Brooklyn in Love & at War

My grandparents' World War 2 Love Letters

Why should I develop those horrible bourgeois traits!

Happy Thanksgiving! Today, in honor of the chaotic consumerism that is Black Friday, we have a letter from Sylvia written the week after Thanksgiving expressing some jealousy of her neighbor’s … Continue reading

November 25, 2022 · Leave a comment

New Post, Old Topic!

Greetings, readers! Thank you for your patience while I got through my exams. I’m excited to have them behind me and to finally be able to revisit my own work … Continue reading

October 9, 2014 · 1 Comment

NYTimes on the Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Times has featured a look at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The 13th slide is a photo of BLDG92, the interactive museum/community center where Sylvia’s letters are still on display: … Continue reading

June 19, 2013 · Leave a comment

Brooklyn Navy Yard Center

My parents went to see Sylvia’s letters on display @BLDG92 – the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center. The whole center is beautiful and engaging. Go there and support this great new … Continue reading

February 17, 2013 · 1 Comment

Traces

I find it poetic that the quote next to Sylvia’s yearbook photo is, “She will never pass into nothingness.” Lately, as I walk around Brooklyn, I try to notice traces … Continue reading

November 18, 2011 · Leave a comment