"the great mistake of '98" Brooklyn joins Manhattan!

Brooklyn up until 1898 was a separate city from Manhattan and so still has its own town center, performing arts area, fantastic Brooklyn Museum and Botanical gardens and was the origin of the movie industry.  The designer of the Brooklyn Prospect Park whom also designed Central Park felt his crowning achievement was Brooklyn's Prospect Park. 

Fun things in our Brooklyn neighborhood

--> Best way out to Jamaica Bay is at Sebago Canoe Club: 10 minutes from historic Flatbush.

Brooklyn Museum is fantastic: world class; a 15 minute walk from our home; Check out our arts in the neighborhood: Flatbushartists.org; the artists living in my neighborhood open their homes and studios for art tours;

Costello Plan has a variety of new good groups.

Just walking around the neighborhood of Ditmas Park; Historic Flatbush; filled with beautiful architecture, gardens,when your ready to stop for a drink, our Cortelyou Rd has it.

The movie and film industry has used historic Flatbush since 1900.  Stoll the blocks around my home and see the house used in Sophie’s Choice movie, Halloween 2; Law & Order TV show, for example.  Also the homes originally owned by Baldwin piano, Arrow shirt Company or Kinney Shoe silent film stars;  My home has been used in films and commercials too.

There are many-- Historic Flatbush, Ditmas park, Midwood Park, Prospect Park South, homes have some notable distinctions.  a Japanese Pagota house, handcrafted; largest collection of California Bungalows circa 1910, Tiffany stained glass windows and some fantastic Painted Lady

Cortelyou Road has a few bars that mix great drinks as well as an extensive wine and beer list, including organic wines

Artists choose My neighborhood to live for its shear beauty of the homes and gardens. Brooklyn Botanical garden is a short walk

Floyd Bennett Field athletic area and gardens.  10 minutes from my home, ice skating rink fantastic and the wilds of the land, you wouldn't think you were still in NYC

MY block looks like it did in 1910, especially on alternate side parking days, with no cars to give the year away

EVery year we have a Victorian Housetour where visitors get the rare opportunity to see inside some of the mansions and modest (7 bedroom

good eating in Brooklyn

Here you can check out eats in Brooklyn- some some interesting stuff:)



http://www.gq.com/food-travel/travel-features/201111/brooklyn-new-york-guide-food-dining

Photo Montage of Emerson's House

Some History of Emerson's Brooklyn neighborhood

New York City has so much history. Brooklyn is a big part of that history. It was its own city until 1898 when it became incorporated with Manhattan and became one of the boroughs. It has often been called the "Great Mistake of '98".

Brooklyn has its own distinct history, development and character. Something not to miss when visiting New York City.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden are must sees.

My neighborhood was developed in the end of the 1800's. It has some of the most beautiful homes- built for the wealthy bankers, the early silent screen movie stars and railroad tycoons. do you remember Arrow Shirt Company, Kinney Shoes, Vitagraph Studios, or Baldwin Pianos? They all had homes in this historic neighborhood of Flatbush.

You would recognize many of the homes here from the movies, for example, Sophie's Choice and Halloween, many TV shows and commercials. My home was in a Maxwell House commercial in 1979. But how I know that is another story.

Our neighborhood has homes with Tiffany stained glass, many stained glass windows, large sweeping porches, the first shopping plaza in America-Newkirk Plaza and the largest collection of California style bungalows in America.