A Three-Mile Walk Through Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
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After walking past Fort Greene Park and stopping at the temporary art installation of the sculptures, I continued walking east down Myrtle Ave., a nice street of diverse businesses and past a drive-through White Castle, the home of the small, square "slider" (a hamburger). There, I felt like I had hit suburbia in true form. Turning at Classon Avenue I made my way to the Pratt Institute, a leading arts school, to contemplate art education in the age of post-capitalism. I'll save my thoughts for another post, but for now, I wandered onto the campus, not really sure if I was permitted, and looked at all matter of sculpture installed in their commons. From campus I wandered back toward the west on lovely Willoughby Avenue, a street with pretty brick apartment buildings. As it was winter and a weekday afternoon, I came across few pedestrians and so was left to my own thoughts. I walked past the Eglise Baptise d'Expression Francaise, a French-speaking Baptist church that serves a large Haitian community.
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Images by Walking Off the Big Apple from February 17, 2009.
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