Brooklyn Flea

the brooklyn flea at one hanson place

I finally made it to the One Hanson Place location of the Brooklyn Flea last weekend. I was accompanied by my friend Sparrow Hall (seen shopping for vintage shirts below) following the great brunch In Fort Greene. I went into it with the thought of not spending money (I can't afford to at the moment) but more so to finally check out the space. Well, it was even more captivating than I expected. I loved the appropriation of an old bank into a place for local commerce. And it was packed with excellent goods (old and new) and loaded with good stuff to eat. Almost very inch of the space was utilized. My visit ended up on the weekend my good friends at Whimsy & Spice were away. The ceilings are very dramatic, catherdral-like and gorgeous. I never run out of reasons to love Brooklyn, and this just got added to the list.












the martha stewart show : the brooklyn episode

I must admit I don't watch Martha Stewart's show regularly. When I work from home, the television is rarely on during the day because I find the chatter and noise distracting when I'm working. When I was invited by my friend Jenna from Whimsy & Spice to watch the taping of the Brooklyn episode, however, I was thrilled. Nearly everyone in the audience was from Brooklyn. I had no idea it was airing live! It was great to see all the local Brooklyn business owners and Brooklyn Flea vendors featured on the show. If there was going to be one episode I would be happy to have seen, it would be this one. Go Brooklyn!

Watch all the videos from the Brooklyn episode here. Below are behind-the-scenes and set photos I took last week before and after the show.

(If you watch closely, you will spot us in the audience. I'm wearing a green dress with a black cardigan, tights and ankle boots sitting be the aisle next to Jenna and her husband, Mark ;)

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