Walking NYC : Victorian Flatbush Fiske Terrace & West Midwood

I walk through the communities of Fiske Terrace & West Midwood in the greater Victorian Flatbush area. This area houses many Victorian homes since the early 1900s, and is a planned community with the intention of making it feel like you are in the country. The tree-lined streets also house the Flatbush Malls, with medians offering a bit of green space.
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Recorded February 9, 2022
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[@HereBeBarr]

Def one of Brooklyn's Best Kept Secrets! Was great joining you on my channel after for a little walk and pizza as well.

[@ActionKid]

For sure! It was fun to get some pizza afterwards

[@elizabethdiaz5434]

Thank you for video showing! Great walking.👍 area nice house and look like same the movie have a great enjoy! 🏠👍🙋

[@Seth-Seth-Seth]

Really enjoyed this walk, it did seem like we were in a different time. Seems like NYC is a world of it owns. Your work brings me joy thank you.

[@jenlarge9036]

I live on a main train line. I love the sound, and if you don't you do get use to it.

[@topliner9534]

Great walk, thanks. If you keep walking north on Rugby Road, in about a mile, you will see some REALLY large and old mansions. My cousin bought one about 20 years ago on Marlborough Rd near Albemarle - it was four stories high and had been owned by Lillian Hellman. That street looks unlike any other in Brooklyn. Also, if you walk a half block south of Avenue H you will run into an obstruction, which is an abandoned freight track that is now being considered for building a cross-town subway line from Brooklyn to Queens. And if you walk just a few blocks east you will run into Brooklyn College.

[@ActionKid]

I will have to check them out, thanks for the insight!

[@rebekahcuriel-alessi2239]

Lillian Hellman! Wow!

[@jesusisking117]

They really should run a train on those old tracks. The tracks are maintained still. I used to walk my dogs down there

[@amandad6104]

Never even knew this part of Brooklyn existed. It's beautiful. Like upstate suburbs. Nice video 👍😊

[@MzVicky]

Without you doing these walks I would never know an area like this existed in Brooklyn. Thanks AK. ♥️

[@ActionKid]

Now you know!

[@TheGirlsAreUs]

Really beautiful walk! The dollars 💵 on this walk. Wow! Thanks 🙏 for the stroll.

[@maramash3196]

I was always told the brick oval was made from the original cobblestones. We called the area Ditmas Park.

[@benlee6500]

Each and every houses here tell-a-tale , memorable experience for some of the folks who once lived here...Nice suburban community to preserve... Good job AK

[@ActionKid]

Thanks! If only the houses could talk and tell their stories.

[@jesusisking117]

Wow I may be walking around in your videos. Lol. I live in Flatbush but I walk all over the neighborhood. There used to be bridges over the tracks but they took them down

[@joelk4751]

That brick oval in the street could be a cistern. They were installed in San Francisco after the Great Earthquake to collect rainwater for use in firefighting.

[@joanr381]

Thank you for this lovely tour…I agree, in the spring with all the trees and flowers blooming it will look amazing.

[@owenmeyer1305]

Very nice coverage of this area. I've passed thru here and it's lovely. You're correct, the trees here in spring look pretty.

[@ActionKid]

It's a lovely area to come back and walk through

[@conniekimber9445]

What an amazing area! Thank you for showing it to us.

[@marilynbunte5376]

What a wonderful way to spend my Saturday morning with coffee and your tour! Thank you.

[@IrrelevantFart]

My grandmother lived in midwood for 101 years lol

[@glsplace]

Yes I remember walking through here to get to my middle school back in 1991-92 🤣 its official, I'm not young anymore 😓

[@naturelilacgold9016]

Nice neighborhood!

[@FlyRoni]

My old stomping grounds ‼️🥰🥰🤗🤗🤗❤️

[@marydejesus1912]

If u go straight down to Argle rd & Marlboro it’s Michelle Williams home she does it great for Halloween people come from all over to see it . It’s on u-tube also 😄

[@jesusisking117]

That's a different house. They guy that wrote Shrek owns the Halloween house

[@tova3573]

OMG what a fantastic video. This is a precious area. Love all the beautiful and different houses. Thank you AK.

[@deanchapman1824]

Looks a lot like Saratoga Springs!!!

[@QueensNativeNYC]

Wow, that's hard to believe that's in Brooklyn.. It looks like a beautiful suburban community in Connecticut ..

[@valeriewood5515]

Nice neighborhood 😎

[@PedroHernandez-im9zv]

Check Lowell ,and Concord Massachusetts. Is similar but more historical ofcourse.

[@jarihult]

Great walk , you seem to find such a beautiful houses !! Very pleasant houses to the eyes , beautiful area and the houses looked brilliant 🙂!!! Even the starting point of this video , the station looked beautiful , and not without mentioning those rockinchairs out of the station , such a fine detailed exterior 😮!! Thank you A K for sharing 👍!!!

[@ActionKid]

It's a neighborhood with a lot of charm and history!

[@jarihult]

@@ActionKid Looks that way !

[@brucewilkinson8599]

Great walking tour today. Definitely appreciate seeing a part of NYC I didn’t know existed. Beautiful.

[@TheHonorableAngelinaNordstrom]

Thank you for showing us this hidden gem. Now, I know exactly where I would love to live if I ever moved to NYC.

[@ActionKid]

Excellent!

[@seantracy9109]

I was born and raised in Brooklyn, move when I was 18, and I NEVER saw that section before! Freakin awesome!

[@shaquitascott7245]

Happy Weekend!😊

[@HengMiao]

Wow, I felt like I travelled back into time watching this video! ⏲ I really enjoyed seeing the Victorian houses in this beautiful, quiet neighborhood. 😍 The snow patches on the lawns add a magical touch! 🤩 21:03 Cute, friendly cat! 😻 Thank you for sharing this relaxing walk, AK! 🤗

[@ActionKid]

It was a wonderful area to explore

[@wan9560]

Nice walk

[@monica-NJ-123]

Thank you AK , I just love Victorian homes and I’m so thrilled you shared this video , what a lovely neighborhood xoxo

[@lindaaldridge-johnson6110]

I haven't been to that part of Brooklyn in years. It's still beautiful. Thanks for the tour down memory lane.

[@Gulfcamel]

Beautiful video

[@marianacamplese9519]

Maybe in its day it may have been a gazebo where people could sit outside and relax socialize with their friends. It a beautiful area.

[@larrycom]

Terrific video

[@paull.6026]

If you walk further into the Ditmas Park area and towards Cortelyou the Victorian house keep going and going. All those side streets must be seen in the spring bloom days especially. Also check out Argyle and Rugby Roads too. Extremely treelined and cool looking.

[@brooklynred6762]

i live on the flatbush side from where these homes are and drive passed through the area often one thing that always caught my attention ever since i was a kid is the brick columns on certain blocks there’s one on each side of the street i heard parts of the area was gated communities do you know if that’s true? and never hear of fisk terrace crazy huh lol great vid

[@Littlegem125]

Beautiful houses & a great stroll AK, thanks for sharing,you find some amazing areas in NYC, keep the good work up 👍🤩

[@jaminova_1969]

I love learning about the history on NY! I grew up in Brklyn & Qns and worked for a contractor in Flatbush and never knew this place existed! It's like time stopped!

[@ActionKid]

Now you know about this place

[@alb12345672]

Flatbush is also a dutch word. bush=bosch, forest. Upstate we have Greenbush, also named for Dutch.

[@jesusisking117]

There's an old Dutch cemetery right on Flatbush Ave

[@maggieruedy7683]

Absolutely love this walk!

[@marianacamplese9519]

It would be nice to see this in the spring. Rents in that area are more than 1,000.00 a month.

[@diannemarshall4078]

What a beautiful area it must be protected. The homes are large I imagine its when large families exsisted. Another interesting day. Thanks,!

[@lisanixon2428]

Hollywood is calling. 🎥

[@mickhoover8050]

Beautiful walk, thank you! That neighborhood is so quaint it looks like parts of upstate NY.

[@happy629]

What a beautiful area! This would be ideal for me; close to the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, but a suburban-like setting. I consider that perfection!

[@ActionKid]

Glad you found your ideal place

[@jesusisking117]

You should come to my block at Flatbush avenue. You can sit on my front porch and watch the action. It's more ghetto than Fiske Terrace but across Flatbush there are some big houses too

[@eugenedimitrov]

So impressive !!!

[@rosaannarilli4905]

The Victorian homes are just beautiful with it's own kind of charm and a wonderful place to live! With the subway so close, I think after you have lived there for a while the train would not be such a problem, for me, I would enjoy watching the train! Thank you Actionkid for showing us around these communities and enjoy your day! 👍👍🚶‍♂

[@ActionKid]

Glad you enjoyed my stroll through the neighborhood!

[@altheajackson8299]

Omg Action Kid, u did it again man. Native Brooklyn never been thru here. U r a pioneer okay. Be safe n see u around the bend. 😘

[@Lavender-doll]

Very nice area! Looks so suburban!

[@Claudi771]

Liked 😻

[@sfdko3291]

Avenue J and H are one of the best looking train stations Crazy people haven't found it. I only discovered it because I attended Brooklyn College for one summer class.

[@larrycom]

Yes, St Charles in Staten Island has nice Victorian homes.

[@tonisargent4695]

roads werelike this way back in the victorian daysthe block om by train station is not land mark go a couple of block the sign be brown

[@kathrynhile1684]

My fantasy homes, just a winning lottery ticket away❣

[@Gunnicool007]

Bernie Sanders lived there on E. 21st St. and Glenwood

[@brooklynred6762]

wow never knew that i went to ps 152

[@FlyRoni]

You should so go to Grand Army plaza on a Saturday

[@ursulal.4207]

How beautiful! Yes, that's right, it doesn't feel like you're walking through a cosmopolitan city. Historic districts marked by different colored street signs is a good idea, I saw that for the first time. It must be wonderful to explore such a large area, always discovering something new and sharing it with us. This was very informative, thank you Kenneth 🙂

[@ActionKid]

It feels like you're transported to a different place when you walk through.

[@LadellTurner]

Being from Brooklyn. I've always loved this place. Brooklyn got many hidden gems.

[@sandranynj7118]

How nice! A great unknown place of NYC!

[@heatherangellight8558]

Wow we loved your adding the historical information which we would always love to hear on walks when possible. We loved this walk!! 👍👍👍

[@MRP3261]

Great video. Been past Ave H on the way going to work in Park Slope. Perfect spot for Subway fanning Great video.

[@allysonw.4420]

Beautiful area, beautiful homes, beautiful day. Take care.

[@vinylcrafters4758]

I lived in Brooklyn for 36 years and never knew of this community. Thanks for giving us a tour along with comments on the history of the area. Much preferred to the same old walks around the trendy midtown Manhattan areas!

[@CameraShyish]

Beautiful,big historic homes in that area you are walking in, a lot!!

[@shitzuation]

Wooooowzers I freakin 💕 this style of house & suburb 🏡🤩 thanks AK for another brilliant video ❤️

[@christinenapoli5106]

Nice walk on a beautiful day!

[@XX-gy7ue]

no one would ever believe that these neighborhoods exists in New York City , even the people that live here wonder about their future !

[@elmolewis9123]

Beautiful day for a beautiful walk in such a nice looking neighborhood.

[@greggsmith8936]

This is most interesting. Up here in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada we also have an Ave. H... and all the other streets that are lettered. What is really interesting is that our Ave.H has homes lining it almost identical to these Brooklyn houses.

[@goatedbross9975]

Hi Good Morning Day Everybody and Good Afternoon Today is Saturday, February 12th (2019)-(2022) AM clock 9:40

[@dziewczynaa]

Hey Ken, I used to live in Upper Montclir, nj - love American Architekturę! very beautiful esp, old houses... Your movie reminds me of this town

[@tyeshakemp2039]

Brooklyn is the core of NYC.

[@joelk4751]

Single Family Townhouse, 5 Beds 3.5 Baths, 4,431 Sqft, Year Built 1920, $3,000,000

[@mariacullati2371]

Another educational video. This is an amazing vid. Were homes leveled to install the tracks?, guess so. These huge homes are apartments inside?

[@oceana9294]

It's so appropriate for Coney Island Avenue to run near the "old-fashioned" Victorian homes. This was a lovely walk, thoroughly enjoyed every bit of this video. Thank you for filming and explaining the neighborhood. Such beautiful homes and so well kept. Perhaps the portions that were not designated heritage homes were the reason you mentioned - it makes it more difficult and costly to repair and maintain them.

[@ifyousayso9906]

A Victorian Flatbush was a "streetworker" that was run over by a horse and carriage - also referred to as a Cobblestone Cunny.

[@XX-gy7ue]

it's a shame that you can't see the size of the rooms inside of these houses ! do Prospect Park South , especially Albemarle Road !

[@eugenedimitrov]

Bet this homes are pretty pricey !

[@eugenedimitrov]

@@xww.. Really!Great then !

[@cfferry2002]

it's probably beautiful in the spring, but now with the leaves off the trees you can really see how big and beautiful the houses are

[@II-be1ze]

Hi Action Kid I would like to walk with you when you video the neighbourhoods. I have visited many US neighbourhoods with my friend. I live in UK London and would like to go back to the US to see more cities. Can we meet please.

[@educ9283]

There don't has bus stops? Also don't has supermarkets or pharmacies nearly... Pretty cool but unpractized.... Nice

[@jesusisking117]

Yes there are buses a few blocks away and supermarkets on a different avenue

[@CameraShyish]

You have to come hear again!! Holiday times would be lively !!

[@thomasdelvin3683]

Philadelphia has these but the rainbow has descended and it is now ghetto

[@KristinesTruth]

I grew up only a few blocks away from Ditmas Park , another collection of wonderful Victorian houses. Keep up the good work! I always tell people Brooklyn has/had beautiful neighborhoods- they never believe me! 🙄

[@alb12345672]

I am from around there too. No land though :(.

[@KristinesTruth]

@@alb12345672 Yeah all that land's been built up. 😒🤷

[@louisetregomorgan4907]

🏡💚👍

[@jenlarge9036]

"Lots of people walking their dogs", then a dog stops to do his business, ha so funny.

[@bornpsychopath2996]

Get you a lil scooter to roll through faster

[@kennyadvocat]

If nobody knows about this neighborhood then why are the houses 2-4 million? Every Brooklyn realtor has been talking about this area for ages. Not a best kept secret at all. Get their rich clients a deal and get their commissions. That's where all the rich buy. Nobody born and raised NYC ever wanted to live in a small midtown condo. 2008 crash rents started to go up huge Midwood while midtown speculation investors crashed prices horribly.

[@eugenedimitrov]

What's AK!Wow!Looks so cool especially in my favorite borough! Really into Brooklyn!!!

[@jasonkehoe8053]

Definitely some nice scenery but Brooklyn doesn't look that nice. Definitely some beautiful structural houses

[@3inchhippotomous.508]

But you Americans do not have a "Victorian"era as it only applies to the Commonwealth countries!

[@Pipppo]

Things from that time are just referred to as Victorian, especially the architecture. Not really about geography.