| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Rick's tour was great
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| Tue, Oct 14 1:30 PM |
keith736 |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I were the only ones on the tour with Rick, and we were really impressed with his knowledge of the neighborhood. The amount of detail he went into, describing the history, architecture, and personality of the area was great.
We would highliy recommend this tour. |
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A fabulous walking tour from start to finish
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| Sun, Oct 12 1:30 PM |
Dorette1 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| This was a fabulous walking tour from start to finish. It was a picture perfect day - Prospect Park, the architecture, the flavor of the area all brought to life. The pace was just right and Rick, our guide and lifelong Park Slope resident was colorful, knowledgeable and authentic ("My grandmother and I had the same grade school teacher"). The complimentary water at the start, the delicious local pizza at the finish and everything in between left our group all agreeing that this was a fun and interesting way to spend an afternoon. We left with a new appreciation of the history and beauty of Park Slope. Thanks, "Big Rick"! |
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Great experience
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| Sun, Oct 12 10:00 AM |
egermanm |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I really enjoyed the knowledge that our tour guide had about the neighborhood. I have lived in the Park Slope area for over a year and he was able to point out so many things that I have always wondered about and other things that I never noticed before. It definitely gave me a new appreciation for my neighborhood. I would recommend this tour for any one. |
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Really interesting for architecture's amateur
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| Sun, Oct 12 10:00 AM |
Laurie85 |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I recommend this tour because you learn a lot about the aera of Brooklyn.
If you are interested by architecture just one word: GO!
Furthermore, Rick, the guide, is really nice and a real brooklynite! |
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Great Tour!
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| Sun, Oct 12 10:00 AM |
edwinalenet |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| What a wonderful tour! My girlfriends and I love it. Made us all stop and look at the architecture in the area. Big Rick was full of fun facts, jokes and smiles! |
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Big Rick was wonderful!
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| Sun, Oct 12 10:00 AM |
lindsayksage |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Big Rick was a real character - born and raised in Brooklyn as though he stepped right out of a movie set - his Italian hospitality and genuine love of this Borough made the tour fun and resourceful, and was an interactive and exciting way to learn historical facts and tidbits.
I recommend that you state more explicitly on the website that the tour will be covering ONLY park slope and prospect park. This is not clear. |
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Fun tour !
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| Sat, Oct 11 10:00 AM |
emackenz |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| We very much enjoyed our tour with Rick ! He is a native
of Brooklyn so he is very well versed and just a lot of fun to be with. It is a fun thing to do on your next trip to NYC. |
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Vivid, unforgettably wonderful experience
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| Tue, Sep 30 1:30 PM |
NancyShear |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| For some three hours in late September, Rick Kadlub provided us with a time machine - a vivid, unforgettable walk through Park Slope that was a journey through the ages. Rick's fabulous commentary took us back into history with political, architectural, artistic, literary and other insights that brought these areas to life. Most insightful and poignant were his personal recollections -- of Aunt Tootsie and Uncle Joe, his grandmother, the nun who taught his grandmother and him, and others in a cast of characters that brought Brooklyn, past and present, vividly to life. It was a mini-vacation, basically for the cost of a meal, accessible with a MetroCard! We look forward to exploring Brooklyn's other areas with Rick. |
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One of a kind!
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| Mon, Sep 29 10:00 AM |
akeller310 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We booked Big Rick's tour because of the amazing on-line reviews, and we weren't disappointed. He knows this part of Brooklyn, top to bottom ("My family's lived in this neighborhood for 100 years."). He has a story for every intersection and brownstone ("Al Capone got his start right here."). And you get some of the best pizza around ("We have to get there before the kids get out of school.") Go for it! You won't be disappointed either. |
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a great, authentic and impressive tour
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| Mon, Sep 29 10:00 AM |
Wiemann67 |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| Our tour guide was not only an expert on history and arquitecture of the neighbourhood, he was a real brooklynite, who could enrich our walk with his personal views, interesting stories and impressions. Thus the tour turned out to be truly interesting and full of life. The guide likes his job and loves his neighbourhood. I got a very good impressions of Brooklyn and had a great time. |
