Nightlife in greenpoint is a welcome mix of familyowned dive bars and modern speakeasytype spots like broken land. History of brooklyn early 20th century new york public. Suave rhoomes is a brooklyn native with a long history in art direction, curation, and pr. Greenpoint star breaking news, classifieds, businesses. Years ago, when i lived in the greenpoint section of brooklyn, i invested in a book of neighborhood walking tours so i. He is the cofounder of the art kartel, a collective of creative individuals working in contemporary multimedia art and design. Historical greenpoint archives greenpointersgreenpointers. All photos courtesy of new york historical society. Brooklyn s northernmost point was once covered in trees, hence green point, now greenpoint. Today, the book is actually in the reference material of the main greenpoint library and the main brooklyn library headquarters.
While our sites are closed, we invite you to take advantage of. New york lacked cash crops like cotton, sugar and tobacco that fueled the explosive growth of southern slavery, but bondage played an important role in local history a fact we should recall during black history month. A ferry connected with trains at the station operating across the east river to 23 street in manhattan. Word independent community bookstores in brooklyn and. Reading greenpoint brooklyn s forgotten past is a fun way to learn the rich local history of greenpoint about the author geoffrey cobb is a brooklyn high school history teacher with. A badly tattered scrapbook in the brooklyn historical society is one of the few mementos of this once mighty local baseball team. Browse photos, see new properties, get open house info, and research neighborhoods on trulia. Forgotten new york is associated with the greater astoria historical society. Mixing fictional imagination with real historical characters and actual events, the book tells the tales of many of the people who shaped local history.
Newyork historical society librarians reveal fascinating stories from the past through exceptional items in the librarys collection. Before the 19th century this corner of brooklyn was owned by only a few families with farms and the slaves that tendeda them. Greenpoint brooklyns forgotten past by geoffrey cobb goodreads. Greenpoint savings bank, manhattan avenue and calyer st. Roughly bordered by the east river, newtown creek, the brooklynqueens expressway and north 12th street, greenpoint has long been celebrated for its culinary delights, and for good reason. In 1898, brooklyn merges with new york city and becomes one of its five boroughs. Greenpoint, greenpoint, greenpoint welcome to greenpoint. The settlement began in the 17th century as the small dutchfounded town of breuckelen on the east river shore of long island, grew to be a sizeable city in the 19th century, and was consolidated in 1898 with new york city then confined to manhattan and part of the bronx, the remaining rural areas of kings county. Greenpoint, brooklyn neighborhood guide time out new york. In 1897, the brooklyn museum opens, though at the time it is known as the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences. The king of greenpoint peter mcguinness north brooklyn history series book 2. I gave the book to my dad for fathers day, he grew up in greenpoint in the 40s and 50s. Known as the garden spot of brooklyn, an eponym bestowed by thebrooklyn eagle many years ago, greenpoint is brooklyn s northernmost neighborhood, separated from long island city by newtown creek.
The history of brooklyn, new york is the history of the united states. New york state gradually emancipated its slaves in large part because northern slavery proved unprofitable. Brooklyn 126 franklin st, brooklyn, ny 11222 7183830096 closed but processing orders 11am5pm mondayfriday. The brooklyn daily eagle and cover brooklyn 247 online and five days a week in print with the motto, all brooklyn all the time. Mar 24, 2015 but two brooklyn natives are sharing some of the neighborhoods more extensive history in their new book brooklyns historic greenpoint, which begins from the earliest european landings in 1624, spanning nearly 400 years until 2015. They have a long history in urban centers, and make up a significant part of the population in both greenpoint, brooklyn and. The greenpoint now leasing luxury waterfront brooklyn. History of the city of brooklyn by henry reed styles. History of williamsburg brooklyn like a local tours. Brooklyn historical society makes the vibrant history of brooklyn tangible, meaningful, and relevant today. She lived there, in brooklyn heights and park slope, for more than three decades and began writing about it in the 1970s as a reporter for the brooklyn phoenix newspaper.
Chidester received his masters in art history from brooklyn college in 2017 and currently lives in new york city. He loves the book and all the interesting historical information and pictures. Brooklyn public librarys online catalog offers a selection of more than 20,000 historical photographs from the brooklyn collection. It does a fine job of relating early greenpoint history,especially the colonial and revolutionary period. Greenpoint was the terminal train station for the evergreen branch of the long island rail road. Brooklyn antiquarian book fairbrooklyn antiquarian book fair. Reading greenpoint brooklyn s forgotten past is a fun way to learn the rich local history of greenpoint about the author geoffrey cobb is a brooklyn high school history teacher with more than two decades of experience. Brooklyn, new york, city directory genealogy gophers. Little historical information exists about this period of greenpoints history other than the personal papers and.
Geoffrey cobb is the author of the new history of greenpoint, greenpoint brooklyn s forgotten past. Roman catholic church in northern brooklyn, greenpoint, ny. Gomes and merlis are diligently working on their third brooklyn local history book, titled brooklyns historic greenpoint, and are looking for your. While our sites are closed, we invite you to take advantage of our many virtual offerings. Greenpoint library history brooklyn public library. We have seen them on ebay going for quite a few bucks. Brooklyn historical society makes its collections available to all researchers. The original greenpoint library opened in 1906 and was one of brooklyns first carnegie libraries, but the buildings deterioration necessitated its replacement in the early 1970s. Greenpoint, brooklyn, has a surprising history of both bucolic green pastures and rancid oil patches. Years ago, when i lived in the greenpoint section of brooklyn, i invested in a book of neighborhood walking tours so i could enlighten.
A former industrial and maritime neighborhood, greenpoint was once primarily home to polish and irish immigrants and is now home to a large artists community. Manhattan avenue, like the rest of new york city, has seen a lot of changes since 1940, and here weve compiled a before and after series of the northern stretch of the avenue past greenpoint avenue using the 1940s nyc tax photo archives. Sadly, few people today in greenpoint know about the clubs glorious past. Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the new york city borough of brooklyn, in the. Forgotten new york was the firstever recipient of outstanding new york city website by the guides association of new york city in march 2015. An online community for greenpointers to share events, news, stories, and connect with other greenpointers. It has a for brooklyn unusual alphabetized street name system. Fantastic book, great pics and facts about greenpoint. Bushwick, brooklyn, flatbush, flatlands, and new utrecht. Podcast the history of the brooklyn neighborhood of greenpoint and the oftpolluted newtown creek. This page is about my newly released book on the history of greenpoint brooklyn. Greenpoint is part of brooklyn community district 1 and its primary zip code is 11222. May 01, 2005 greenpoint savings bank, manhattan avenue and calyer st. Known as the garden spot of brooklyn, an eponym bestowed by thebrooklyn eagle many years ago, greenpoint is brooklyns northernmost neighborhood, separated from long island city by newtown creek.
Shoppers looking to explore brooklyns literary scene visit word, a popular indie bookstore that hosts book clubs and speakers regularly. City directories for brooklyn 18621900, 1902 fold3. A new history celebrates brooklyns heights, and depths. Brooklyns northernmost point was once covered in trees, hence green point, now greenpoint. Marcia reiss, the author of eight books about new york city history and architecture, has a long association with brooklyn. Search the collections brooklyn historical society. Dec 16, 2012 it has a for brooklyn unusual alphabetized street name system. Whichever you prefertraditional or contemporarygreenpoints homey, unpretentious vibe is palpable, and makes exploring the neighborhood a lowkey pleasure.
Trolleys began to traverse the streets of brooklyn in 1890, the williamsburg bridge was completed in 1903, the first subway line was thrust under the east river in 1908, and the manhattan bridge. Greenpoint station opened on may 15, 1879 and was located at the intersection of quay street and franklin street at greenpoint. Greenpoint brooklyns forgotten past kindle edition by cobb, geoffrey. Gravesend, a sixth village, was founded in 1643 by lady deborah moody, an englishwoman who was fleeing. Early history settled by northern europeans, greenpoint developed in the early and mid1800s. It is patrolled by the 94th precinct of the new york city police department. The product of three years of research and a years effort writing, the book is a lucid readable text and greenpoint s forgotten past is the first book on local history in a hundred years. Before i begin to discuss the gaps in books about greenpoint let me do a quick roundup of books related to. The mural that adorns one side of the building is the work of artist leslie a. Book an appointment greenpoint pediatric dentistry, 102 norman avenue, brooklyn, ny, 11222 516. The history of european settlement in brooklyn spans more than 350 years. Podcast the history of the brooklyn neighborhood of greenpoint and the oftpolluted newtown creek greenpoint, brooklyn, has a surprising history of both bucolic green pastures and rancid oil patches. The stretch through greenpoint is also called little poland for its high concentration of polish culture and of polishnamed businesses and signage.
Brooklyn, ny, telephone books, 19341970, 19721974 new york state library brooklyn, new york directories, 18881890 ancestry. A bunch of new restaurants, buzzworthy watering holes and highlypraised. It was the first book published about greenpoint in over 45 years. Located at the intersection of greenpoint and manhattan avenues in greenpoint, brooklyn, it.
While queens has quite a number of pockets of named streets in alphabetical order, greenpoint can claim one of brooklyns 4 entries in the genre, even though middle and southern brooklyn has an alphabetized avenue scheme. A new history celebrates brooklyns heights, and depths the. We welcome scholars, teachers and students, genealogists, artists, documentarians, and anyone else curious about the history of brooklyn. Manhattan avenue is a northsouth thoroughfare in the brooklyn neighborhoods of greenpoint and williamsburg. While queens has quite a number of pockets of named streets in alphabetical order, greenpoint can claim one of brooklyn s 4 entries in the genre, even though middle and southern brooklyn has an alphabetized avenue scheme. It is the place where the countrys first ironsided warship, the monitor, was built.
In 1638, the dutch west india company first stole the areas land from the local native americans. The original greenpoint library opened in 1906 and was one of brooklyn s first carnegie libraries, but the buildings deterioration necessitated its replacement in the early 1970s. Historical brooklyn photographs brooklyn public library. It is the major shopping street in greenpoint while it is mostly residential in williamsburg. A ton of them were sold, and given away to wtg contributors. The nightlife, restaurant and music scene have burgeoned in recent years as energy and activity in williamsburg creeps north towards greenpoint.
But two brooklyn natives are sharing some of the neighborhoods more extensive history in their new book brooklyn s historic greenpoint, which begins from the earliest european landings in 1624, spanning nearly 400 years until 2015. Mar 29, 2019 greenpoint, brooklyn is only accessible via the g train or the ferry, but its certainly worth crossing the river for. The next year, in 1899, the brooklyn childrens museum, the worlds first childrens museum, opens its. Oct 04, 2019 brooklyn the once and future city by thomas j.
Growing up greenpoint a kids life in 1970s brooklyn is full of fun stories that are full of heart. Greenpoint avenue is a station on the ind crosstown line of the new york city subway. Beginning with indigenous peoples, followed by dutch settlers in the 1600s, the arrival of the british, the american revolution, mass irish and german immigration, the civil war, the expansion of industry and shipping, trailed by urban decline and decay and finally todays reemergence of brooklyn as home to some of. Podcast the history of the brooklyn neighborhood of greenpoint and the oft polluted newtown creek. Authors share obscure history of greenpoint brooklyn paper. Guide to greenpoint, new york things to do in brooklyn. A longtime greenpoint resident and blogger reveals stories from the neighborhoods forgotten past in his. Search for books and periodicals about brooklyn history, politics, development, and culture. Did you know there was a synagogue where ctown now stands.
Top things to do in greenpoint, brooklyn tripsavvy. The greenpoint brings a new way of living to the neighborhood with thoughtfully designed residences with spectacular views and an amenityrich lifestyle. Julia wertz offers an illustrated tour of some historical sites in greenpoint, brooklyn. Greenpoint star breaking news, classifieds, businesses, events. Halle berry opens up about living in a homeless shelter in new york city pen people. Greenlight bookstore an independent bookstore in the. The king of greenpoint peter mcguinness north brooklyn history series. It is the place where the countrys first ironsided warship, the monitor, was built, the land of mae wests birth, and the place.
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