Throwback Thursday: “The Old Swimming Hole” In Clinton Hill
It’s cooler today, but you might have seen kids (and maybe some adults) playing
in open fire hydrants in
South Slope Weekday Events Spotlight
Don’t wait until the weekend for a little neighborhood fun! Here’s a few of the
Halloween-themed events that
Green-Wood and Brooklyn Historical Society Unite for 2013
This year marks the 175th anniversary of Green-Wood Cemetery
[http://www.green-wood.com/], and the 150th anniversary for the Brooklyn
Mapping Nearly Four Centuries of Flatbush History
The Brooklyn Historical Society is showcasing about a dozen maps
[http://www.brooklynhistory.org/exhibitions/lefferts/historic-flatbush-maps/]
and many more
1871 Map of Prospect Park
This 1871 map of Prospect Park by Olmsted, Vaux & Co, Landscape Architects is
the map of the month
[http:
Jungle Fever 20 Years Later: Discussion Tomorrow Night
Al Sharpton marches through the neighborhood in 1989 (from wikipedia.org)Did you
know that the Bensonhurst scenes in Spike
