Title Brooklyn By Name : How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More Got Their Names

Published New York : NYU Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (224 pages) Contents List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Northern Brooklyn; 2 Downtown Brooklyn; 3 South Brooklyn; 4 North-Central Brooklyn; 5 South-Central Brooklyn; 6 Eastern Brooklyn; 7 Southwest Brooklyn; 8 Southeastern and Southern Brooklyn; Illustration Sources; Works Consulted; Index; About the Authors Summary Visit the blog for the book at www.brooklynbyname.com. From Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. Uncovering the remarkable stories behind the landmarks, Brooklyn By Name takes readers on a stroll through the streets and places of this thriving metropolis to reveal the borough's textured past. Listing more than 500 of Brooklyn's most prominent place names, organized alphabetically by region, and richly illustrated with photographs and current maps the book captures the diverse threads of American history. We learn about the C Analysis American Brooklyns Listing alphabetically book captures current diverse history illustrated maps more most names organized photographs place prominent region richly than threads with Notes Print version record Subject Names, Geographical -- New York (State) -- New York -- History HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Names, Geographical SUBJECT Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History New York (N.Y.) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091418 Subject New York (State) -- New York New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Weiss, Jennifer ISBN 9780814739068 0814739067

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