On my walk through Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill I saw churches, houses, apartment buildings, and gardens. Some of these things existed for over a hundred years. These things are historical because of its importance to the community and the change it caused the community.
An example of these churches are the Manhattan’s trinity church and a Episcopal church, and a Dutch reformed Church which was the home to Brooklyn’s oldest Jewish congregation. The garden is the Hoyt street garden which has existed since 1975. The apartment buildings was modeled after old tenements which went up in the 1870s. The Brooklyn inn was part of the prohibition but they was a speakeasy which means that they sold illegal alcohol. Today there are churches that has been there for many years and are still being used for religious activities. Houses such as brownstones are still up and being used.
On my walk through this neighborhood and reading the section in the book Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies I learned how neighborhoods are different and how they are alike. I also learned how neighborhoods have stayed the same over the years and how they have changed over the years.
Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies Page 51-55
Carroll Gardens & Gowanus
On my walk through Carol Gardens & Gowanus which is my neighborhood I saw a canal, parks, and bars. Some of these things existed for over a hundred years. These things are historical because of its importance to the community and the change it caused the community.
An example of the canal is the Gowanus canal. The Gowanus canal is a part of history because it created a man made water way to transport goods into the city and the borough of Brooklyn in 1889. The issue project room is used for music performances, poetry readings, and other art events in the 20th century. The park that is in this neighborhood is Carroll park that was designed as a city park in 1867 by Richard Butts. Two bars are the Canal Bar and P.J. Hanley bar. The Canal Bar was made in 2005 but may seem of a similar vintage. The P.J Hanley bar was sold in 2005 but owned by the Hanley family since 1958 and under their name since 1874.
On my walk through this neighborhood and reading the section in the book Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies I learned how neighborhoods are different and how they are alike. I also learned how neighborhoods have stayed the same over the years and how they have changed over the years.
Bibliography
Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies
- I used this link to get information on the tour and what route to take. I also used this link to get the route I was going to take for both neighborhoods and the directions.
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