Flatbush:: The Heart of Brooklyn

The cultural and ethnic flavors of Flatbush, Brooklyn have changed over these many years, from seventeenth-century Dutch to eastern European and Jewish, and the present Caribbean influence. Over time, small, rich farms run by Patrician families gave way to the dignified garden homes of Victorian Flatbush when the economy could no longer support farming. Through annexation by Brooklyn, development of the railroad and trolleys (which inspired the name of baseball's famed Trolley Dodgers), and the drain of suburban flight, Flatbush residents actively sought to keep their town a place to call home.

About the author

Author Nedda C. Allbray is a board member of the New York State Archives Partnership Trust, vice president of the Prospect Park South Association, and is active in several national historical associations. She seamlessly blends rare historic images from Brooklyn and New York archives with captivating narration, offering a valuable and informative account of this Brooklyn city.

Product details

• Authors: Neda C. Allbray, Nedda C. Allbray
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2004
• EAN: 9780738524535
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-2453-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 217 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 417 g
• Series: Making of America (Arcadia); Making of America (Arcadia); The Making of America
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous