Explore Park Slope’s Inner Beauty
The 2012 edition of the Park Slope House Tour will give you a chance to see the architectural beauty that awaits inside the North Slope’s historic homes.
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It’s Official: South Slope Is Now Historic
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has voted to approve an expansion of the Park Slope Historic District, making it one of the largest such zones in the city.
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Looking Back at 25 Years of Nourishing Park Slope
When Irene LoRe opened the restaurant Aunt Suzie’s almost three decades ago on Fifth Avenue, the street was not nearly as fashionable as it is today
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Ten Years Ago in the Slope (…and 20 and 30, Too): December 2011
With Civic News nearing its 75th year of publication, we look back at more items of interest in our neighborhood from decades past.
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December 2011: 30 Years Ago in the Slope
From the December 2011 Civic News article, “Ten Years Ago in the Slope (…and 20 and 30, Too), December 2011.”
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December 2011: 20 Years Ago in the Slope
From the December 2011 Civic News article, “Ten Years Ago in the Slope (…and 20 and 30, Too), December 2011.”
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December 2011: 10 Years Ago in the Slope
From the December 2011 Civic News article, “Ten Years Ago in the Slope (…and 20 and 30, Too), December 2011.”
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Preserving Local History
Only about a quarter of our Park Slope neighborhood is landmarked. Outside of the Park Slope Historic District, buildings can be demolished, altered in inappropriate ways, or stripped of their architectural features. The Civic Council is committed to redressing this oversight by getting protection extended.
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Showing Off Homes, Guiding through History
Every third Sunday in May, the Civic Council hosts a self-guided walking tour of lovely and interesting homes in Park Slope, a new section every year. Ticket-holders get a handsome illustrated brochure describing the history and interior of each home, along with a suggested route.
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A Big Bookstore Birthday
Since it opened its doors in Park Slope in late fall 1971, the Community Bookstore has served as an anchor amidst a sea of change in the neighborhood.
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