Tag: baseball

PODCAST: Williamsburg(h), Brooklyn

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date January 30, 2009
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Williamsburg used to have an H at the end of its name, not to mention dozens of major industries that once made it the tenth wealthiest place in the world. How did Williamsburgh become a haven for New York’s most well-known factories and then become Williamsburg, home to such wildly diverse communities — Hispanic, Hasidic… Read More

Tags baseball, beer, Brooklyn, Castle Clinton, Castle William, Podcasts, Williamsburg, Willliamsburg Bridge

Union Grounds: Baseball history in Williamsburg

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date September 18, 2008
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Above: Quite a fancy looking team of baseball players! Note the pavilion in the background. Picture courtesy Brooklyn Ball Parks I love finding out where very basic, everyday, take-for-granted concepts were invented. For instance, there is some place on the planet I’m sure that heralds as the first place somebody put a straw in a… Read More

Tags baseball, Brooklyn, Williamsburg