Oh Brooklyn, My Brooklyn

It's not so easy being a cheerleader for future-forward architecture when the future is right outside your window.

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July 29, 2005, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Brooklyn has taken on a new sheen. Williamsburg has become a more powerful nightlife magnet than the East Village, a bustling theme park for artistically minded twentysomethings. Park Slope's Fifth Avenue now has the kind of dining typical of the Village or Soho. Beyond the Pastrami Box there is a lot of new construction. It's clear that my little corner of Brooklyn is on the verge of losing its humble workaday feel."

Thanks to Julie Taraska

FULL STORY: Oh Brooklyn, My Brooklyn

Thursday, July 28, 2005 in MetropolisMag.com

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