My Life In Brooklyn

In the past couple of weeks I made mention a few times how many buildings I’ve seen in my recent ramblings about the neighborhood that are (probably) destined for demolition, or have been recently demolished as evidenced by vacant lots.  My concern is the buildings I have seen that are still standing (though marked) are mostly — in my opinion from simple observation only — far from demolition material.

The continuous teardown of historic / period buildings to make way for the shoebox buildings contractors are building — structures that lack style and do not visually fit in the neighborhood has to stop.  Oh, you may not mind it so much now, cause maybe that that is “way over” near New York Avenue, but I guarantee it will eventually have an effect upon the general sense of the greater neighborhood.  I feel contractors/builders have the most to gain in this initiative.

I live in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, but  I walk all over the place – in all directions outside of the historic district.  Trust me when I say this teardown and new contruction is happening all over, and quite close to PLG.  Sure, our little enclave will not effected, but you can be sure we will, over time, see other effects.

Today in the New York Times Metro Section, see “A Town’s Architectural Shift, Chronicled Online,” by Tina Kelley.  This article focuses upon just this issue.