Known as the prospect branch until 1975, park slope librarys founding dates to a small collection of natural history books housed in prospect parks litchfield mansion in the early 20th century. Park slope library, finally open for business after a threeyearlong wait, the renovated park slope branch of the brooklyn public library reopened its doors on sept. After a decade of mulling, arguing, planning and dreaming over what should be done with the park slope armory in brooklyn, mayor michael r. Park slope armory has secret tunnel and underground shooting. When the park was destroyed by a fire, the team moved to two other sites.
Established in 1838, greenwood cemetery was designed by architect david bates douglass as a response to the rotting corpse problem in manhattan and served as a resting place for many new yorkers. The 14th brooklyn regiment armory, better known as the park slope armory, was. Jun 30, 2015 park slope armory home to secret veterans museum as this article notes, what is perhaps the best kept secret in brooklyn is getting noticed more and more these days. The park slope armory was built in 1895, designed by william a.
The public finally got inside the park slope armory last thursday. The 14th regiment armory at 8th avenue between 14th and 15th streets was designed by william mundell and built between 1891 and 1895. We are conveniently located across the street from prospect park and offer stateoftheart exercise equipment, classes for kids of all ages, and a community. Jul 23, 2004 after a decade of mulling, arguing, planning and dreaming over what should be done with the park slope armory in brooklyn, mayor michael r. Nearby, old stone house is a 1930 reconstruction of the vechtecortelyou house which was destroyed in 1897. The 14th regiment armory, also known as the eighth avenue armory and the park slope armory, is a historic national guard armory building located on eighth. The regiment was founded in 1847 and has origins dating back to colonial times. In 1892, president grover cleveland presided over the unveiling of the soldiers and sailors arch at grand army plaza, a notable park slope landmark. Tour unveils park slope armorys hidden civil war shooting range.
He has lived in park slope since 1984 and joined the coop in 1990. Picture books are generally great options for toddlers and for preschool and kindergarten age children. The park slope armory ymca is located at 361 15th street, brooklyn, ny 11215. The park avenue armory conservancy is a notforprofit organization dedicated to restoring the park avenue armory and bringing it back to life as a dynamic center for the visual and performing arts, following a model of adaptive reuse for artistic uses found. I will be doing more pieces on armory park history and historic homes as i can gather information from the study and other sources. The lot measured 200 feet 61 m on eighth avenue and 550 feet 170 m on the side streets. Baseball had also played a prominent role in the history of the park slope area. Our summer camps will lead to a summer of fun, friendships, and adventure. The present neighborhood of park slope is built on land that was owned by railroad owner and land speculator edwin c. Armory becomes park slope hub crains new york business. Jul 29, 2015 park slope armory has secret tunnel and underground shooting range. In 18901891, the 14th regiment armory commission made plans for a new armory building in the presentday neighborhood of park slope, along eighth avenue between 14th and 15th streets, near prospect park. A secret veterans museum hidden in the park slope armory, brooklyn.
The park avenue armory conservancy is a notforprofit organization dedicated to restoring the park avenue armory and bringing it back to life as a dynamic center for the visual and performing arts, following a model of adaptive reuse for artistic uses found in several european and american cities, but not in new york. Park slope and the story of brownstone brooklyn the bowery boys. Starting this month, we are doubling our number of episodes per month. As you can tell by the unleaved trees this trip actually preceded my manhattan 8th avenue foray porn under a bad sign. To help you find the right books for you and your young reader, weve compiled a list of the best kids books about world war 2. The castlelike park slope armory encompasses an entire city block in brooklyn, bounded by 7th and 8th avenue, and 14th and 15th streets. Park slope armory has secret tunnel and underground shooting range. Photographs of park slope in the 1950s brooklynian. Sep 03, 2007 after a walk in nycs underbelly down hells kitchens 8th avenue, a trip down brooklyns 8th avenue in park slope shapes up to be rather a change of pace. We are conveniently located across the street from prospect park and offer state oftheart exercise equipment, classes for kids of all ages, and a community. Italian immigrants were settled in houses at the bottom, earlier irish immigrants had moved a rung up to the middle and old dutch and english families lived at the top of the ladder, the gold coast along the park.
National park service cultural landscapes inventory 2004. In may, when state officials announced that reserve military forces would be consolidated because of budget cutbacks, they said that the park slope. Nov 04, 2019 early voting at the park slope armory ymca on the first day of early voting in new york city. Find groups in brooklyn, new york about park slope and meet people in your local community who share your interests. This is the sixth and last in the series of articles about homes highlighted in the armory park. A secret veterans museum hidden in the park slope armory. Choose from kinder camp, day camp, swim camp, inclusion camp, teen camps, and more for your child at the prospect park ymca and park slope armory ymca in brooklyn. From 1879 to 1889, the brooklyn atlantics played at washington park on 5th avenue between 3rd and 4th streets. My sister and i have been trying desperately to find out about our mothers family historyi have much on my fathers history including photos which i would love to send you but have no photos of her or her parents. Like many of the citys armories, the armory has been. Mundell for the 14th regiment of the national guard, also known as the. Apr 11, 2019 the space had gothic elements stained glass windows, high vaulted ceiling, corinthian style columns that surrounded the base floor, bookshelves twice our size and paintings whose eyes just followed you around the room. After a walk in nycs underbelly down hells kitchens 8th avenue, a trip down brooklyns 8th avenue in park slope shapes up to be rather a change of pace.
The 14th regiment armory, also known as the eighth avenue armory and the park slope armory, is a historic national guard armory building located on eighth avenue between 14th and 15th streets in the south slope neighborhood of brooklyn, new york city, united states. How brownstone brooklyn emerged park slope, ny patch. Park slope, brooklyn, new york city, new york, united states built in 189195, the fourteenth regiment armory, located in the park slope section of brooklyn, is an outstanding example of a late nineteenthcentury national guard armory in new york city. A storefront library soon opened on ninth street until the beautiful andrew carnegiefunded building opened at its current location in 1906. It looks gorgeous but its still weeks away from opening. Just 2% of nyc voters cast ballots early in citys first. The new york state military history museum will be closed until further notice. Tour unveils park slope armorys hidden civil war shooting. Park slope is a neighborhood in northwestern brooklyn, new york city, within the area once known as south brooklyn.
Park slope library history brooklyn public library. Local businesses right here in our community have joined the prospect park y and park slope armory y in our promise to turn no one away due to the inability to pay. Tour of park slope armorys hidden shooting range park slope, ny. Park slope armory home to secret veterans museum as this article notes, what is perhaps the best kept secret in brooklyn is getting noticed more. Park slope is a namebrand brooklyn neighborhood known for its organic food markets and picturesque, pedestrianfriendly sidewalks. Mar 06, 2020 the magazine antiques m ore than two hundred dealers in rare books, maps, photos, memorabilia, and such have gathered for the sixtieth annual new york antiquarian book fairthe most important event on international book dealers calendarat the park avenue armory.
Park slope used to have quite a few before high rents got the best of them. From the 1980s until 2004 an area of the garrison had been used as a 7bed dormitory for homeless women, which currently is managed by the church avenue merchants block association camba. First american edition featuring illustrations by eliot. Oct 03, 1993 in may, when state officials announced that reserve military forces would be consolidated because of budget cutbacks, they said that the park slope armory, along with two others in new york city. The armory, which is 140,000 square feet in size, is comprised of two distinct parts. Tour of park slope armory s hidden shooting range park slope, ny a secret brooklyn tour this month will let 20 new yorkers explore a shooting range and a hidden veterans museum in the park. Park slope history archives park slope civic council. Jan 18, 2020 park slope is a neighborhood in northwestern brooklyn, new york city, within the area once known as south brooklyn. The slope survey returns for its 14th installment with authors and educator jeb abrahamian. Litchfield and sold block by block to developers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. A rendering of what the redesigned park avenue armory will look like. Nov 09, 2009 it looks gorgeous but its still weeks away from opening. Yeswould you recommend this program to other parents for their child in the future. Jul 29, 2015 park slope armory home to secret veterans museum.
Early voting at the park slope armory ymca on the first day of early voting in new york city. The inside of the branch is a marvel of early twentieth. Growing up in park slope brooklyn 50s80s and iconic things of our time brooklyn neighborhoods volume 1 robert a henriksen on. Theres an abandoned shooting gallery deep below the building. Park slope armory home to secret veterans museum park. About park slope armory ymca ymca of greater new york. We got the tour as part of the citys effort to convince the public that the longawaited, lavishly renovated armory on eighth avenue would soon open as a spectacular, ymcarun recreation center. Jeb was born in iran, grew up in iran and england, and moved to new york in 1963. Park slope is roughly bounded by prospect park and prospect park west to the east, fourth avenue to the west, flatbush avenue to the north, and prospect expressway to. New yorkhistorical society center for womens history opens. Prospect park, charming cafes, and plenty of public amenities contribute to the neighborhoods smalltown vibe. Nancy webster and david shirleys account of the history of brooklyn bridge park is an exploration of how the industrial spaces on the east river. Mundell for the 14th regiment of the national guard, also known as the brooklyn chasseur.
Mundell, a brooklyn architect who also designed buildings in manhattan, queens, and long island. This book has lots of photographs of these buildings along with a brief description of each one. History the present neighborhood of park slope is built on land that was owned by railroad owner and land speculator edwin c. Apr 23, 2020 anna burns, author of the booker prizewinning milkman, joins us at congregation beth elohim to celebrate the us publication of her novel little constructions. Park slope and the story of brownstone brooklyn the. Friends of park slope library is a community of neighbors created to support our local branch of. Athletic center for children planned for brooklyn armory. Anna burns, author of the booker prizewinning milkman, joins us at congregation beth elohim to celebrate the us publication of her novel little constructions. Massive science fair planned for park slope armory this.
A park slope resident for 15 years and a ps 321 parent, heather studied english at columbia and yale, where she worked as a curatorial assistant in the beinecke library. We are conveniently located across the street from prospect park and offer stateoftheart exercise equipment, classes for kids of all ages, and a community committed to helping you achieve your goals. Every shelf had books that were new and old but all books were written about brooklyn or written by someone who lived in brooklyn. Bloomberg said yesterday that part of the building would. This site brings our history of the brooklyn armories full circle. Unfortunately, the public consisted of me and my senior editor, vince dimiceli. Still, our exclusive peak inside reveals that if the city ever actually turns it over to the ymca, the park slope armory will be one heck of a community resource. Will you send your child back to this summer camp program next year.
The manufacturing operations were sited on the east and northeast sides of the armory hill site and, with the exception of the main arsenal building to the west of the green, storage or arsenal facilities were on the south side of the. As someone who has lived in park slope, i can really appreciate the architecture and history of the many iconic buildings and homes in this section of brooklyn. Museum that the organization featured in its secret brooklyn book. The top 10 secrets of the park slope armory in brooklyn. Park slope and the story of brownstone brooklyn the bowery. Professor emeritus of history from graduate center and. He hopes to have more information videos made and more screens installed to tell the history of the regiment and armory overall. Fourteenth regiment armory park slope, brooklyn, new york. Mundell, a brooklyn architect who also designed buildings in manhattan, queens, and long. Veterans museum at park slope armory is best kept secret. Sixtyone polling places were open citywide every day until nov. But beyond the din of activity that has given the building its second life, the park slope armory has quite a history of its own.
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