nyc-urbanism: #MapMondays! “Bird’s-Eye View of Brooklyn” circa 1908. The map shows
nyc-urbanism: #MapMondays! “Bird’s-Eye View of Brooklyn” circa 1908. The map shows real estate development absorbing the remaining farms in outer Brooklyn, establishing residential neighborhoods like today’s #Midwood, #BayRidge, #SheapsheadBay and #Canarsie. Companies like the Empire Keystone Improvement Company who created this map would buy farms from farmers who decided to cash in their land for hefty sums so it could be developed. Visit our Web Store (link in bio) to order a copy of the map. Use code MAP20 for 20% off! (at Bay Ridge) -- source link
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