When Brooklyn Was the World, 1920-1957
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0517558580 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 239 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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A consulting architect and exhibition designer who frequently writes and lectures on urban themes, he has taught at Brooklyn College, Cornell University, and Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture and Planning. He is a member of the board of directors of the Municipal Art Society of New York, the Brooklyn Historical Society, and the Frederick Law Olmsted Association. Elliot Willensky, who now liv
Konrei said "Hey! Howya doin'?". This is a wonderful book. The only problem with it is that it's just not long enough. WHEN BROOKLYN WAS THE WORLD 19""Hey! Howya doin'?"" according to Konrei. This is a wonderful book. The only problem with it is that it's just not long enough. WHEN BROOKLYN WAS THE WORLD 1920-1957 is a history and reminiscence of life in Brooklyn, New York, during its heyday years between the completion of the Subway line to New Lots, in 1920, and the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957.Elliot Willensky is uniquely qualified to have written this book. As official Borough His. 0-1957 is a history and reminiscence of life in Brooklyn, New York, during its heyday years between the completion of the Subway line to New Lots, in 19""Hey! Howya doin'?"" according to Konrei. This is a wonderful book. The only problem with it is that it's just not long enough. WHEN BROOKLYN WAS THE WORLD 1920-1957 is a history and reminiscence of life in Brooklyn, New York, during its heyday years between the completion of the Subway line to New Lots, in 1920, and the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957.Elliot Willensky is uniquely qualified to have written this book. As official Borough His. 0, and the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957.Elliot Willensky is uniquely qualified to have written this book. As official Borough His. "For one born in Brooklyn in 199For one born in Brooklyn in 19930 who lived there For one born in Brooklyn in 19930 who lived there until the early 50's I appreciated the historical overview of Brooklyn and the memories it invoked.. 0 who lived there" according to Norman Finkel. For one born in Brooklyn in 199For one born in Brooklyn in 19930 who lived there For one born in Brooklyn in 19930 who lived there until the early 50's I appreciated the historical overview of Brooklyn and the memories it invoked.. 0 who lived there until the early 50's I appreciated the historical overview of Brooklyn and the memories it invoked.. Grace M. Protano said What a ride.. Oh boy, what a ride. It was the cyclone at Coney Island. It was Giant Step, Giant Step. It was playing Ringo Levio at 9 pm around the corner. I have just completed my novel As Long As You Can See the Clock, You're Okay (the Williamsburgh Bank clock tower) and I can thank Elliot Willensky for bringing me "back" home. The photos are wonderful, the writing engaging.Great book.
Across the At the end of the line. The street was a natural amphitheater, and the stoop was the perfect place for grown-ups to sit and watch and visit with neighbors. For many loyal fans the fate of "Dem Bums" represents the fate of Brooklyn.With a brilliant, entertaining text and hundreds of exciting, nostalgic photographs (many never before published), When Brooklyn Was the World recovers the history of this lively city, as remembered by the millions of people who knew Brooklyn in its golden era.. Flatbush. It was in 1920 that the subway system reached to Brooklyn's outer edge -- linking the entire borough with Manhattan and making it an ideal spot for millions of new families to build their homes. The next block. Greenpoint. Bensonhurst. Brownsville. Ridgewood. Borough Park. What was the place called Brooklyn really like back then when Brooklyn was the world?Elliot Willensky, born in Brooklyn and now official Borough Historian, takes us back to a sweeter time when a trip on the new BMT subway was a delightful adventure, when summer days were a picnic on the sand and evenings were Nathan's hotdogs at Coney Island and a whirl of lights, spills, and chills at dazzling Luna Park.Remembering Brooklyn, it's the neighborhoods you think of first -- or maybe it's your own block, the one you were raised on. Around the corner. Stores-on-wheels
A consulting architect and exhibition designer who frequently writes and lectures on urban themes, he has taught at Brooklyn College, Cornell University, and Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture and Planning. He is coauthor of The AIA Guide to New York City, widely regarded as the most comprehensive architectural guidebook to New York City's five boroughs. About the Author Elliot Willensky, who now lives in the community of Brooklyn Heights, serves as the officially appointed Borough Historian of Brooklyn and as Vice-Chairman of the Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of New York. . He is a member of the board of directors of the Municipal Art Society of New York, the Brooklyn