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The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn
Brooklyn -- famed for its bridge, its long-departed Dodgers, its Botanic Garden, and its accent -- is the most populous borough in New York City and arguably the most colorful. Generously illustrated with both historical and contemporary photographs, this book is an indispensable and entertaining guide, taking us on a tour of some 90 neighborhoods (including ghost neighborhoods that no longer exist) and identifying the boundaries of each one through a neighborhood profile and a street map. This book promises to be an essential resource for past, present, and future residents. This book is a joint publication of the Citizens Committee for New York City and Yale University Press.
Book Details
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publish Date: Jul 11st, 2004
- Pages: 312
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - 0002
- Dimensions: 9.96in - 8.50in - 0.61in - 1.76lb
- EAN: 9780300103106
- Categories: • United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
About the Author
The Citizens Committee for New York City has been active for more than two decades in providing information, skills, and funding to help New York's citizens build and improve their neighborhoods. Kenneth T. Jackson is the Jacques Barzun Professor of History and the Social Sciences and chairman of the history department at Columbia University. He is the author or editor of many books, including The Encyclopedia of New York City, published by Yale University Press.
Praise for this book
This generously illustrated book takes us on a tour of the ninety neighborhoods of Brooklyn, with their diverse ethnic enclaves, abundance of architectural styles, and many churches and festivals. For each neighborhood the book provides an essay, street maps, practical tips, and fascinating facts. The introduction gives an overview of Brooklyn, and an index allows readers to locate key sites.
"The big folio "Encyclopedia of New York City" that [Jackson] edited in 1995 has become an instant classic. . . . The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn continues the project of a pro-urban history, this time by detailing in charming and highly accessible form the facts about a city that works."--William R. Everdell, New York Times Book Review