Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, lawn ornament, little bo peep, photography, plywood on February 7, 2010| 1 Comment »
I was going to call her Little Bo Peep, but she isn’t carrying the requisite staff, so I’m not sure who she might be. With her left hand in a fist, she’s protecting the property. Plywood lawn ornaments are not too common; they definitely have more character than those made of plastic.
Posted in art & photography, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn history, ej korvette's, fulton mall, fulton st, junior's, ocean ave, painting, parkside, photography, pigeons, plywood, prospect park, sculpture on September 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This sculpture, made of three painted plywood panels, sits where Parkside meets Ocean Avenue, at one corner of Prospect Park. (The park, being an irregular shape, has more than four corners.) The paintings show historic Brooklyn through a combination of portraits, architecture, storefronts, and signage. This one is of downtown Brooklyn and the Fulton Street shopping area.
Though it’s nothing more than rumor, I still like to think that E.J. Korvette’s got its name from Eight Jewish Korean War Veterans. The discount department store chain began to decline in the mid-1960’s, was eventually sold to a French corporation, and breathed its last breath in 1980. Though Junior’s remains at the corner of Flatbush, the Fulton Street landscape is now dominated by sneaker, phone, and low-budget clothing stores.
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