Photographs often hold mysteries and memories of our past. In this vivid and captivating new photographic history, readers are transported back to an exciting time, when the town of Gravesend, Brooklyn was one of the six original towns later to become part of the great City of Brooklyn. Originally an isolated English-speaking community amidst many other Dutch areas in the region, Gravesend developed into a thriving seaside resort, with Coney Island becoming the "playground of the world," and Sheepshead Bay an important ...
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Photographs often hold mysteries and memories of our past. In this vivid and captivating new photographic history, readers are transported back to an exciting time, when the town of Gravesend, Brooklyn was one of the six original towns later to become part of the great City of Brooklyn. Originally an isolated English-speaking community amidst many other Dutch areas in the region, Gravesend developed into a thriving seaside resort, with Coney Island becoming the "playground of the world," and Sheepshead Bay an important fishing community with fabulous places to dine and enjoy the fruits of the sea.
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Add this copy of Gravesend, Brooklyn, Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay to cart. $15.95, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Arcadia Publishing.
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Fine. Small oblong softcovers. Fine, fresh copy. 127 pp. Illustrated throughout with vintage photographs and reproductions. A look back at the late 19th-early 20th century Brooklyn section of Gravesend, a section that included Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island. The area traces its history back to early Dutch settlements (though it was an English speaking hamlet). It became part of Greater New York in 1898 whn the 5 boroughs were consolidated.
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