The story of Brooklyn philanthropist Charles Pratt and his oil refineries
Charles Pratt was one of the 19th-century Brooklyn entrepreneurs who were called “wizards” for their incredible success. He was born in Massachusetts in 1830....
The Brooklyn origins of a world-famous pharmaceutical company
This company’s vivid history is of great importance to Brooklyn. After all, its establishment demonstrates the transformation of the region into an economic power...
A sugar factory that produced up to 98 percent of the sugar consumed in...
For more than 150 years, the huge building towered over the East River and the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Inside it, the walls were...
The story of a Brooklyn Victorian rubber factory that turned into a church
The Bedford Stuyvesant and Stuyvesant Heights neighborhoods in Brooklyn were built primarily as residential areas. While there were a few outlying pieces of land...
Belmont Metals Inc.: a Brooklyn company with a more than a century-old philosophy of...
Belmont Metals Inc. is a highly diversified producer of non-ferrous metals and alloys. It maintains the highest standards of product quality, on-time delivery and...
Electric Vehicles in Brooklyn: Applications and Borough Environmental Impacts
Electric cars significantly help the environment as they pollute the air and affect the climate much less than gasoline-powered cars. This is true, despite...
The history of the Brooklyn wallpaper factory built by Irish immigrant Robert Graves
If you've ever restored an old house in Brooklyn and come across 19th or early 20th century wallpaper, there's a good chance it was...
Brooklyn ecoactivists from Greenpoint
Brooklyn is one of the most densely populated boroughs of New York. Each of its districts is full of traces of the industrial past....
The history of foundry in northern Brooklyn — from metal battleships to works of...
Few neighborhoods in New York City can match North Brooklyn for its history of steel production. Many of New York's iconic and famous cast...
Pianos, wallpaper, numbering machines, tea and bright beer: 5 historic Brooklyn makers
A closer look at the history of the city of Brooklyn reveals that there were many willing to create, develop and support the American...