Changing tells us the story of the past, improve the present, and create the future; it happens all the time and the entire world. From this tour, we are observing the change of the surrounding area of Metrotech center which located in downtown Brooklyn from 1924 to the current view. From the map of 1924, we can determine that downtown Brooklyn is a high-density residential area at that moment. Tillary Street expands to two-way traffic road from the small street which only for one way running street by occupying McLaughlin Park area. Later, we try to find the street adjacent to polytech high school, and we realize that the loading dock of MetroTech was truncate the street at Johnson Street. The tiny houses which located of eastern Flatbush avenue become modern high-level building since the zoning changes. In the east of Flatbush Avenue, most buildings built of steel, and most buildings in the west of Flatbush avenue built of brick. Also when we walk in the Flatbush avenue, there is much traffic because it connects to Manhattan bridge.
Moreover, the city tries to create more greening on the road. We saw a small rest park and chairs in the middle of the road. We do not think that is a good idea because many cars are running on the road, and it is dangerous. Maybe it could not make people enjoy the rest. While we walk forward to Willoughby street, there are new structures under construction. When we look through the west, we can reach the location of the borough hall, and the east is the location of the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument.
As a conclusion, changing is a way to let us improve, tell us the achievable about our world. Also, we are glad to see there are few landmark buildings still exist in Metrotech center areas, Like Brooklyn Church Bridge, the Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn, or the interior of a restaurant. Changing also makes us think about how the historical still exist, how to relate to or connect to new modern building and the environment. We would not stop change, but try getting better in the future.