Upmarket graffiti in our street north of Atlantic Ave.
A pleasant stroll up our apartment street and across Atlantic Avenue (a main road) gets you Clinton Hill, a neighbourhood for well to do people a century ago. Here are some of the streetscapes.
Monument to colonial prisoners of war during the revolution- Fort Greene (look for the American flag)
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Dominates the area
Joseph Steele House c1845 - Greek Revival and Italianate
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Emmanuel Baptist Church 1886, Grand French Gothic funded by Stanard Oil's Charles Pratt
Three houses built side by side by Charles Pratt, one for each son:
The Pratt Institute not snapped, is in the next block, an educational institution for artisans and designers. Mr Pratt believed that the best way to help others was to teach them to help themselves. The Institute began granting degrees to men and women in 1887. On the campus is Brooklyn's first free public library also established by Mr Pratt.
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