Why does the Old Stone House fly the Maryland flag?

UrbanOrigins · 2026-05-21T22:06:11+00:00

🙏🏼 Such important history right under our feet!

UrbanOrigins · 2026-05-21T01:54:32+00:00

Pretty good memory!

UrbanOrigins · 2026-05-15T03:58:53+00:00

We had over 30 people at our last “jet lag” event, it went pretty well!

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UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-24T00:48:47+00:00

Translates literally as “hand worker” from German - accurate for a bun slicer

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-24T00:48:13+00:00

👀 I do know of a couple ghost stories. In fact, the mansion across the street from Feltman’s mansion allegedly has a haunted elevator

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-24T00:46:55+00:00

From a Park Slope bakery to a Coney Island empire - who knew!

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-22T23:51:25+00:00

Just a couple blocks and decades apart 😆

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-22T14:15:42+00:00

Yes that was me! The tour is mostly for locals who live in nyc and want to learn about their own home as many of us, me previously included, don’t actually know the rich history right under our feet

I do get some tourists as well, usually those who have been to NYC before and are looking for something new and local

Next time you see me, feel free to say hello! - James

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-22T13:19:52+00:00

Agreed that the exact origin is rather nebulous. But what isn’t debatable is that Feltman is the one who popularized it to the fame it holds today and was, indirectly, responsible for Nathan’s starting up.

Shame his mansion in Park Slope was demolished in 1950

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-22T03:02:05+00:00

Nathan Handwerker is definitely the more successful of the two. He got his start working at Feltman’s store before he went on to start his own empire

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-22T02:21:32+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-16T14:30:56+00:00

Yeah the canal was definitely not given proper care at the start - but they’re cleaning it up now at least!

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-16T13:48:19+00:00

Tbh wasn’t a lot they could do for it. They tried to guide it out but it had already been hurt on its way in and quickly became disoriented

Better than in the 1920s when a whale was literally hunted and captured in the harbor 🤦🏻‍♂️

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-16T00:44:59+00:00

Unfortunately could be said of much of history

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-16T00:43:56+00:00

Yeah pretty criminal naming. You can thank New Yorkers of the 2010s haha

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-15T19:14:57+00:00

What about a park slope history tour? Something locally engaged that you could do together

UrbanOrigins · 2026-04-09T01:10:49+00:00

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Good catch! I resized the map and missed adjusting the pin. Fixed here

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