Carroll Gardens 340 Court vs. Prague Bldg: Separated at Birth?
On the left is the former International Longshoreman's Association Building at 340 Court Street in Carroll Gardens. On the right is a building in Prague. We would love to take full credit for juxtaposing these two structures cut from the same cloth, but it actually goes to our special Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Correspondent who writes:
I am actually going to miss that chunk of fifties modernism. Reminds me of this building in Prague I used to walk by. Very Funtionalist...the two buildings could be fraternal twins separated at birth!Indeed.
Labels: Architecture, Carroll Gardens
posted by rsguskind at 8:00 AM
7 Comments:
Clarett should knock down the one in Prague too.
Wait! Is he moving or is the building coming down? I love that bulding!
Actually, I've been reminded of the soon-to-be-razed ILA building by one other edifice:
1. Hempstead Town Hall, home of the D'Amato political machine before their excesses got them voted out:
http://images.pennnet.com/articles/cospp/thm/th_mansard-and-parapet.jpg
Well, I guess that puts the "International" in ILA.
I love that Prague building...
People have been knocking down these modernism buildings because they are not old enough. In 50 years the future generations will see this as a huge shortsighted blunder.
Shortsighted blunder, yes. I agree, but years from now, when Carroll Gardens is a pile of brick dust, who will cry for for a 1898 rowhouse while sitting in their glass towers? Hopefully..everyone.
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