{"id":31002,"date":"2019-03-01T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=31002"},"modified":"2022-02-03T14:43:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T13:43:26","slug":"day-in-dumbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/day-in-dumbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Day in Dumbo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello Architect-US<\/strong> Family and dear readers,<\/p>\n

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear ‘Brooklyn<\/strong>‘? Brooklyn Bridge<\/strong>? Old factories and warehouses? Coffee shops, breweries, raves? Good neighborhood or bad neighborhood? Gentrification?<\/p>\n

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Photo 1: Down Under Manhattan Bridge<\/strong> Overpass<\/p>\n

Every morning I take a train to Dumbo in Brooklyn and walk 10 minutes to Studioteka’s office. As I leave the subway station, I can see a Brooklyn Bridge<\/strong> and Downtown Manhattan<\/strong> in the distance. I cross the street and speed up when the light starts blinking. There is a brewery on the corner of an industrial building. All the buildings here are renovated and nicely maintained. I hear the noise of trains on Manhattan Bridge<\/strong> right above me. There is a small square under construction, and the dust is in the air. I pass by boutique art stores and people walking dogs around the block. I take my mask off and smell a fresh breakfast sandwich. I walk into the building and catch eye contact (a form of saying hello) with the guy at the tiny Japanese coffee and pastry store. These little things make me smile.<\/p>\n

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Photo 2: Black tea & lychee cake at Burrow<\/p>\n

At the end of last year, my architecture professor and friend John McRae, whom I met at the University of Tennessee, visited me in Dumbo. We went for lunch to a local salad bar and strolled along the waterfront park with a cup of coffee. Dumbo is a must-visit place if you haven’t been already!<\/p>\n

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Photo 3: At the waterfront park<\/p>\n

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