Ghosts of a Brooklyn Pencil Factory

Posted by Scout on September 2nd, 2010

Continuing my search for a usable elevator in Greenpoint, my boss had given me a few addresses to check out, and as I approached 61 Greenpoint, I noticed a really great building detail I’ve never seen before…

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Lining the top floor windows are rows…

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Hidden in a Rite Aid, Ghosts of an Old Movie Theater

Posted by Scout on March 3rd, 2010

Don’t let the squat little Rite Aid storefront on Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint fool you…

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It has a big history. A movie theater for most of its life, you can see it below in 1928 when it was known as the Fox Meserole showing silent films (the advertised Baby Mine was made . . .

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Scouting Wrap-Up: Barbie, Greenpoint Graffiti, Etc.

Posted by Scout on February 26th, 2010

Just a few miscellaneous pictures from the past week of scouting. I was checking out a large office building when I happened to pass by these offices, which have been made up to look like a subway station with two full-sized trains replicas (individual offices are actually in the train through those doors). Crazy!

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