On the sixth floor of the Con Edison building at 30 Flatbush
Ave. at Fulton Street, there is a unique installation that could
easily go unnoticed.
Artist Frank Heynick secured the space to set up a tiny wonderland,
with the help of Paul Kerzner, manager of public affairs for
Con Ed’s Renaissance Housing Program. Heynick’s "miniature
piece of Europe," includes a "German city, a Dutch
town and port, a medieval walled town, a Swiss village, mountains,
valleys, farms and industrial facilities," said Heynick.
"They’re all linked up by a working railway system, an airport,
a canal, harbors, moving subways and trolley, highways, bridges,
roads and cable cars," the Midwood resident explained. "There’s
even a rotating Ferris wheel." The total area of this European
extravaganza is about 17 feet by 7 feet, according to Heynick.
The display can be viewed free of charge – but by appointment
only – on Wednesdays, from 3 pm to 6 pm. To make an appointment,
call (718) 375-9101 or (718) 802-5078.
