ProHo Trivia

susan

Can anyone name the 3 political figures whose faces appear on a Park Place house?

Does anyone know why they are there?

quig

Nixon Carter Johnson. I always point out these to friends.

anonymous

It makes me crazy that they aren't in order... Nixon, Johnson, then Carter, whats that about? And where's Ford?

cupcake

Where's this house so that I can see for myself?

11238

Its on Park between Carlton and Vanderbilt... a red house on the left side of the street walking towards Vanderbilt.

just plain maggie

Thanks for posting this. Anymore local trivia?

orunyabo

Oh, i want to do Slope/WT trivia....I've lived here for 12 years, so hopefully I learned a thing or two

pensodyssey

Can anyone name the location of the house featuring the wall mural depicting an alien invasion of Easter Island?

trainsmoke deleon

st. marks and 6th!

bkchickie

Trainsmoke DeLeon wrote: st. marks and 6th!

You got some catchy tunes there, DeLeon.

This thread is great! I haven't been here long enough to know any trivia.

And why haven't I noticed this mural before??

sweet tea

quig wrote: Nixon Carter Johnson. I always point out these to friends.

on flickr, someone says it's kissinger, not johnson:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/npj/2623314087/

(look at notes)

pensodyssey

Trainsmoke DeLeon wrote: st. marks and 6th!

Incorrect!

That corner is in Park Slope, not Prospect Heights.

carnivore

11238 wrote: Its on Park between Carlton and Vanderbilt... a red house on the left side of the street walking towards Vanderbilt.

It's 227 Park Pl (I remember it because of that show from the 80s with Marla Gibbs).

I think this is the building, but the faces in this pic are obscured by trees.


From this angle, you can almost make out 2 of the faces.

sweet tea

yep, that's the building all right.

ladylibertine

pensodyssey wrote: [quote=Trainsmoke DeLeon]st. marks and 6th!

Incorrect!

That corner is in Park Slope, not Prospect Heights.


I believe the correct answer is Bergen at Carlton. Unless there's *another* Easter Island mural I haven't seen.

pensodyssey

LadyLibertine wrote: [quote=pensodyssey][quote=Trainsmoke DeLeon]st. marks and 6th!

Incorrect!

That corner is in Park Slope, not Prospect Heights.


I believe the correct answer is Bergen at Carlton. Unless there's *another* Easter Island mural I haven't seen.

RINGADINGDING!!

trainsmoke deleon

Crap! I meant Bergen and Carlton! Truly! I just got excited and was off by one up and one over. It's the house with the great gardening. Redo?

You got some catchy tunes there, DeLeon.

tx. 8)

smokin joe

moreover, why?

sweet tea wrote: [quote=quig]Nixon Carter Johnson. I always point out these to friends.

on flickr, someone says it's kissinger, not johnson:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/npj/2623314087/

(look at notes)

bkchickie

Carnivore wrote: It's 227 Park Pl (I remember it because of that show from the 80s with Marla Gibbs).

I think this is the building, but the faces in this pic are obscured by trees.


From this angle, you can almost make out 2 of the faces.

Oh! That's the house with all the stuffed animals in the front yard. I've always noticed the animals, but never the faces in the lintels.

santa

that house on bergen and carlton is awesome

arches

BKChickie wrote: Oh! That's the house with all the stuffed animals in the front yard. I've always noticed the animals, but never the faces in the lintels.

Nah...it's on the other side of the street - across from the stuffed animal house.

carnivore

arches wrote: [quote=BKChickie]Oh! That's the house with all the stuffed animals in the front yard. I've always noticed the animals, but never the faces in the lintels.

Nah...it's on the other side of the street - across from the stuffed animal house.

Yeah, the presidential busts are on the opposite side of the random stuffed animals decomposing amidst the elements. Plus, they're closer to Vandy.

bill c

pensodyssey wrote: Can anyone name the location of the house featuring the wall mural depicting an alien invasion of Easter Island?

that is the von daniken family ancestral manse. where erich penned many of his most significant works. thus, the mural.

carnivore

Ok, an easy one.

What were the last 2 movies to play at the Flatbush Pavilion (now American Apparel)?

ntfool

Hmm. I know the last one was that atrocious Van Helsing movie, but that's only because the marquee still had it listed for months and months after the theater closed down.

carnivore

That's half the answer...

jgregorie

Vanhelsing

and

Man on fire

I think?

smokin joe

jgregorie wrote: Vanhelsing

and

Man on fire

I think?

we have a winner!

carnivore

karl the druid

these play continually

raulism

Subject: Re: ProHo Trivia

susan wrote: Can anyone name the 3 political figures whose faces appear on a Park Place house?

Does anyone know why they are there?

As to the question of why, I always thought they were modern gargoyles. It seems very 1970s, so maybe the correct answer would be "why not?"

Okay, I have a question that I don't know the answer to. Did Aaron Copeland live on Prospect Place? Did he live in Prospect Heights?