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-Maps at BHS –
On this trip to the BHS we continued from last weeks visit. We started at the tables from the last visit and heard a brief discussion on outcast and discrimination. We discussed neighbors and there differences. We learned how depending … Continue reading
“Context/Contrast”
Since my visit to the architectural exhibition at the Brooklyn Historical Society call “Context/Contrast (new architecture in historic Districts 1967 to present)” and in my opinion a must see exhibit, I learned about the different areas of New York City … Continue reading
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Funeral notes: How much is a good funeral worth?
On my third visit to the BHS, I looked at some funeral notes (Call Number ArMs 1977.049 Box 2 of 3) detailing the gruesome details of the who and how many died in the Brooklyn Theater fire. The documents even … Continue reading
Map stories
Can a map tell a story? Well that’s what I asked myself on my fourth visit to the BHS. Here I had the opportunity to see maps that are over 100 years old. The maps are kept in excellent condition … Continue reading
Brooklyn Underground: Flatbush
19th century New York City, vulnerable and overcrowded, was the target of the cholera epidemic. To get an idea of how the unsanitary the city was at that time one must know that people became sick with cholera after coming … Continue reading
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The return to the BHS
Our 4th visit to the Brooklyn Historic Society was different from the previous visits. We sign in like usual then we gathered to the back of the library. There were different maps but they all were of Brooklyn and New … Continue reading
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Maps at the Brooklyn Historical Society
On our fourth trip to the Brooklyn Historical Society we started off with a tour of maps led by a woman named Caroline. The first map was a 2011 subway station map. After we looked at 8 other maps oldest … Continue reading
Fourth Visit to the BHS
This visit to the BHS felt like it was shorter than any other visit because time passed by too fast. During the short time though, we got to look at an atlas that was full of maps of Brooklyn. The … Continue reading
BHS#4
On my forth trip to the BHS i got to look at maps on how Manhattan use to look in the 1930 and 40s. These maps showed where people worked and how the population looked around those areas. I also … Continue reading
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Fire in Brooklyn: How Tragedy Shaed the Future
Alex C, Eliza B, Joshua M, Anthony V, Horacio, Isaías G 10/18/11 What kind of Questions did each of the three stations bring up? What kind of information did you find? Information gathered – The Theater … Continue reading
