Tracking public memorials of every kind through East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Vito Abate Grotto
Vito Abate Memorial Grotto (click here)
Constructed by Vito Abate as a memorial for his daughter, Anna.
Click here to read article about the grotto by the grandson of Vito Abate
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monitor Memorial, McGolrick Park
By Antonio de Filippo, 1938
This sculpture honors the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack, the men of the Monitor lost in battle, and the designer of the Monitor, John Ericsson.
Click here for description from the New York City Parks Department
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Greenpoint World War I Memorial, Monsignor McGolrick Park
By Carl Augustus Hever, 1923
The monument honors the 150 residents of Greenpoint, Brooklyn who fought in World War I.
Click here for more information from the New York City Parks Department
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Mt. Carmel Triangle
Mt. Carmel Triangle
ON THIS SITE STOOD THE ORIGINAL CHURCH OF
OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL TORN DOWN IN 1947
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE B.Q.E.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
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