LEADER 04796nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910820183803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-3906-7 010 $a1-4356-0047-9 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814739068 035 $a(CKB)1000000000476532 035 $a(OCoLC)191953102 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10170565 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000115258 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11131302 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115258 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10007631 035 $a(PQKB)11053430 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865529 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10765 035 $a(DE-B1597)547967 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814739068 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865529 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170565 035 $a(OCoLC)780425894 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000476532 100 $a20060103d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBrooklyn by name $ehow the neighborhoods, streets, parks, bridges, and more got their names /$fLeonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8147-9945-0 311 0 $a0-8147-9946-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-185) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Maps --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Northern Brooklyn --$t2. Downtown Brooklyn --$t3. South Brooklyn --$t4. North-Central Brooklyn --$t5. South-Central Brooklyn --$t6. Eastern Brooklyn --$t7. Southwest Brooklyn --$t8. Southeastern and Southern Brooklyn --$tIllustration Sources --$tWorks Consulted --$tIndex --$tAbout the Authors 330 $aVisit the blog for the book at www.brooklynbyname.comFrom Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. Uncovering the remarkable stories behind the landmarks, Brooklyn By Name takes readers on a stroll through the streets and places of this thriving metropolis to reveal the borough?s textured past. Listing more than 500 of Brooklyn?s most prominent place names, organized alphabetically by region, and richly illustrated with photographs and current maps the book captures the diverse threads of American history. We learn about the Canarsie Indians, the region's first settlers, whose language survives in daily traffic reports about the Gowanus Expressway. The arrival of the Dutch West India Company in 1620 brought the first wave of European names, from Boswijck (?town in the woods,? later Bushwick) to Bedford-Stuyvesant, after the controversial administrator of the Dutch colony, to numerous places named after prominent Dutch families like the Bergens. The English takeover of the area in 1664 led to the Anglicization of Dutch names, (vlackebos, meaning ?wooded plain,? became Flatbush) and the introduction of distinctively English names (Kensington, Brighton Beach). A century later the American Revolution swept away most Tory monikers, replacing them with signers of the Declaration of Independence and international figures who supported the revolution such as Lafayette (France), De Kalb (Germany), and Kosciuszko (Poland). We learn too of the dark corners of Brooklyn's past, encountering over 70 streets named for prominent slaveholders like Lefferts and Lott but none for its most famous abolitionist, Walt Whitman. From the earliest settlements to recent commemorations such as Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn By Name tells the tales of the poets, philosophers, baseball heroes, diplomats, warriors, and saints who have left their imprint on this polyethnic borough that was once almost disastrously renamed ?New York East.? Ideal for all Brooklynites, newcomers, and visitors, this book includes:*Over 500 entries explaining the colorful history of Brooklyn's most prominent place names *Over 100 vivid photographs of Brooklyn past and present*9 easy to follow and up-to-date maps of the neighborhoods *Informative sidebars covering topics like Ebbets Field, Lindsay Triangle, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge*Covers all neighborhoods, easily find the street you're on 606 $aNames, Geographical$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 607 $aBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)$xHistory 607 $aNew York (N.Y.)$xHistory 615 0$aNames, Geographical$xHistory. 676 $a974.7/23 700 $aBenardo$b Leonard$01648150 701 $aWeiss$b Jennifer$01648151 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820183803321 996 $aBrooklyn by name$93996121 997 $aUNINA