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Brooklyn History

Bowery Boys Bookshelf Brooklyn History 

The story of the Brooklyn Bridge and a history of the Roeblings in photographs

January 30, 2019 Bowery Boys 1101 Views 0 Comments Bowery Boys Bookshelf, Brooklyn Bridge

New Yorkers often take for granted the fact that they have numerous architectural marvels of great historic value in their

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Brooklyn History 

Treasures of Downtown Brooklyn: Remnants of the former independent city, hidden in plain sight

January 25, 2019 Bowery Boys 2139 Views 0 Comments Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn Eagle, Elevated Railroad, Fulton Ferry

PODCAST The fascinating history of Brooklyn’s most bustling — and most frequently misunderstood — neighborhood. Downtown Brooklyn has a history

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Brooklyn History 

The Fabulous Former Fulton Ferry Terminal — and the surprising piece of it that still exists

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 Bowery Boys 7197 Views 0 Comments Brooklyn Heights, Fulton Ferry, transportation

Can you believe this strange looking building was once sat in an extremely prominent area of Brooklyn? Brooklyn’s most vital

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Bowery Boys Bookshelf Brooklyn History 

The enchanted street life of Brooklyn in the 1970s, in photographs by Larry Racioppo

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 Bowery Boys 1996 Views 0 Comments 1970s, Park Slope, Photography, Sunset Park

From 1970 to 1983, photographer Larry Racioppo roamed South Brooklyn (from Park Slope to Sunset Park) and captured the frivolity, the

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Brooklyn History 

Henry Ward Beecher, on the 205th anniversary of his birth

June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 Bowery Boys 1919 Views 0 Comments Henry Ward Beecher, Plymouth Church

If anybody could be called a patron saint of Brooklyn, one of the nominees would be Henry Ward Beecher, born

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Brooklyn History 

Domino Park: Images of Brooklyn’s newest waterfront destination by the Williamsburg Bridge

June 11, 2018 Bowery Boys 3145 Views 0 Comments Brooklyn, Domino Sugar, parks, sugar, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Bridge

Domino Park officially opened to the public yesterday, providing access to an area of waterfront that hasn’t been in public

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Brooklyn History 

Remembering Coney Island’s very own bawdy Bowery: A short history in pictures

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 Bowery Boys 2565 Views 0 Comments

The Bowery (from the Dutch word bouwerij) in Manhattan was once a farm road that connected the young city, confined

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Brooklyn History Podcasts Sports 

The Pride of Brooklyn: Ebbets Field and the Glory Days of the Brooklyn Dodgers

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 Bowery Boys 11313 Views 0 Comments baseball, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field, Flatbush, Jackie Robinson, Robert Moses

PODCAST The Brooklyn Dodgers were more than just a baseball team and their home Ebbets Field was more than just

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Brooklyn History Podcasts 

Crossing to Brooklyn: How the Williamsburg Bridge Changed New York City

March 23, 2018October 12, 2018 Bowery Boys 14865 Views 1 Comment Lower East Side, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Bridge

PODCAST The story of the Williamsburg Bridge — poorly received when it was built but vital to the health of

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Brooklyn History Podcasts 

The History of DUMBO, the Brooklyn neighborhood built upon a legacy of coffee and cardboard boxes

March 2, 2018October 12, 2018 Bowery Boys 8737 Views 0 Comments coffee, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry, gentrification, George Washington, industry, Manhattan Bridge

PODCAST The history of Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood — from its industrial past to its hi-tech future. Down Under Manhattan Bridge

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Brooklyn History On The Waterfront 

The Brooklyn Historical Society’s stunning new museum in DUMBO

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 Bowery Boys 2093 Views 1 Comment Brooklyn Historical Society, waterfront

It just got a bit easier to access the glorious history of the Brooklyn waterfront. Don’t get me wrong; I

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Bowery Boys Bookshelf Brooklyn History 

The New Brooklyn: The ups and downs of a very frenetic borough

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017 Bowery Boys 1364 Views 0 Comments Bed-Stuy, Bowery Boys Bookshelf, Brooklyn, Brownsville, gentrification, Park Slope, Williamsburg

The subtitle to Kay S. Hymowitz‘s engaging and often provocative new book The New Brooklyn: What It Takes To Bring A City

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Brooklyn History 

The Terrible Brooklyn Theater Fire: The Worst Disaster In Brooklyn History — 140 Years Ago Today

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016 Bowery Boys 1792 Views 0 Comments

It is difficult to discuss calmly the frightful disaster which happened in Brooklyn on Tuesday night. No such awful sacrifice

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Brooklyn History Neighborhoods Podcasts 

GOWANUS! Brooklyn’s Troubled Waters

April 1, 2016October 15, 2018 Bowery Boys 2101 Views 4 Comments Brooklyn, Gowanus, Park Slope, Red Hook, waterfront

PODCAST The history of the Gowanus Canal, at the heart of a trendy Brooklyn neighborhood today, once used to be

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Brooklyn History Podcasts 

Podcast Rewind: Williamsburg(h) where did you go?

February 10, 2016October 15, 2018 Bowery Boys 1555 Views 1 Comment gentrification, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Bridge

PODCAST Williamsburg used to have an H at the end of its name, not to mention dozens of major industries

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Bowery-Boys-Book-Cover-R6--revised Our first-ever Bowery Boys book, "Adventures in Old New York" is now out in bookstores! A time-traveling journey into a past that lives simultaneously besides the modern city.

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