Comments on: Williamsburgh Savings Bank

By: Englishman in New York » On The Way To Gowanus

Englishman in New York » On The Way To Gowanus — Tue, 16 May 2006 12:36:33 +0000

[...] Here’s a photo of my favorite Williamsburg Savings Bank from 3rd Avenue, soon to be eclipsed by a multi-million dollar arena complex. I wonder what the good burghers of Brooklyn said when this was being erected? [...]

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life insurance policy for sale — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:48:39 +0000

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By: Englishman in New York » Fulton Fish Market

Englishman in New York » Fulton Fish Market — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:01:15 +0000

[...] Following on from my post last week about the closure of the banking hall in the Williamsburg Bank Building, another New York institution that is about to pass into history is the Fulton Fish Market. My former colleague, Robert Jobson, who has spent most of his life living on the Cornish Coast in England, recommended the fish market to me the first time I visited New York. For him it easily outranked the Empire State Building and Central Park as New York’s top attraction. Little did I know you had to be up before the sun to fully appreciate it. [...]

By: A Guy In New York

A Guy In New York — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:34:41 +0000

Big Apple Blog Festival – October 10, 2005

Welcome to the Big Apple Blog Festival (BABF), a representative roundup of this week’s posts by NYC bloggers. Next week’s BABF will be hosted by Englishman in New York … if you have a NYC blog or you blog about…

By: Gothamist

Gothamist — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 19:06:51 +0000

Extra, Extra

– If you wanted to see the interior of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank lobby in person, times up. – Got a lot of extra clothing to get rid of? Looking to get some new (to you) clothing? Check out the Swap-O-Rama tomorrow from 2-7. – Imagine you ran in…

By: Patricia G (UK)

Patricia G (UK) — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 09:57:49 +0000

Such is the fate
Of all splendid and grand
In this age of money and might…

I shed an unseen tear.

By: Theo

Theo — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:40:39 +0000

No one should be suprised that this, and other underutilized landmark properties is passing into transition and making away for modern development. If anyone remembers what the now Metro Tech area looked like in the eighties and what it looks like today, will agree that development is good.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 15:29:32 +0000

Hasn’t the entire building been landmarked? Any edifice bestowed the honor of the most phallic building in the world by Cabinet magazine deserves to be landmarked.

By: pdberger

pdberger — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 15:12:13 +0000

I don’t think there is any need. Apparently, the banking hall has been landmarked to the nth degree! Let’s just hope whoever goes in there makes the most of those surroundings.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 15:04:41 +0000

I hang my head in mourning. A smile always graced my chubby mug when I entered the bank and saw the map of old Brooklyn. Is there any way we can petition saving it.