The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.