Category Archives: Brooklyn

This branch at Avenue X and West 2nd Street in Gravesend was built in 1965 by the Lincoln Savings Bank. It was constructed by Thompson Brinkworth Inc. and designed by Goldberg-Epstein Associates. According to Adolph Goldberg’s obituary in 1976, his … Continue reading →

This building at the corner of Jay and Tillary Streets is known as the Klitgord Building, after a former president of City Tech (as the school is informally known). It was built in 1962 and includes an auditorium, sporting and … Continue reading →

The Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library also acts as the business library for the system. It was built on the edge of Cadman Plaza and was part of the Cadman Plaza redevelopment project. The architects were Keally … Continue reading →

This Marcy Branch on Dekalb Avenue replaced the original Victorian-era Marcy Branch in Tompkins Park just a few blocks away. It opened in 1969 and according to the Library’s website was designed by Carmine Dempster of the Department of Public … Continue reading →

The final entry in our trio of banks is 356 Fulton Street directly across Red Hook Lane from One Boerum Place. It was built as the Equitable Federal Savings and Loan Association  in 1967-1968 by architects Goldberg-Epstein Associates. Goldberg designed … Continue reading →

This structure was originally built as a bank branch in 1954 for the Fulton Savings Bank. Fulton Savings was previously at 375 Fulton Street, which was demolished during redevelopment in the 1950s.  Few images exist of the original facade of … Continue reading →

This former bank anchors one end of Fulton Mall. The building occupies a unique triangular lot created by the intersection of Boerum Place, Fulton Street and Red Hook Lane. The ground level was recently converted to retail, while the upper … Continue reading →

This building is at the intersection of Fulton Street, Lafayette Avenue and Fort Greene Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. It was originally built as a bank in 1959, at one point it was called Kings Lafayette Bank in the 1970s … Continue reading →

This church is located at 6501 Sixth Avenue in Brooklyn, wedged between the busy Gowanus Expressway and a somewhat disused Lief Ericson Park, that runs roughly from Second Avenue to Fort Hamilton Parkway between 66th and 67th Streets. An unusual … Continue reading →