tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post1597015990326332376..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: South Brooklyn: Land of Displaced Book StoresBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-44367074499155824612009-03-01T08:03:00.000-08:002009-03-01T08:03:00.000-08:00Well darn it Brooks, you are right. It's just tha...Well darn it Brooks, you are right. It's just that I've watched it used as you say by realtors, mainly in the Smith st. corridor, to market the area to many people who don't know the borough well at all. Many young people, priced out of the trendier northern hamlet of Williamsburg, tend to use the term freely in print and elsewhere as though the world is flat and south of Sunset Park is unchartered territory.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349209300203513273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-66251276107993828612009-03-01T07:39:00.000-08:002009-03-01T07:39:00.000-08:00Billy: South Brooklyn is what they called Red Hook...Billy: South Brooklyn is what they called Red Hook, Carrol Gardens, Cobble Hill long before those real estate agent-invented names came along. It's an antiquated name, but it's an accurate term. Anyone who know the history of Brooklyn knows it. I know where every place in Brooklyn is. I've lived in the borough a long time and have always been a master of geography. You, friend, live in Bay Ridge. It is south Brooklyn, not South Brooklyn.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-6604213159131016942009-02-28T19:24:00.000-08:002009-02-28T19:24:00.000-08:00Hey, nice post except.. SOUTH BROOKLYN!?? Stop it...Hey, nice post except.. SOUTH BROOKLYN!??<BR/> Stop it already with this ridiculous reference! I live in Bay Ridge and it is painfully obvious to me and close to a million other people you haven't got a clue as to where the hell places really are in Brooklyn. Enough with this solipsist hipster bullshit journalism.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349209300203513273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-57043835033560309332009-02-20T11:38:00.000-08:002009-02-20T11:38:00.000-08:00And P.S. Books in DUMBO. This is all good news bu...And P.S. Books in DUMBO. This is all good news but Montague Street, which has mostly chains (and the wonderful Housing Works Thrift Shop), needs to be more hospitable to bookstores. The WaldenBooks left a long time ago. Bring in another branch of BookCourt!Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115472924954362532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-74588227766052223432009-02-19T13:57:00.000-08:002009-02-19T13:57:00.000-08:00Community is also a refugee from Montague streetCommunity is also a refugee from Montague streetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-60105768025876487882009-02-19T07:13:00.000-08:002009-02-19T07:13:00.000-08:00There's also Freebird on Columbia and Pranga on C...There's also Freebird on Columbia and Pranga on Court. It's really quite amazing how many bookstore we have around here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com