A Little Bed-Stuy Nostalgia
As it turns out, the mysterious mansion that is located on my old block on Gates Avenue in Bed-Stuy is called Gibbs Mansion. Probably owned by someone wealthy named Gibb in the 1850's, "the once-dilapidated mansion has been transformed into service-enriched housing for low-income community residents living with HIV/AIDS." Mystery solved!
Ah, reminiscing about Bed-Stuy architecture always brings me back to Broken Angel, featured in Dave Chappelle's Block Party for those of you who have never had the pleasure of living in Bed-Stuy. I've always wanted to see the documentary Broken Angel (1991) by Margot Niederland. Has anyone seen this?
damn. i'd get AIDS to live in that house.
Saw the 10min whatever by Margot Niederland. A montage of images by the camera person with boring booze induced rantings by Niederland. Arthur Wood is very interesting and so is his building so Niederland cashed in. Otherwise she is not very talented. Dave LaChapelle did a film called Block Party which made the building famous.
Saw the 10min whatever by Margot Niederland. A montage of images by the camera person with boring booze induced rantings by Niederland. Arthur Wood is very interesting and so is his building so Niederland cashed in. Otherwise she is not very talented. Dave LaChapelle did a film called Block Party which made the building famous.