residents of the neighborhood, which was once predominantly black. The residents point out that Crown Heights was known as “Crow Hill” for much of the 19th century, and […]