The Invisible Dog Art Center
51 Bergen Street | Downtown Brooklyn | built 1920
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 2008
Lucien Zayan finds a belt factory packed with leftovers and pitches the owner
Lucien Zayan discovered the 1863 building at 51 Bergen Street in 2008 and pitched his idea to the owner. It was full of junk and furniture, and all 68 windows were broken. After taking over he cleaned it out, gathered the remnants and held a flea market, selling vintage goods including thousands of belts from the 1960s.
“…the building was packed full of stuff and junk and furniture. All 68 windows were broken and needed to be replaced.”
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- 2009
The Invisible Dog Art Center opens in the former factory
Zayan founded the arts center in 2009. The name comes from the building's earlier use: bought in the 1950s as a factory for belts and jewelry, it is where the novelty invisible dog was invented in the 1970s. Belts, molds and fixtures remain, and the manual freight elevator shaft carries a mural by Giuseppe Stampone of Dante's Inferno text in Italian.
“The center gets its name from being a former invisible dog factory.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2013
The two5six games and art conference is held at the Invisible Dog
In March 2013 Kill Screen, a video game and art magazine, used the building for its two5six conference. The event moves to a different New York City venue every year.
Source: Wikipedia
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