10 Humble Brooklyn Landmarks That We Irrationally Love
- c/o brownstoner.com
McGovern-Weir Building
This gorgeous, dilapidated Victorian-era building located across the street from Green-Wood Cemetery on the corner of 25th Street and 5th Avenue used to house a florist shop where mourners could purchase bouquets to bring to their loved-ones’ graves. Today though, the beautiful glass and wood structure shows the ravages of time and no longer serves as a florist (though the Weir family does still operate a florist shop in Brooklyn Heights), and was purchased last year by the cemetery so that it could be converted into a visitor’s center and gift shop. So go visit this humble Brooklyn landmark while you still can.