Broken Angel house in Clinton Hill mention on Gothamist

http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/04/22/brooklyns_broke.php#comments

(what i found to be cool was a pic of the original bldg before the new construction)

We've long been obsessed with Clinton Hill's Broken Angel building. It sits on the corner of Downing and Quincy, just a few blocks South of Pratt, but it's visible from a bunch of spots around the neighborhood. The building is a work-in-progress by Arthur Wood, a "self-taught" architect and painter. It resembles a Brooklyn tenement version of a Antoni Gaudi building-- compare the exterior to the Sagrada Famiia church, or Casa Battlo in Barcelona. According to this Times article from 2002, Wood bought the building in 1971 for $2000, and has been working on it ever since.

If you've never seen Broken Angel, you're in luck. Corie sent in this link to a 111-picture Broken Angel set on Flickr. JimmyLegs says the pix were taken by Arthur Wood's son! The set is full of amazing interior shots complete with dusty dolls, strange stained glass, and half-completed walls. There are also cat-shots! Check them out.

or more info here:

http://ltjbukem.blogspot.com/2006/03/chappelle-block-party-at-quincy-and.html

whoa. i live a few blocks away and have never seen this house.

it is now my mission- as soon as the sun comes back

Subject: WHAT boygabriel?!

get over there! actually a gloomy day would be good too... that house is creepy!

it reminds me of something Tim Burton would dream up...

i used to live around the corner 10 years ago. i met arthur and he offered me a tour but i never took him up on it. he's a very nice guy. now i hear he's charging $50 for a tour!

he was building the space ship on top while i lived there...

Anonymous wrote: i used to live around the corner 10 years ago. i met arthur and he offered me a tour but i never took him up on it. he's a very nice guy. now i hear he's charging $50 for a tour!

he was building the space ship on top while i lived there...

$50, are you serious? unless that money goes straight to upkeep & construction, that's a bit much.

We met him and and his wife around the time of Chapelles Block Party. She invited us to watch it from inside. However all the steps are removed inside the house. To go above the first floor you have to walk along planks connecting floors. There is also things such as furniture, clothing, mannequins, and assorted other junk filling up all the space. There are also windows with no glass in them. Apparently from what I heard she also buried old pets within its walls.