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Around the corner. The next block. Across the At the end of the line. Borough Park. Gowanus. Flatbush. Canarsie. Ridgewood. Greenpoint. Brownsville. Bay Ridge. Bensonhurst. City Line. What was the place called Brooklyn really like back then... when Brooklyn was the world? Elliot Willensky, born in Brooklyn and now official Borough Historian, takes us back to a sweeter time when a trip on the new BMT subway was a delightful adventure, when summer days were a picnic on the sand and evenings were Nathan's hotdogs at Coney Island and a whirl of lights, spills, and chills at dazzling Luna Park. Remembering Brooklyn, it's the neighborhoods you think of first -- or maybe it's your own block, the one you were raised on. In those days, the street was a more animated, more colorful place. Jacks and jump rope, hit-the-stick, double-dutch and skelly or potsy (hopscotch to you) were played everywhere. The street was a natural amphitheater, and the stoop was the perfect place for grown-ups to sit and watch and visit with neighbors. Stores-on-wheels selling fruit, baked goods, and the old standby, seltzer, rolled right down the block, and the Fuller Brush man and Electrolux vacuum-cleaner salesmen worked door to door, saving housewives countless shopping trips. For many, a big night out was dinner at a Chinese restaurant, where 99 percent of the patrons were non-Chinese, and you could get mysterious-sounding dishes like moo goo gai pan and subgum chow mein -- "One from column A, two from column B." If you could afford to go somewhere really classy, the Marine Roof of the Bossert Hotel was one of the hottest nightspots. A hot date on Saturday night featured big bands at the clubs on The Strip (Flatbush Avenue below Prospect Park) -- the Patio, the Parakeet Club, the Circus Lounge -- or gala stage shows at the Brooklyn Academy of Music or the enormous Paramount Theatre. Still, for family entertainment you couldn't beat a day at the beach and a night on Surf Avenue, taking in the sideshows and the penny arcades. For Brooklyn, the years between 1920 and 1957 were a special time. It was in 1920 that the subway system reached to Brooklyn's outer edge -- linking the entire borough with Manhattan and making it an ideal spot for millions of new families to build their homes. The end of the era came in 1957 -- the last year that Brooklyn's beloved Dodgers played at Ebbets Field before moving to sunny California. For many loyal fans the fate of "Dem Bums" represents the fate of Brooklyn. With a brilliant, entertaining text and hundreds of exciting, nostalgic photographs (many never before published), When Brooklyn Was the World recovers the history of this lively city, as remembered by the millions of people who knew Brooklyn in its golden era.Product Identifiers
PublisherCrown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100517558580
ISBN-139780517558584
eBay Product ID (ePID)658377
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhen Brooklyn Was the World, 1920-1957
Number of Pages239 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Automotive / History
Publication Year1986
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorElliot Willensky
FormatBook, Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight27.5 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width7.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition19
Lccn85-005482
Dewey Decimal974.7/23
Lc Classification NumberF129.B7w58 1986
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- 15. Aug. 2019
Brooklyn as it was -- and still is in the memory of those who were there then!
Bought this as a gift for my wife, a Brooklyn native. She wrote: "It's terrific. It's everything I thought I forgot and now I remember." You can't miss on a copy of this at the typical prices asked on eBay.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 31. Dez. 2015
Worth Every Penny
I bought this for my aunt, who was from Brooklyn. She thoroughly enjoyed it--and told me that It was one of the best gifts that she ever received. The other reviewers are right--this book is a gem.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 15. Dez. 2024
So happy I stumbled upon this
I purchased this as a gift for someone who was born and raised in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn in the 1930s. There are tons of photographs and descriptions of how life was in the “good old days”! I hope she will love it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Mai. 2019
Brooklynite must-have
If you live or lived in Brooklyn this book is for you added bonus is if you were Dodger fan great memoriesBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Mär. 2016
Great book if your from Brooklyn
Very enjoyable reading and the pictures are terrificBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 20. Jul. 2021
Interesting book.
Brings back memories.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Aug. 2021
Lots of good pictures, and history
A Gift for a friendBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Mai. 2024
Very happy with my purchase.
Very happy with my purchase.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Mai. 2024
a good deal done well.
a good deal done well.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
