tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post5619173991813149627..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Dennett Place, From the SouthBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-43028612310262394942012-05-28T09:04:16.598-07:002012-05-28T09:04:16.598-07:00The Times did a piece on Dennett Place yesterday.
...The Times did a piece on Dennett Place yesterday.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/on-dennet-place-in-brooklyn-a-tight-knit-community.html?_r=1&smid=pl-shareLisanne!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15979847571313065186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-72453692571120026082012-05-28T08:25:03.679-07:002012-05-28T08:25:03.679-07:00They date from the 1850s and are among the oldest ...They date from the 1850s and are among the oldest structures in the area. They were built as workingman's cottages for a building project down by the Gowanus. The nature of the project is unclear. The street once had gates on either end and was locally known at Cat's Alley, because of the many cats. The origin of the name is in dispute. No one know who Dennett was, and one old map names it as Bennett Place.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-26887645952895107732012-05-27T20:23:32.379-07:002012-05-27T20:23:32.379-07:00How old are those?How old are those?dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com