Series 2: Carl Kaiserman papers, 1970-2004, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Series 2: Carl Kaiserman papers, 1970-2004 includes the papers of Carl Kaiserman and reflects his work as an architect, a Park Slope Civic Council Trustee, and member of Revitalization of the Southern Area of the Slope (ROSAS). Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, news clippings, blueprints, floor plans, and photographs and negatives.
The sub-series Subject Files, Gowanus Expressway Project, and 14th Regiment Armory include photographs taken by Carl Kaiserman of buildings and landmarks around Park Slope for his presentations on "Lost Theatres" and "Lost Mansions" of the neighborhood, as well as documenting sites involved in the Gowanus Expressway Project and 14th Regiment Armory.
Arrangement
The series is arranged into five sub-series:
Sub-series 2.1: Meeting Materials, 1978-2002
Sub-series 2.2: Subject Files, 1946-2005, bulk: 1980-2004
Sub-series 2.3: Gowanus Expressway Project, 1987-2004
Sub-series 2.4: 14th Regiment Armory, 1990-2004
Sub-series 2.5: Revitalization of the Southern Area of the Slope (ROSAS), 1970-2001
Biographical Note
Carl Kaiserman was an architect with Rothzeid Kaiserman Thomson and Bee, Park Slope Civic Council Trustee, and an active member in the organization Revitalization of the Southern Area of the Slope (ROSAS). Kaiserman worked with Mort Fleischer, who was PSCC President from 1982-1984 and a Trustee, on PSCC's annual House Tour. His roles as architect and community advocate, took him to several significant sites around Park Slope, such as the Montauk Club, 14th Regiment Armory, and the Pavilion Theater.
Sub-series 2.1: Meeting Materials, 1978-2002, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 2.1: Meeting Materials, 1978-2002, includes agendas, minutes, committee reports, notes, and other supporting documentation from Trustee meetings, public sessions, and other PSCC meetings Kaiserman attended. Civic News issues are interfiled chronologically with the meeting materials.
Arrangement
The materials in this sub-series are grouped chronologically, which is the original order.
[Trustee meeting agendas and minutes], 1995-1996, inclusive
[Trustee meeting agendas and minutes], 1996-1997, inclusive
[Trustee meeting notes and agendas], 1998-2001, inclusive
[Trustees directory], 2002
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1978
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1980
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1981
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1982
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1983
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1984
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1988
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1989
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials] includes Methodist Hospital Expansion, 1992
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials] includes Methodist Hospital Expansion, 1992
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1993
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1994
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1995
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1982
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1983
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1983
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1984
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1985
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1985
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1986
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1987
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1987
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1988
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1989
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1990
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1991
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1992
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1998
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 1999
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 2000
Trustees 1997-98, 1997-1998, inclusive
Trustees '98-'99, 1998
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 2000
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 2001
[Park Slope Civic Council meeting notes and materials], 2002
[PSCC introductory meeting script], circa 2000, inclusive
Sub-series 2.2: Subject Files, 1946-2005, inclusive; 1980-2004, bulk
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes correspondence, news clippings, blueprints, floor plans, and photographs and negatives related to zoning and development projects in Park Slope and the history of the neighborhood and its buildings and landmarks. The subjects in these files informed Kaiserman's work on historic district expansion, presentations on "Lost Mansions" and "Lost Theatres," and his advocacy for the community on development and zoning proposals.
Arrangement
The sub-series is grouped by topic, which is the original order imposed by the creator.
What Style is it? [A Guide to American Architecture], circa 2000, inclusive
What Style is it? [A Guide to American Architecture], circa 1995, inclusive
Hanan [, James], circa 2004, inclusive
Litchfield Villa, 1995-1996, inclusive
Litchfield Villa, circa 1995, inclusive
Litchfield Villa, circa 1998, inclusive
Litchfield Villa, 1999-2002, inclusive
Childs [Residence], circa 2004, inclusive
Hulbert [Mansion], circa 2004, inclusive
[Adams Residence], circa 2004, inclusive
PS 107 Annual School Fair, 1995
Lost Theatres, circa 1989, inclusive
General
Flat file folder includes blueprints of Pavilion Theatre.
Pavilion [Theatre], 1978-1999, inclusive
Pavilion Theatre, 1999
297 1st St., 1994
Historic Resources, 1987-2002, inclusive
General
Flat file folder contains timeline of American Institute of Architects (AIA) torn out of an unknown publication.
Historic Resources, 1996-2002, inclusive
PS [Public School] History, 1972-1998, inclusive
Montauk Club Site, 5094.48 9528, 1994-1995, inclusive
General
Flat file folder contains blueprints of the Montauk Club.
Montauk Club, circa 1996, inclusive
[Historic Building Research], circa 1985, inclusive
Landmarks, 1978-1990, inclusive
Greenstone/Landmarks, 1980-1983, inclusive
Landmarks, 1985-1989, inclusive
Landmarks, 1985-1987, inclusive
[Landmarks], 1979-2000, inclusive
Windsor Terrace Hi-Rise, 1985-1986, inclusive
Lost Mansions, 1996-2002, inclusive
Expanded Historic District, 1983-1984, inclusive
Materials and Symbolisms, 1983-2004, inclusive
Tilyou [George C.], 1966-2005, inclusive
Feltman [Charles], 1996-2005, inclusive
[Financial Panic of 1873 / Eastlake Style of Furniture], 2004
[Origin of Park Slope Neighborhood Name], 2003
[South Brooklyn Board of Trade History], 2004
Brooklyn Heritage Trail, 2004
General
The flat file contains a color copy of a 1776 map of Brooklyn, photocopy of the 1766-1767 B. Ratzer map of Brooklyn with several modern sites noted, and photocopied atlas maps of Gowanus.
NY Methodist, 1996-2003, inclusive
Churches, 1986-2002, inclusive
Temples, 1983-1996, inclusive
General
The flat file contains RKT and B Garfield Temple renovations floor plan.
In the News / Above 9th Street, 1980-2000, inclusive
In the News / South of 9th Street, 1988-2002, inclusive
In the News: Prospect Park / Green-Wood, 1964-2000, inclusive
General
The flat file folder contains a Greensward Foundation newsletter, a Municipal Art Society publication, Prospect Park "Festival of the Orient" poster, and newsletters from the Friends of Central, Prospect, Cadwalader, Fort Greene, Druid Hill and Branch Brook Parks.
In the News: Prospect Park / Green-Wood, 2000-2002, inclusive
[Park Slope Historic District Block-by-Block Description], circa 1985, inclusive
[Park Slope Historic District Block-by-Block Description], circa 1985, inclusive
Histories [Prominent Buildings in Park Slope], circa 1993, inclusive
Histories [Prominent Buildings in Park Slope], 1978-1996, inclusive
General
Flat file folder contains blueprints and Kaiserman's hand-drawn layouts of Park Cinema and Bob's Home Improvement Center.
429 12th St. Garage, 1989-2003, inclusive
158-160 12th St. Vacuum Bag Factory Expansion, 1991-2000, inclusive
158-160 12th St. Vacuum Bag Factory Expansion, 1990
Redistricting, 1991
Zoning, New + Proposal Policy Info, 1985-1992, inclusive
Zoning/Housing, 1986-1990, inclusive
Improved Dwellings for the Laboring Class, circa 1985, inclusive
Zoning/Housing, circa 1980, inclusive
Zoning/Housing, 1980
Zoning/Housing, 1979-1980, inclusive
Fifth Avenue Committee, 1994
[Vale of Cashmere], circa 1989, inclusive
[Funding Neighborhood Programs], circa 1980, inclusive
[News Clippings from Bob Makla], 1998-2003, inclusive
[A Little News newsletter], 1990
[Phoenix, Brownstone Brooklyn's Hometown Newspaper], 1997
["Requiem for an Elm" by Robert E. Murphy], 1988
["Brooklyn's Great Park" by Richard T. Anderson], 1964
PSCC/Civic News 100th Anniversary, 1996-1997, inclusive
[13-15 Plaza Street West Development], 2001
[Raintrees Expansion], 1986-1990, inclusive
[76 Fifth Avenue Renovation], 1991-1993, inclusive
[571 Warren Street], 1987-1988, inclusive
PSCC 90th Anniversary, 1986
Gowanus Canal, 1997-2001, inclusive
[William B. Tubby Architecture Question], 2002
[Historic Districts Council Recent Activities], 2002
[Bricks + Brownstones Walking Tour re-launch], 2002
[Bloomberg housing revival news clippings], 2002
[Christmas tree recycling], 2002
[Atlantic Yards Development Project], 2004
[Atlantic Yards Development Project], 2004
[Park Slope Civic Council history], 1973-1996, inclusive
[Brownstone Revival Committee], circa 1996, inclusive
PSCC [South Brooklyn Board of Trade], 1946
PSCC History, circa 1996, inclusive
Historic District Expansion, 1977-2000, inclusive
[Volunteer Involvement], 1992
[PSCC-sponsored activities], circa 1998, inclusive
[Boreum Hill Association], circa 1998, inclusive
[Historic sources], 1996-2004, inclusive
Zoning, 2000
Raintrees, 2000
Zoning, 2000
Zoning, 1999-2000, inclusive
Ansonia [Clock Factory], 1999
Zoning, 2000-2004, inclusive
Zoning, 2000
[937-939 Union Street], 1986-2001, inclusive
[Quality Housing Program], circa 1990, inclusive
[Community board notification from Department of Buildings], 2001
[Zoning for R6 Zone], circa 1985, inclusive
Maxwellton's Carriage House and Caretaker's Home, 1997-2004, inclusive
IKEA at PSCC, 2003-2004, inclusive
Second Round of Rezoning from Union to 15th Street, 2002-2003, inclusive
Second Round of Rezoning from Union to 15th Street, 2002-2003, inclusive
Street fair on PPW [Prospect Park West], 2001
General
The flat file folder contains a map of Brooklyn published by the Brooklyn Tourism Council.
Historic District Issues, 1998-2001, inclusive
[Downtown Brooklyn traffic calming project], 1999
Red Hook garbage transfer, 1998-1999, inclusive
Raintree Restaurant 8616, 1987-1991, inclusive
Sub-series 2.3: Gowanus Expressway Project, 1987-2004, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 2.5 Gowanus Expressway Project, 1987-2004, includes correspondence, meeting minutes, press releases, diagrams, and news clippings from Carl Kaiserman's involvement in community groups lobbying for a tunnel alternative to the Gowanus Expressway. Community groups represented in these materials include the Park Slope Civic Council, Revitalization of the Southern Area of the Slope (ROSAS), Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition, and the Gowanus Community Stakeholder Group.
Arrangement
The sub-series is in original order.
Historical
The Gowanus Expressway, a part of Interstate 278, runs between the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel in Brooklyn. In the 1990s, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) started working on the Gowanus Expressway Project to find ways to address traffic congestion and structural deterioration. Community groups in the area, especially the Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition and the Gowanus Community Stakeholder Group, weighed in on the alternatives that the NYSDOT presented and largely supported a tunnel alternative to the Gowanus Expressway.
[Gowanus Community Stakeholder Group, tunnel alternative], 2003-2004, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Includes one CD. This CD is not available for research use.
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 2002
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 2002
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 2002
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 2002
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 2001
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 2001
[Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition], 2001
[Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition Lawsuit News Clippings], 2000-2001, inclusive
[Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition], 2000
[Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition], 2000
[Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition], 2000
[Gowanus Expressway Task Force], 1999-2000, inclusive
[Boston Expressway Project news clippings], 2000
[ROSAS and PSCC Testimonials against Gowanus Expressway Project], 1999
[Tri-State Transportation Campaign], 1999
[Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition], 1999
[Gowanus Expressway Project, Tunnel Alternative Selection Process, Tunnel Studies Briefing Package], 1999
[Gowanus Expressway Task Force], 1999
[Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition], 1998-1999, inclusive
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 1998-1999, inclusive
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 1987-2004, inclusive
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 1997
[Gowanus Expressway Project], 1997-1999, inclusive
Gowanus Expressway Reconstruction I-278, 1998
Gowanus Expressway Reconstruction I-278 - Correspondence, 1997
Gowanus Expressway Reconstruction I-278 - Correspondence, 1995-1997, inclusive
Gowanus Expressway Reconstruction I-278 - Background Gen. Info, 1997
Gowanus Expressway Reconstruction I-278 - Press Publicity, 1995-1997, inclusive
Gowanus Expressway Reconstruction I-278 - Alternative Design, 1995-1997, inclusive
Sub-series 2.4: 14th Regiment Armory, 1990-2004, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 2.6: 14th Regiment Armory, 1990-2004, includes correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, flyers, news clippings, blueprints, and photographs related to re-use plans for the Armory, including as a women's shelter, a Human Resources Administration intake and evaluation center, a live performance space, and a hub for film shoots.
The folder "Photos of Theater in 14th Reg.," circa 1993, includes photographs of Brooklyn Academy of Music's production of "Les Atrides" performed in the 14th Regiment Armory.
Arrangement
The sub-series is in original order.
Historical
The 14th Regiment Armory, also known as the Eighth Avenue Armory and the Park Slope Armory, is located Construction on the building completed in 1895 when the 14th Regiment of the New York State Militia used the space. In 1986, a Human Resources Administration (HRA) women's shelter occupied part of the building. The HRA planned to close the shelter and open an intake and evaluation center in 1990, but community backlash and the womens' refusal to leave the building kept the shelter open. In 1991, the shelter did close and in 1994, the city launched a study of how best to use the building with consultants from Pratt Institute and City University of New York. Around this same time, military presence was being withdrawn from the building and the city was renting out the space for film shoots.
The Armory was officially given to the city in 1996. In 2010, a Prospect Park YMCA sports complex opened up in the space.
[14th Regiment Armory], 1996-1999, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory], 1993-1996, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory], circa 2003, inclusive
General
Flat file includes floor plans and blueprints of the 14th Regiment Armory and photocopies of atlas maps of the area around the 14th Regiment Armory.
[14th Regiment Armory], 1991-1992, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory], 1994-1999, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory], circa 1997, inclusive
Photos of Theater in 14th Reg., circa 1993, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory news clipping and letters to the editor], 1991-1993, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory landmark status application], 1997
[Correspondence regarding 14th Regiment Armory usage], 1990-2001, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory], 1993-2000, inclusive
[Armory Studio newspaper articles], 1997
[14th Regiment Armory Women's Shelter], 1991-2004, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory], circa 1990, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory], 1990-1997, inclusive
[Meeting notes regarding 14th Regiment Armory usage], 1990-1994, inclusive
[14th Regiment Armory], 1990-1998, inclusive
[Towards Home: Rethinking Architecture for Transitional Housing], 1991
[14th Regiment Armory Shelter], 1990-1993, inclusive
Armory Meeting, April 11, 1994-1995, inclusive
Sub-series 2.5: Revitalization of the Southern Area of the Slope (ROSAS), 1970-2001, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 2.5 Revitalization of the Southern Area of the Slope (ROSAS), 1970-2001, includes meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, notes, news clippings, and reports related to Carl Kaiserman's work with Revitalization of the Southern Area of the Slope (ROSAS). Much of the material covers the 7th Avenue Commercial Revitalization project in the mid-1980s, which repaired storefronts along 7th avenue, as well as ROSAS' merger with the Park Slope Civic Council in 2001.
Arrangement
This Sub-series is in original order.
Historical Note
Revitalization of the Southern Area of the Slope (ROSAS) was founded in 1978 by business owners and residents in South Slope to be involved in the development of the neighborhood and commercial areas. ROSAS joined the Park Slope Civic Council in 2001.
ROSAS By-laws, circa 1970, inclusive
ROSAS flyers, circa 1970, inclusive
ROSAS Map back-up info, circa 1970, inclusive
General
Flat file folder contains Carl Kaiserman's hand-drawn map of Park Slope and South Slope.
[Friends of Prospect Park], circa 1975, inclusive
[How to do Business in New York State guide], 1977
[The Committee for a Prospect Park Environmental Center], 1978
[Park Slope Human Service Directory], 1978
[ROSAS materials on housing], 1978-1980, inclusive
[Street activity permit instructions], 1980-1983, inclusive
Historic analysis sources, 1981
[ROSAS application for recognition of exemption], 1981
[ROSAS stationery], circa 1981, inclusive
RFP [ROSAS, request for proposal], 1985
[Request for proposals projection of induced development and construction], 1985
[ROSAS agendas and reports], 1985
[ROSAS booklets and public relations], circa 1986, inclusive
[ROSAS Commercial Revitalization Program], 1986-1988, inclusive
[Van Brunt Post Office complaints], 1987
Historic analysis sources, circa 1990, inclusive
ROSAS, 1998-2001, inclusive
ROSAS, 1998
ROSAS, 2001
ROSAS, 1981-1996, inclusive
General
Flat file folder includes photocopy of atlas map of area around the 14th Regiment Armory.
[Seventh Avenue South Development Corporation Certificate of Incorporation], circa 1986, inclusive
[7th Avenue Revitalization], 1986
[ROSAS Shopping Guide poster], circa 1986, inclusive
[ROSAS building surveys of vacant buildings], circa 1980, inclusive
[ROSAS Commercial Revitalization], 1985-1986, inclusive
[Proposal, grant, and fundraising guidelines], circa 1985, inclusive
[ROSAS Commercial Revitalization Program], 1981-1986, inclusive
General
Flat file folder contains photocopies of atlas maps of the area around 14th Regiment Armory.
[ROSAS Commercial Revitalization], 1986
[ROSAS Commercial Revitalization], 1981-1986, inclusive
[ROSAS reports and notes], 1984-1985, inclusive
General
Flat file includes floor plan of unknown house with Carl Kaiserman's handwriting.
[ROSAS reports and notes], 1983-1984, inclusive
["A Survey of ROSAS Residents' Shopping Practices"], 1985
[ROSAS mailing list contacts], circa 1998, inclusive
[ROSAS Community Service awards], 2000
[ROSAS activities], 2000
[ROSAS activities], 1999
[ROSAS activities], 1998
ROSAS LDC [Local Development Corporation] Gloria Fleischer, 1982-1983, inclusive
ROSAS LDC [Local Development Corporation] Gloria Fleischer - Proposal, 1983-1984, inclusive
ROSAS LDC [Local Development Corporation] Gloria Fleischer, 1983-1984, inclusive
ROSAS LDC [Local Development Corporation] Gloria Fleischer - CB#6 [Community Board Six], 1983-1984, inclusive
ROSAS LDC [Local Development Corporation] Gloria Fleischer - Politicians, 1983-1984, inclusive
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1985
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1985-1986, inclusive
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1985-1987, inclusive
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1978-1981, inclusive
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1979
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1980
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1981
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1982
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1983
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1984
[ROSAS] Newsletters, 1981-1984, inclusive
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1988
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1989
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1990
[ROSAS meeting notes and materials], 1991
[Park Slope and ROSAS maps], circa 1991, inclusive
General
The flat file folder contains a photocopied atlas map bound by Sterling Place to the north, Windsor Place to the south, Prospect Park to the east, and 5th Avenue to the west.
