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# History At Home: This Day In The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- URL: https://bklyner.com/history-at-home-this-day-in-the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-35-southslope/
- Published: 2013-10-19T18:39:12.000Z
- Updated: 2013-10-19T18:39:12.000Z
- Author: Christine Bush
- Tags: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Overcrowding, wait lists, #API-Imported

As we wander about our modern neighborhood, caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to ignore the long and vibrant history of our community. Let’s remedy that. Every weekend, we’ll take a step back, with the help of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives, and explore what was happening around South Slope over a century ago.

On [this weekend in 1900](http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Repository/BEG/1900/10/19/002-BEG-1900-10-19-001-SINGLE.PDF?ref=bklyner.com#OLV0%5FEntity%5F0001), we discover that our modern-day Brooklyn schools aren’t nearly as crowded as they could be.

![school waiting list](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/school-waiting-list.png)

![school waiting2](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/school-waiting2.png)

![school waiting 3](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/school-waiting-3.png)