Williamsburgh Savings Bank 2
07/28/05
Flatbush Avenue
Cambodian Cuisine, South Elliott Place
Masonic Temple & Queen of All Saints Catholic church
BAM Harvey
Habana Outpost, "New York City's first solar-powered restaurant and flea market"
Former Dime Savings Bank of New York, and Fulton Mall
Brooklyn Tech
Above Fort Greene, Brooklyn. More about the building in the previous entry.
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I have never been to NYC (hopefully someday soon I will!!), but these pics definately make me see a different side of NYC. When I think of NYC, I think of the skyscrapers, Times Square, etc....these pics look like they could have been taken in my city!
Very intersting.
Posted by: dallasgirl at July 28, 2005 08:35 PM
You're thinking of Manhattan, Dallasgirl. The other four boroughs like Brooklyn here are built pretty low with only a few highrise apartment buildings here and there.
Flatbush looks so different from this angle. I've walked the stretch in this photo all the way down to the end of the Botanic Garden hundreds of times and it feels completely different on the ground.
I still want to know what that tower on top of Tech in that last photo is. Nobody seems to know, even at Tech. They may not even have keys to the space anymore. It's too big to be an elevator equipment room.
Posted by: Spirit of 76 at July 31, 2005 01:21 PM
The top Tower is a huge two story tall, hall. Brooklyn Tech is an engineering school (at lest when my brother went there, graduated in 1988. He would show us pictures of structures they designed in there engineering department. Don’t know if they still do that now. But the Engineering Dept. used it to build stuff in there.
Posted by: Mr. Swell at August 4, 2005 04:01 PM
I graduated from Tech long before he did. Nobody I went to school with ever went up there or even knew how to get up there. The last time I visited, the Alumni Association didn't know what was up there. It's two floors above the 8th floor rooftop tennis court, which is visible on the left in the last picture. Your brother may be confusing this with the now unused foundry on the 7th floor or maybe he's pulling your leg. Tech had very high ceilings on every floor so large items were easily built or stored, but the only two-story or taller spaces were the auditorium and the main gym. There was no "engineering" department, per se. There were aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering and structural engineering departments, though.
Posted by: Spirit of 76 at August 7, 2005 06:23 PM
I love this building. I used to see it from my old apartment building when I was younger. I think it may be my favorite building not only because it is stunning (the structure and clock is beautiful), but b/c of its sentimental value :)
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Posted by: bastardartist at August 27, 2005 08:20 PM
Have you considered a trip to New Orleans...as a volunteer with a side purpose of taking photos?
Posted by: Katrina at September 4, 2005 08:09 PM
I do not undersyand why your website gets lots of traffic.... the images here are not that interesting... sorry...
Posted by: Baldev Sandhu at October 3, 2005 06:46 PM
I have visited NYC twice, in 1973 and 2000. I love THE CITY and the surrounding burroghs.
Your fine photographs bring back to me a hint of what it was like to be there.
I can't wait for my next trip. Soon I hope.
Creative Thing from L.A. (we don't call it THE CITY)
Posted by: Creative Thing at October 24, 2005 04:59 PM
Allright---Bklyn Tech.So many friends and relatives went there.They also had the coolest school mascot.A cartoonish-looking humphrey bogart looking character with a Ed Norton hat on and eyeballin' thru a transit.Probably designed back in the 40's.Way to go--ENGINEERS!!!
Posted by: c.brady at November 1, 2005 04:31 PM
I can't believe it, my co-worker just bought a car for $71570. Isn't that crazy!
Posted by: Betsy Markum at November 14, 2005 06:45 PM
I loved your pictures I went to Queen of All Saints when I was a kid some 45 yrs ago I now live in South Carolina And would love to go back and see it all again Thanks for the memories and if anyone remembers Patricia Stevens please email me would like to know what happen to her
Posted by: Lioness at March 10, 2006 04:01 PM
Baldev
Maybe they are that interesting to someone that lives there but I dont and I think its awesome!!
Posted by: fairmaiden at April 23, 2006 01:59 AM
Oops that should have said arent that interesting.. hmmm maybe thats what the preview button is for... lol
Posted by: fairmaiden at April 23, 2006 02:00 AM
The photo that you have labeled as "Former Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh and Fulton Mall" is actually the "Former Dime Savings Bank of New York.
Posted by: Debbi at May 16, 2006 02:58 PM
In response to the postings about Brooklyn Tech... 1) The two story tower depicted in Brookly Tech picture above was the apartment of the founding principal of Brooklyn Tech - Dr. Colston.
2) There is a room on the North side of the building that is three stories high - students used to frame an entire house in that room.
Posted by: Tech99 at July 14, 2006 03:49 PM
My guess is that 3 story room on the north side is the old foundry. It was a single semester class when I attended tech. class of '70
Posted by: AL_C at July 16, 2006 03:02 PM
I currently go to tech. I have been up to the 3 story building (cuz i got connections like that). If you haven't been there your not missing much. Tech also has the best auditorium i've seen so far. To the comment by "Tech99", the students have begun to finish the building on the 5th floor. My guess is that by 2010 it'll be finished. Also no one mentioned that "Satan's Laundromat" is right around the corner from Tech. Also if anyone is interested Sing 2007 is on January 26-28. Feel free to come and see the class of '07 win for the second time in a row. Check the school website for info. "Tech alma mater noble and true. Proud we arise to salute the anew..."
Posted by: Lov3muffin at December 24, 2006 12:18 AM
by tilden high school there is a building made of ships timbers dating from the 1600sin the 60s it was a popular hang out for high schoolers playing hookybut now its a park and the buildingwas renovated, restored and given landmark status in the early 80sit is in the kings highway ralph ave area and i wonder does this still exist or has it been destroyed it is a small pocket type park and should be easy to locate oh and i love your site i'm in S.F. now but grew up in marine park
Posted by: thomas vuono at April 16, 2007 12:45 AM
wow---i left NY last year and i've been living back in my country in philippines for a couple of months now and i've been so homesick. your pictures are truly astounding and have truly captured the beauty of NY not only by capturing regular city scenes that are overrated but by the regular neighborhoods that i miss so much. by the way i use to live in brooklyn for about 10 years and then moved to queens for 2 years... every NY experience of mine, well everyday of NY was an adventure!!!
Posted by: christina at May 10, 2007 03:48 PM
I just came upon this site. My Dad Phillip De San lived on Fulton St. and has disappeared, he keep his monies in the "former Dime Saving Bank"
I have been searching on the net with no luck.
If anyone has information to his were abouts please connact my e-mail thanks lee-cassy
Posted by: lee-cassy at June 7, 2007 03:20 PM
I lived in Ft Greene all of my life and in fact can see the brownstone that I lived in across from Brooklyn Tech. When I was little, with all the hustle and bustle of the LIRR, I could always manage to find my way home from the Williamsburg Savings Bank, to the Hanson Place Methodist CHurch and thus on down to Ft Greene Place or South Elliott, depending on where I was living at the time. I see the old Lafayette Diner is gone. They were the nicest people!
Posted by: David Henry at August 14, 2007 04:12 PM
In 1962, I was a Freshman attending Bishop LoughlinHigh School. I resided in Rockaway and took the Green Bus to Flatbush and Nostrand and rode the
train to Atlantic Avenue. The exit from the subway at that time was the Williamsburg Bank. I worked part time during those four years and opened a savings account at the bank. It was the most and remains in memory a glorious spectacle inside the main venue. One day, a few of my fellow classmates at Loughlin took the day off (legitimately) and went to the top of the Willimsburg Bank. The view was incredible! A truly magnificent building and a day that is recalled fondly.