Belmont / Bristol / Park Place / Virginia Place

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I've made it to December, and I'm still over three months behind. It seems like I can never catch up -- even with the February Freeze!

Another walk through Brownsville and Crown Heights. I had a goal to finish off the streets of Crown Heights and by this point, it was easier to access them by riding the L farther into Brownsville, past Atlantic Ave.

The adventure begins at the Sutter Ave station, with a quick snapshot of the tracks that might one day become the IBQ route. Or "track", I should say, but at least there's room here for a second track for trains to run in both directions. And then up Junius Street (not pictured) to Belmont Ave.

At Christoper Ave (no relation), I passed Carter G. Woodson Children's Park, which was named for the historian, author, and founder of the concept that would eventually become known as Black History Month. Woodson became the second African American man to earn a doctorate from Harvard University.

Belmont only runs about 8 blocks before ending at Rockaway Ave.

I'd already walked up Chester, so I walked along Pitkin Ave two blocks to get to Bristol St.

Here's the intersection of Bristol, East New York Ave, and the beginning of Park Place. One block of walking brought me to a triangular patch of land at the intersection of Eastern Parkway.

Crossing Eastern Parkway, I took another "establishing shot" because the houses were a bit different from where I'd just come from. This style of house didn't last long.

This was not the best photo I could've gotten of Prospect Park Plaza Playground, but I wanted the sign in the photo.

Some notable "street art" followed.

Back to the houses with the rounded protusions with add a lot of character to the block, unlike some flat, sterile desings you see today with odd right angles to add extra windows. Curious were the two houses that towered over the other. One is an original that had been modified to add an extra two stories (legally or otherwise, I have no way of knowing), and the other a new connection that at least tried to mimic the old, but was prevented by current legislation. (For example, under current laws, no constructions can't have a front stoop. That violates the ADA.)

One last side street to visit was Viginia Place. Lovely homes there, not too far from the 3 train. I'm curious how affordable (or not) this block is.

Around the corner, back on Park Place, one final shot. I liked the look of this triple garage. And it's funny because I had trouble locating it on Google Maps because it isn't there. Well, it is, it just doesn't look anything like this (as of this writing). I figured it out from the building beyond it. Work was done and it looks much better than before.

And that's it for this trip. Come back soon.

All of the above photos and videos, unless otherwise stated, were taken by Christopher J. Burke and are subject to copyright.

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