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From the humblest newsstand to a block-wide, six-story department store, the buildings on our commer...
Tag: Terra Cotta
Ornamenting Brooklyn: The Fashion of Terra-Cotta
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original Part 1 here and ...
This Exuberantly Colorful Terra Cotta Building in Crown Heights Housed Bowling and Billiards
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. This is...
A Whirling Web of Art Deco Pattern on Flatbush Avenue
Seen from a distance, this building may look like a rather ordinary commercial building on Flatbush....
Look Out for This Eye-Catching Terra-Cotta Art Deco Doorway in Bed Stuy
If you just focus on the main facade of this Bed Stuy building you'll see some fine terra-cotta orna...
Where New York Went to Get Its Terra Cotta
After an apocalyptic fire in 1886, the New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Works needed a new head...
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