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Brooklynology Blog

Collected by: Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library

Archived since: Jan, 2019

Description:

Brooklynology is the blog of the Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library's local history division and archive.

Subject:   Blogs & Social Media Arts & Humanities Society & Culture

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Title: A Short History of the Saratoga Park Playground

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2020/10/30/short-history-saratoga/

Description: A history of the Saratoga Park Playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

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Subject:   Children Neighborhood history Urban development,  Bedford-stuyvesant

Title: Bedford-Stuyvesant's Dar-ul-Islam Movement

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/02/12/bedford-stuyvesants-dar/

Description: The Dar-ul-Islam, known as "the Dar," was one of the most significant grassroots movements established by African-American Sunni Muslims in the United States.

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Subject:   Bedford-stuyvesant ,  Religion Black history Photo of the Week

Title: Black News

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2011/02/14/black-news/

Description: Overview of the publication Black News, which was published from 1969 to 1984 in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

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Subject:   Race Periodicals,  Bedford-stuyvesant ,  Black history Civil Rights

Title: Brooklyn in Blue

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/04/09/brooklyn-blue/

Description: Today's Photo of the Week is a cyanotype created by New York City photographer Julius Wilcox. This photo is an interior view of the Central Presbyterian Church, also known as the Tabernacle on Marcy and Jefferson Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, photographed in 1892.

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Subject:   Photo of the Week Photography Wilcox, Julius Churches,  Bedford-stuyvesant

Title: Encounter with Kismet on a Ride Through Bed-Stuy

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/12/20/encounter-kismet-ride/

Description: Photographs of the Kismet Temple, now a Baptist church, in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

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Subject:   Photo of the Week Architecture Neighborhood history,  Bedford-stuyvesant

Title: From Factory to Community Hub

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/06/06/factory-community-hub/

Description: In 1972, the corporation took over and renovated this stately building as part of the creation of Restoration Plaza, a community hub in the heart of Bed-Stuy.

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Subject:   Photo of the Week,  Bedford-Stuyvesant ,  Architecture

Title: Hattie "The Tree Lady of Brooklyn" Carthan

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2017/02/08/hattie-tree-lady-brooklyn/

Description: A Black History month post about Ms. Hattie Carthan, a community leader and environmentalist in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

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Subject:   People Women Neighborhood history,  Bedford-Stuyvesant ,  Black history

Title: One Bedford-Stuyvesant Block's Industrial Past

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/03/16/one-bedford-stuyvesant/

Description: This week’s Photo of the Week takes us to Kosciusko Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, on the block that forms the northern boundary of Herbert Von King Park (known in the 19th century as Tompkins Park).

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Subject:   Bedford-stuyvesant ,  Industry Neighborhood history Photo of the Week

Title: Shirley Chisholm Visits Fulton Street Festival

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/08/19/shirley-chisholm-visits/

Description: In 1972, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm strolled the tables lining Fulton Street, stopping to chat with vendors at the bustling outdoor festival in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn. In 1972, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm strolled the tables lining Fulton Street, stopping to chat with vendors at the bustling outdoor festival in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Photo of the Week Politics,  Bedford-Stuyvesant ,  Photo of the Week

Title: Welcome to MS 57

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2012/09/25/welcome-ms-57/

Description: The history of Middle School 57 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a partner with the Brooklyn Connections program.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Connections School History,  Bedford-Stuyvesant

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