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Orsini's Uncensored Mind Mar 7

***The Following Contains Explicit Language and Adult Content***

Brooklyn’s Latino Past & Gentrification
Segment is from AJ OUM Episode 343

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Flatbush Gardener 🌈Dec 9

"It was the time before GUIs, before mice and color monitors, when MS-DOS and 1200bps dial-up modems roamed the Earth."

https://www.flatbushgardener.com/2007/05/23/back-in-the-day/

Written in 2007, so lots of linkrot.

#OnlineCommunity #LGBTQIA #QueerHistory #Blogging #Brooklyn #BrooklynHistory #NYC #NYCHistory

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Back in the Day | Flatbush Gardener

Angie Mangino Dec 3

Brooklyn's Blackout Cake is more than just a decadent chocolate dessert. It's a piece of local history.
This article explores how Ebinger's Bakery created this legendary cake during the WWII blackout era and why it remains such a powerful symbol of Brooklyn culture and nostalgia. The story connects wartime New York, beloved neighborhood bakeries, and the desserts that define a borough.
#BrooklynHistory #FoodHistory #NewYorkCity #WWIIHistory #EbingersBakery https://www.untappedcities.com/the-history-of-brooklyns-blackout-cake/?ref=daily-newsletter

The History of Brooklyn's Blackout Cake - Untapped New York

Decadent blackout cakes, created over 100 years ago, scream Brooklyn, yet they take their name from blackout drills performed during World War II.

Untapped New York

brooklyn11211 Jul 4, 2024

Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸! In 1886 in the City of Brooklyn, it was legal to sell fireworks for the month before the Fourth. 🎆 #brooklynhistory #brooklyn

brooklyn11211 Dec 3, 2023

Apparently East New York (then part of the town of New Lots) had an Irish section known as Blood Hollow. The German sections were known as Plunders Neck and Bona-Fettle (??!!!). Plunders Neck was a thing - can’t figure out the Bona-Fettle part. #Brooklyn #eastnewyork #brooklynhistory