If I had to pick one house in Greenpoint to set a horror movie in it would be the big old house set back off the street at the corner […]
Posts by Author Archives: Geoff Cobb
Geoffrey Cobb is a Brooklyn high school history teacher and writer of the blog historicgreenpoint.wordpress.com. He has lived in Greenpoint for over 20years and is the author of a book on the history of the area, "Greenpoint Brooklyn's Forgotten Past."
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A History of Greenpoint in Twenty-Five Buildings: The Union Baptist Church
One of the oldest buildings in Greenpoint and a landmark is struggling for survival. These days the 160 year-old Union Baptist Chruch at 151 Noble Street is closed and surrounded by […]
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One of the Most Successful Greenpointers Ever is Dead
Robert MacCrate, who was born in 1921 on Milton Street passed away in the beginning of April 2016. He was ninety-four. MacCrate was one of the most brilliant people ever […]
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Edward Lycett – Greenpoint’s Greatest Porcelain Artist
Greenpoint has produced many fine artists and artisans, but few achieved the renown of Edward Lycett, who is considered “the pioneer of China painting in America.” He worked at a […]
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A History of Greenpoint in Twenty-Five buildings: The Mansion House
The Mansion House is not just part of Greenpoint history, but also of baseball history. The colonial era house, near today’s Engert Street, was the home of the fabled Greenpoint […]
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A History of Greenpoint in Twenty-Five Buildings: The Old Meserole Mansion
Until the 1960s, New York had very little sense of the importance of historic preservation. It allowed the majestic Pennsylvania Station to be demolished in a tragic act of architectural homicide. […]
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A New Local Gallery Offers More Than Art
Abhay Wadhwa’s Gallery AWA is a unique addition to our neighborhood. Located on the third floor of the Pencil Factory at 61 Greenpoint Avenue, the gallery is an attempt to […]
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A History of Greenpoint in Twenty-Five Buildings: Greenpoint’s First House
It is a shame that the very first colonial building in Greenpoint survived for around two hundred years, but then was demolished in a crime against posterity. The first house […]
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A Greenpointer in the Spanish Civil War
In the spring of 1937, the hottest topic at Brooklyn College was the Spanish Civil War. Twenty Brooklyn College students volunteered to go to Spain and fight, despite the fact […]
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Greenpoint’s Connection to the Irish 1916 Rebellion
On April 24th Ireland will mark the hundredth anniversary of the Easter Rising that led to Irish independence. Irish patriots seized the General Post Office in the heart of […]