Fodor's Expert Review Fruit Streets
Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn
Historical
Free
The quiet blocks of Pineapple, Cranberry, and Orange Streets contain some of Brooklyn Heights's most picturesque brownstones and brick homes. A few homes made of wood still exist here, too, although new construction of this type has been banned in this area as a fire hazard since the mid-19th century. The wood-frame Federal-style house at 24 Middagh Street dates from the 1820s, its lane commemorating one Lady Middagh, whom we can thank for bestowing such memorable fruit-themed names on this enclave.
