Brooklyn, New York, 1879 – Vintage Map Wall Art
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A window into the past: Brooklyn, New York, 1879, preserved in this antique map. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Brooklyn, New York, 1879
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Brooklyn in 1879 was still a separate city across the East River from Manhattan, and it was one of the largest cities in the country, with a population approaching half a million. Its economy rested on the waterfront, where sugar refineries, breweries, and shipyards ran alongside the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the Wallabout. Ferries carried workers and goods across to Manhattan every day, and the great suspension bridge being built between the two shores was still years from completion, so residents of the city were watching its towers rise above the river. Brooklyn's parks, including Prospect Park laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, gave the growing city a green counterweight to its crowded neighborhoods. Brooklyn would not lose its separate identity until it was merged into the City of New York in 1898.
| Created / published | 1879 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Original scan | 11,136 × 7,792 px · prints to 37 × 26 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | NY Brooklyn 1879 |
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