History At Home: This Day In The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

On this weekend in 1902, signs of spring were everywhere in Prospect Park. Like at today’s official opening, folks were getting the grassy areas ready for the warm weather months:

Benches filled up, as neighbors bid a fair adieu to winter:

And “baby carriage brigades” took over walkways in Prospect Park and beyond:

Check back next weekend to explore what was happening in the pages of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle over a century ago.