We will be revisiting the farragut houses but with access to the building I think we can find the answers for our questions in our research
presite visit farragut #2
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Site reflection
I would be lying if i said i was excited to visit the Farragut housing, but to get answers from the source would be helpful for our research. I do have a few questions hopefully they have the answers to
Darya | pre-visit reflection Farragut Houses
Throw out the whole semester we were asking questions and in many cases didn’t get an answer. The biggest questions were hidden in NYCHA. Who else to ask if not people who were distroying old vinegar hill and building Farragut Houses. It’s them who changed Windows and who know everything about any other changes on the site. So many questions to ask!
What changes did they do? What building have being opened first? Were they changing the plan? Why did they choose this form for the buildings? Ā Is property considered to be public or private? Will be they open to give some pieces of this land to building commercial places? What do they need to improve there? Do they get all finances from the government? Does NYCHA have any constructions right now? How new projects are different from the old ones? What was their main focus on those days and is it today?
It will be interesting to look again at the site and feel the knowledges, to know how old are the buildings in Vinegar Hill and imagine the life how it was those days. I’m very exited about the project.
Farragut Housing Visit #5 Pre-site reflection
It will be exciting and eye-opening if tomorrow during our site visit to the Farragut Housing, we are able to get a tour of the buildings itself. I wonder what kind of art work or murals do they have inside their community center, if any at all.
After our last class meeting, the discussion about potentially having a gallery dedicated to the research we conduct on this project up at the Grace gallery got me thinking: what if we could have our work displayed or presented at the Farragut Housing project itself? Work displayed showing the history of the site, pre-Farragut Housing to the building of it.
Many of the residents are happy and content with where they live, but are they aware of what it used to be? It cold also be a controversial topic that might spark any heated discussions.
Five Questions
- Redefine your topic as narrowly as possible.
My topic is transportation over time to the area around the Farragut Houses, specifically Vinegar Hill and downtown Brooklyn. My specific focus is rapid transit.
- What have you learned about the topic? Be sure you can document & cite sources.
Iāve learned that even before the Farragut Houses were opened in 1952, the F train served the area with a stop at York Street, the same stop as it is today. The station opened on April 9, 1936. Another nearby station, High Street, opened in 1933. The R train to Lawrence Street, now part of J StreetāMetrotech, opened as part of the BMT line on March 11, 1920. The IRT first came to Borough Hall, Brooklyn, in 1908. The subway system opened in Manhattan on October 27, 1904. Before the underground trains were built, the city, including downtown Brooklyn, was served by elevated lines. The first el opened for business on July 1, 1868, going from Dey Street to 29th Street in Manhattan on a single track. The first el came to downtown Brooklyn in 1885. I can document sources for all this information.
- What do you want to say about the topic?
I want to demonstrate the importance of transportation in urban development. A vibrant rapid transit network is the lifeblood of a city. New York City, including downtown Brooklyn, developed around the subway system. But how effective is transportation to the area around Farragut Houses today? Once the city tore down the old el, did transportation become better or worse? How well does the current rapid transit system serve the residents of the Farragut Houses? How well does it serve the wealthier residents in the surrounding neighborhoods?
- What do you still need to do/know/research to accomplish #3?
- I still need to gather old transportation maps showing every year from the late 1880s until today.
- I still need to collect more newspaper and/or magazine articles about rapid transit in New York City from the days of the el through the building of the subway through today.
- I still to do more research on the situation today to understand how well the current subway system serves the Farragut Houses neighborhood.
- What is your game plan?
- I plan to return to both the New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library to continue looking at maps and newspaper clippings.
- I plan to do a lot more online research, because much of this material is available in digital formats.
- In addition to the newspapers available in the BPL āmorgue,ā I will research New York City newspaper archives, particularly The New York Times, looking for material about public transportation.
- I will also search the archives looking for material about urban development and about the effect of transportation availability on urban neighborhoods.
- I will look for books about urban development and transportation.
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Brooklyn Public Library Post Site Reflection
During our visit to the Brooklyn Public Library, we were able to do further research on our topics. We had access to maps we haven’t seen before, and news articles that had important information on our topics of research. The librarian also showed us the access we have to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on the libraries website. Overall, the site visit provided me with not only more valuable content, but access to resources that will potentially have more information for my group.
BPL reflection
I really enjoyed our visit to the Brooklyn Library , the librarian was so helpful with all the information we needed and Ā I managed to collect way more data at this library than I did at the NYPL . it was my first time visiting this library and I wasn’t expecting such a beautiful building and friendly staff I also there was no bag check at this library as the NYPL. I would definitely re visit this library since its not as packed .I am planning to revisit this libraryĀ to find more information on gentrification and urban renewal and even makeĀ copies of thisĀ data rather than taking photograph.
Darya | Pre-Site Visit Reflection | Brooklyn Public Library
As a main div. of Libraries of Brooklyn which is exactly that neighborhood that we are interested in I’m expecting more deep sources about site that we are observing. It would of be pretty hard to find deeper information about Brooklyn in Manhattan but I think it will be easier in Brooklyn division. I’m guessing the most information will be in the books. I hope they have some collection of the old pictures that we can look at for our research.
I want to find more information about currently state of the Farragut Houses as well as time right before renewal.
BPL Pre-Visit
I enjoyed the visit to the NYPL, and I would imagine that this experience will be about the same. I look forward to an in depth look into my topic and am sure that this library will have some beneficial information. Hopefully, being located in Brooklyn gives it a slight edge on other libraries on information about the borough.
Grand Army Plaza Library
I’ve visited this site several times and I love what the neighborhood has to offer. The library is huge and collection vast. There is a theater for poetry readings and many other cultural events. I would love to have an in-depth exploration of this library to learn more about its facility.
