so-brook casket co.

apparently, not only do other people care about the weird little old corner building on 3rd & 3rd (where whole foods is having entirely foreseeable brownfield probs [nod to curbed.com]), but -- according to a recent ny times article -- there is some ominous aesthetic appeal about the south brooklyn casket company. the place is a low brick warehouse with a (possibly imagined) sinister air, located in gowanus. the appeal may be that we neo-yuppies grew up in residential zones away from such straight-forward, morbid industry, so it's a novelty. i think there is definitely something that is unique about the place, but wifey -- who has lived near a casket company in mexico -- thinks that its a function of location (smack in the middle of hipper-by-the-day park slope and carroll gardens) and we sheltered suburban kids just need to get out more and see the rest of oddball brooklyn.

a hint to curbed building spotters: the han & the pumpkin

the han & the pumpkin
Originally uploaded by the golden bear.

a tip o' the hat to curbed for posting my red door photo as today's 'building spotter'. as a hint to those of you trying to guess what brooklyn street the red door is on, this wonderful front yard statue is on the same block. happy guessing!

whole foods coming soon!

whole foods coming soon!
Originally uploaded by the golden bear.

so, after a long hiatus, i've come back to the blog-burbs. summer held trips on the wedding junket to san francisco and charleston, south carolina, two lovely towns. today i meandered around my neighboring community of gowanus, which may soon be re-named go-wo, or gowanus heights. but for now, it is more like gowanus depths, a low-elevation burnt-out industrial zone surrounding a fetid canal. still, i can imagine gondolas floating under the drawbridges and past the contented yuppie families sitting on the waterfront park outside the soon-to-come whole foods market, slated to be built on the pictured lot. i just hope they keep the old building on the corner (rumor is they will). see more gowanus photos by clicking on the picture.