Walkin' In Brooklyn

Easter Break is under way, and I'm off to Marine Park to fill in a few more blocks on the map as I move closer and closer to Kings Plaza. The first two streets were E 37-38 Streets between Fillmore and Kings Highway. After that, I wanted to go a little farther, so I walked Ryder and Kimball bewtween Quentin Road and Avenue U. This was a pretty straightforward walk for the morning... with some unusual sights. I started by heading north-west on E 37 until I hit Flatlands Ave. The streets of Marine Park are at an angle to the streets of East Midwood, and as a result, I was suddenly on E 36 Street because the streets on either side of Flatlands don't exactly line up. (You should see what happens to the avenues!) I'm not exactly sure what this decoration is supposed to be -- something from Halloween, dressed up for Christmas, that I photographed in April and posted in May. I wonder if I checked tomorrow if it'd still be there. Once I hit K...

Sweeping farther south, I'm moving into Canarsie. These westbound walks will be among the longest I take because Canarsie streets are angling away from the more vertical Flatbush streets. And, of course, there are fewer transit options. The first leg of the journey is a quick (not quick enough) trick down Van Sinderen Ave, which seems creepy whichever block of it I've walked down. After one block, I shifted over beneath the "L" train to the start of Ave D. The first street sign I saw was at E 105 Street. I had a lot of blocks to go! And I'd already walked a bit. I probably should've walked up and down a couple of blocks so I wouldn't have to do them later, but the walk was already going to take a lot out of me. When I got to E 89 Street, Ave D curves south and merges into Foster Ave. It disappears for a little bit. I traveled this section of Foster Ave many times by car visiting a friend that lived...