March 8, 2007


Salvaging Vintage Pieces from the ‘Catacombs’ of 110

Filed under: 110 Livingston,Architecture,Downtown Brooklyn,History — admin @ 2:52 pm

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In this week’s Talk of the Town, the New Yorker gives us a tantalizing description of some of the old fixtures which adorned the inside of our building before the renovation when it still was the “old Board of Ed building,” including old-style fonts, glass partitions, and vintage plumbing. Plus, another perspective on the legendary dysfunction of the Board of Education as reflected by the building’s interior, which the Board of Ed Chancellor compares to “catacombs.”

Check out the full column at the New Yorker’s site: Lost and Found Department: Revolving Door



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