For this Brooklyn lover, there are few places that capture my imagination more than the romantic alleyways and dead-end streets of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. The old carriage houses that line the former mews hearken back to a much different time and place, one in which horses drove carriages along the cobblestone paths — instead of well-to-do nannies and soccer moms.

Grace Court Alley is one of these such streets, nestled into a cozy nook off Hicks Street. Forgotten NY reports that this tiny street, along with neighboring Hunts Lane, was once “home to the stables of Remsen and Joralemon Streets, which parallel it to the north and south.”

Predictably, the former stables are now home to ultra-lux residences, but many of the original details remain – both inside and out. In fact, if you’d like a peek at the inside of one such drool-worthy home, check out this recent listing on Brownstoner. Swoon.

But me? I’ll make do until I win the lottery and take my camera out for a leisurely stroll…