by Cobbowski | Aug 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Though I love Brooklyn architecture, I was never trained as an architect and when I read some of the language in the landmark reports on historic buildings, my eyes glaze over and I struggle sometimes to figure out what they are saying. I have written a lot about the...
by Cobbowski | Aug 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Today is the anniversary of one of the most important escapes in American history. On this date in 1776, the Continental Army under George Washington pulled off a miraculous retreat. The army had been bottled up after its defeat in the battle of Long Island. After...
by Cobbowski | Aug 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
When you are Brooklyn’s richest man you play by your own rules and you do not have to tolerate what ordinary people do. Thanks to Charles Pratt being offended, we have a Clinton Hill Landmark, the Emmanuel Baptist Church, one of the finest architectural...
by Cobbowski | Aug 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Montauk Club on is one of the most distinct and beautiful buildings in Brooklyn and a building that I have admired for years. Located at #25 Eighth Avenue, this gem from the Gilded Age was landmarked in 1973. Opened in 1891 as the most elite social club in...
by Cobbowski | Aug 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
in 1893 a scandal errupted that centered around a Protestant minister who was accused of a terrible transgression- rushing the growler. Before we tell the story of the minister. We need to explain what a growler is. A Growler has been defined as ” A pitcher or...
by Cobbowski | Aug 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
I always thought about how humans suffered when the 18th Amendment ushered in prohibition, but if you read the blog you will see how a Brooklyn dog also became a victim of prohibition, but first a little Brooklyn beer history. I had a beer last night at Brouwerij Lane...
