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3 unusual facts about Brownstone


Jerry L. Greenberg

During his tenure as President of several major labels, Jerry has signed such acts as ABBA, The Blues Brothers, Foreigner, Genesis, TS Monk, Whitesnake, Chic, Nile Rodgers, Dr. Dre & Eazy E (Production Deal), Motörhead, Brownstone and 3T.

Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

Brownstones, tenement and regular houses in the area are among the lowest in Brooklyn, ranging from $300,000 to $600,000.

Ricky Ricardo, Jr.

Little Ricky lives in a New York Brownstone apartment building, which is owned and run by his godparents, with his parents and later moves to Westport, Connecticut.


Carl Street Studios

The original structure, located on what was then Carl Street, was quite typical of the Victorian mansions that were built during the period, and its style is fairly reflected by many of the brownstone and greystone mansions that still dot the west side of LaSalle Street between Division Street and North Avenue.

Cecily Brownstone

Earlier in her career as a journalist, Brownstone was the Food Editor of Parents magazine, and the Child Care Editor of Family Circle magazine.

She lived in Greenwich Village, appropriately enough in a brownstone house, in a duplex apartment that included a spectacular test kitchen, and that housed her large cookbook collection.

Chantay Savage

In 1997 she, along with Deborah Cox, Heavy D, and Brownstone performed Janet Jackson's #1 single "That's the Way Love Goes" at the Soul Train Music Awards tribute to the popular icon.

Charles Kleibacker

He started his own collection in 1959 in a brownstone on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and by the mid-1960s was designing clothing for some of the city's most exclusive clothiers, including Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman and Bonwit Teller.

Collectors Club of New York

The club is located in a five-story brownstone at 22 East 35th Street between Madison and Park Avenues in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

David Pagel

The Smiths (Seton Smith, Kiki Smith and Tony Smith) by Gilbert Brownstone, Eleanor Heartney and David Pagel

Ericka Yancey

From 1999 to 2003, Yancey spent time writing, producing and recording background vocals for artists such as Victoria Beckham, Macy Gray, Brownstone, among others.

HanDover

While some material originally intended for the aborted noise album evolved into the songs "Brownstone" and "Noisex", Mark Walk and Ogre took their noise ideas and further developed them for the ohGr album unDeveloped.

Hummelstown Brownstone Company

Although not as large as the vast brownstone quarries at Portland, Connecticut, the Hummelstown operation was their equal in every respect and a viable competitor of most other brownstone quarries including those at Medina and Moscow, New York.

Manhattan School of Music

Initially located at the Union Settlement Association on East 104th St in Manhattan's East Harlem neighborhood, the school moved into a brownstone building at East 105th St.

Paul DiMeo

DiMeo was chosen as the master carpenter on the restoration of the Landmark Brownstone of Aaron Burr.

Peephole

A peephole in any sized wall is a notable feature in the brownstone house of the fictional detective Nero Wolfe.

Shenmue II

On the outskirts of Aberdeen is Queens Street, a pleasant area that is lined with brownstone houses, reflecting Hong Kong's British governors.

Talk Stoop

On the show Greenleaf interviews actors, musicians, athletes, politicians, and others on the stoop of her Brooklyn brownstone.


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