Eye on the Stuy 09/22/08

Posted on September 22, 2008 by The Changeling

Bed-Stuy Building Goes Green

  1. Images from Bed-Stuy’s Past: Frank Jump, photographer and author of the brilliant Fading Ad Blog, has taken some beautiful images of fading ads along Fulton Street. [Fading Ad Blog]
    1. A Tree Grows in Bed-Stuy: An optimistic gardener takes over a neglected community garden and brings it back to life. [The Brooklyn Rail]
      1. Everything is Political: Urban Botany explains why being green means being political. [Urban Botany]

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            12 Responses to Eye on the Stuy 09/22/08

            1. ab says:
              September 22, 2008 at 12:07 pm

              even though this green looks tacky in a way, for some reason it cheers me up every time i go to that building to do my laundry. i like it!

              i found a very old picture of that same building… i will post it when i re-find it.

            2. Morgan says:
              September 22, 2008 at 1:19 pm

              This green is very tacky, ugly and loud and should not be sold to anyone but for some reason this green looks OK at night…

            3. The Changeling says:
              September 22, 2008 at 5:23 pm

              I’d love to see an old photo of this building.

              Morgan, I thought of you when I took the picture, and I started chuckling. :D I’ll have to head over there in the evening to see what it looks like at night.

            5. The Changeling says:
              September 22, 2008 at 8:26 pm

              That’s it on the left! How cool!!!!

            6. IRVING says:
              September 23, 2008 at 7:52 am

              UP THE BLOCK FROM THE BEDSUTY Y EVERY ONE SAYS IT OPENS YOUR EYES BEFORE YOU GO TO THE GYM LOL

            7. Morgan says:
              September 23, 2008 at 9:51 am

              You know this place has a cousin on Throop I think near Halsey that is a “condo” I don’t know why this people that buy these beautiful buildings are scared to invest in a good architecture consultant. It is like they are trying to put me out of business. I think Bedford Stuyvesant really needs a architectural review board to preserve the area and keep the new ugly construction out… Like Georgetown in Washington DC or Alexandria VA. When I go to the way it dose wake me up every time I pass this place.

            8. The Changeling says:
              September 23, 2008 at 7:51 pm

              I actually was on my way to the YMCA when I took the picture!

            9. Frank Jump says:
              September 23, 2008 at 8:48 pm

              Love the hue! Reminds me of SF colors. Bklyn’s buildings can be drab but this livens up the corner. Thanks for the glowing review! Hope to see you soon.

              Frank

            10. laduchessa says:
              September 24, 2008 at 12:33 pm

              I see this building daily and it is fugly no matter what time of day it is. Sorry.

            11. Alexa11221 says:
              September 25, 2008 at 7:06 am

              I like the green. But I agree it’s not particularly tasteful!

            12. Kevin says:
              September 25, 2008 at 5:44 pm

              This building is actually uglier in person. The picture actually makes it look good. I thought a nice slate grey would have been nice