gravesend history

Sep

20

Experience a Day at the Races in 1904 With This Footage From Gravesend’s Long Gone Horse Racing Track

Spectators watch the Brooklyn Handicap at the Gravesend Race Track in 1904. Photo via Our BK Social [http://ourbksocial.com/

Sep 20, 2016

2 min read

Oct

26

Tonight: NY1 Interviews Gravesend Historian Joseph Ditta For 5-Part Brooklyn Series

Courtesy of Joseph Ditta/Gravesend Gazette [https://www.facebook.com/GravesendGazette/photos/pb.102353071530.-2207520000.1445873156./10153999548986531/?type=3&

Oct 26, 2015

1 min read

Jul

10

Landmarks Preservation Commission Releases Plan For Reviewing Historic Site Backlog

Lady Moody’s House in Gravesend (Source: Flickr/lisanne001)The Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/

Jul 10, 2015

1 min read

Dec

09

Why Lady Moody’s House Must Be Saved

Photo courtesy of Lisanne AndersonAs we reported last week, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had planned to remove

Dec 9, 2014

4 min read