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Illustration Sources Neighborhood Maps (pp. xiv, 8–9, 34–35, 54–55, 78–79, 100–111, 118–119, 136–137, 154– 155) Peter Joseph Chapter 1 p. 6 Williamsburg Stoop Scene, 1970s Photo by Lucille Fornasieri Gold p. 7 Map of the City of Williamsburgh with part of Greenpoint, 1852 Courtesy of the Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division, Eugene Armbruster Collection p. 7 Greenpoint waterfront, 1992 Photo by Anders Goldfarb Astral Apartments p. 12 Astral Apartments, 2005 Courtesy of Benardo/Weiss archive Bedford Avenue p. 13 Bedford Avenue and North 9th Street, 1987 Photo by Anders Goldfarb Cooper Park p. 16 Statue of Peter Cooper in front of Cooper Union, 1901 Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-83848 Eberhard Faber Pencil Building p. 16 Eberhard Faber, 1922 Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-93590 Grand Ferry Park p. 18 Grand Street, 1989 Photo by Anders Goldfarb Guernsey Street p. 19 Guernsey Street, taken from the corner of Norman Avenue, ca. 1992 Photo by Anders Goldfarb Havemeyer Street p. 20 William Frederick Havemeyer, mid-nineteenth century Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-109879 Humboldt Street p. 21 Alexander von Humboldt, mid-nineteenth century Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-cwpbh-02613 Kossuth Place p. 23 Lajos Kossuth, 1849 Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZC2-2793 Lindsay Triangle p. 24 John Lindsay, 1966 Photo by John Vachon; courtesy of Michael Vachon McCarren Park p. 28 McCarren Park, ca. 1997 Photo by Anders Goldfarb Seigel Street p. 28 Franz Sigel, ca. 1861 Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-08359 Chapter 2 p. 32 Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO), 1995 Photo by Anders Goldfarb p. 33 Downtown Brooklyn, 1942 Courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection p. 39 Fulton Ferry Landing, late 1980s Photo by Lucille Fornasieri Gold Brooklyn Borough Hall p. 39 Brooklyn Borough Hall: Brooklyn — Past and Present, 1938 Courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection p. 39 Brooklyn —| 175 Past and Present mural study Courtesy of Peter Fabry p. 40 Brooklyn — Past and Present mural study Courtesy of Peter Fabry Brooklyn Bridge p. 41 Brooklyn Bridge Courtesy of Tom Ginocchio Brooklyn Heights Esplanade p. 41 Brooklyn Heights Esplanade/Promenade, 1970s Photo by Lucille Fornasieri Gold Court Street p. 43 Court Street, 1928 Courtesy of Brian Merlis Fulton Street p. 45 Fulton Street, August 12, 1915 Courtesy of New York Transit Museum Jay Street p. 46 John Jay Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-50375 Monroe Place p. 48 James Monroe Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-87925 Squibb Playground p. 52 Edward R. Squibb, 1890s Courtesy of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Chapter 3 p. 53 Park Slope (Seventh Ave.), 1978 Photo by Anders Goldfarb p. 53 Red Hook Pier, 2005 Courtesy of Benardo/Weiss archive Beard Street p. 59 Trolley tracks at Beard Street, Red Hook, 2002 Courtesy of the Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division, Erik Huber Collection Bishop Ford High School p. 160 Bishop Francis Xavier Ford Courtesy of Bishop Ford High School Brooklyn Botanic Garden p. 161 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2003 Photo by Archil Pichkhadze Calder Place p. 162 Senator William Musgrave Calder speaking with Warren G. Harding , June 1920, en route to the Republican National Convention Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-64101 Carroll Street p. 162 Charles Carroll Courtesy of Line of Battle Naval Heritage Museum Enterprise Dean Street p. 163 Silas Deane Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-25779 Green-Wood Cemetery p. 165 Green-Wood Cemetery, tombstone of Steeplechase founder George C. Tilyou, 2004 Courtesy of Benardo/Weiss archive J. J. Byrne Park p. 166 J. J. Byrne Park/Old Stone House, 2001 Photo by Anders Goldfarb Montauk Club p. 168 Montauk Club, 2005 Courtesy of Benardo/Weiss archive Prospect Park p. 173 Prospect Park, 19702 Photo by Lucille Fornasieri Gold Litchfield Villa p. 174 Litchfield Villa, 2005 Courtesy of Benardo/Weiss archive Chapter 4 Benjamin Banneker Academy p. 80 Benjamin Banneker stamps, 1979 Courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service Brooklyn Academy of Music p. 81 Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1923 Postcard (unknown origin), in authors’ possession Clara Barton High School p. 82 Clara Barton, 1902...

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