Brooklyn War Memorial, Two Statues on each side. In the center the inscription reads “THIS MEMORIAL DEDICATED TO THE HEROIC MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN WHO FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-1945 AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO SUFFERED AND DIED MAY THEIR SACRIFICE INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS AND LEAD TO UNIVERSAL PEACE.” Steps and field of grass and trees surround this memorial.

The location i chose for project 2 is Brooklyn War Memorial, located in Cadman Plaza Park. I will use this location to depict the juxtaposition of celebrated and forgotten. The walking process from City Tech is simple. Begin at the entrance to the Namm building of City Tech. Make your way to the corner of Johnson street then make right and walk along Tech Place. Once you’ve reached that corner turn right onto Cadman street and walk about 450 feet until you get to the corner. Then make a left onto Tillary street and walk 50 feet. Cross the street and enter Cadman Plaza Park and make your way to the center of the park where you will see the main attraction of the park and that is the Brooklyn War Memorial.

Colson Whitehead states in City Limits “They are a part of the city we carry around”. This relates to my juxtaposition of celebrated and forgotten because at one point my location was celebrated and looked up as something huge for the city. As the years went by it wasn’t celebrated as much but whatever person that witnessed this memorial and spent time analyzing what it represent would surely carry this part of the city with them. Now a days you don’t really see people celebrating this memorial as much as when it was once celebrated. At times when you’re at this location, you still witness some people admiring it and others just bluntly ignoring it. This is where the celebrated and forgotten comes in play because although it’s still standing not everyone celebrates it or forgets it.

Whitehead also states “Seek ourselves in this city each time we reminisce about what was there fifteen, ten, forty years ago, because all our old places are proof that we were here.” This relates to my location because this memorial was dedicated 62 years ago in 1951. Some people who once celebrated this memorial can probably still seek themselves in this monument because they were present at one point which is proof that they were a part of this city. Others who probably weren’t present when this monument was a big deal probably don’t reminisce as much as other people would because although they might have seen it in the past, they don’t care about it as much. This is what brings out the celebrated and forgotten.