tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post3504726927485331716..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: It's Not Easy Being GreenClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-43446646050142504832010-08-29T20:19:04.459-04:002010-08-29T20:19:04.459-04:00Thanks--it's nice to be missed. You got the or...Thanks--it's nice to be missed. You got the origin of the trees just about right, although I think it was a City Agency, rather than any civic group (The Bklyn. BP's Office, under Howard Golden?)<br /><br />AFAIK the trees mark the start of Flatbush (as in Town of....) There's a brass strip in the Botanic Garden nearby that does the same thing.Bob Marvinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-10691057373629707552010-08-27T18:28:51.578-04:002010-08-27T18:28:51.578-04:00Friend, you take the photos that the world needs t...Friend, you take the photos that the world needs to see. <br /><br />Personally, I feel that a small percentage of every cityscape should be set aside to preserve the heavy lines and blocky shapes and drab tones of architecture dating from 1977 through 1983. Malaise me! Malaise me! And the Flatbush trees are ideal for that purpose.Rudy on Winthropnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-27830091799546443682010-08-27T16:42:57.068-04:002010-08-27T16:42:57.068-04:00Ah, the trees! Our beloved/reviled PLG landmarks!...Ah, the trees! Our beloved/reviled PLG landmarks! They have been discussed many times. Here's one: http://acrossthepark.typepad.com/atp/2006/04/welcome_to_plg.htmlCeelledeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-41050204814420465362010-08-27T14:15:19.466-04:002010-08-27T14:15:19.466-04:00I think it marks the Flatbush Avenue entrance of t...I think it marks the Flatbush Avenue entrance of the Botanic Gardens?H.noreply@blogger.com