Rust and Remebrance: Bushwick’s Southern End
Historian and teacher Adam J. Schwartz invites you to tour Bushwick’s South End with him.
“Bushwick is a bustling neighborhood with a sleepier southern side. We’ll be taking in Bushwick’s more distant past, including the Irving Square Park area, as well as Trinity Cemetery, where almost every gravestone is cast from metal. The historic houses lining the leafy streets of Southern Bushwick date from a late 19th century real estate boom. We’ll learn about this boom that occurred against the topographic demands which guided development in the area. This eye-opening stroll will demonstrate the need for historic preservation in this rapidly changing community.”
Adam worked on last year’s Up From Flames exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society, and has given other walking tours in Bushwick. There is a $13 fee for participating, and it helps support the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment. Founded in 1978, BCUE is “dedicated to educating individuals about the built and natural environments of New York City.”
Saturday, May 17, 1-3pm
Meet at the NE corner of Chauncey Street and Broadway, under the J Train elevated line.
Visit BCUE for more info or contact Ruth Edebohls at 718-788-8500 x 217.
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:18 pm
sweet! i’m gonna make him walk by my house.
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:52 am
Looking forward to seeing ya’ll again, JL. I would be remiss were I not to ask where you live–so I can steer things that way!
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:15 am
i’m eldert & broadway but i’m not sure if anything of historical note occurred anywhere nearby.
May 4th, 2008 at 3:29 am
how do these always end up on days where i cant go. :o( sigh!
May 6th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Lived at Cooper and Evergreen from 1939 to 1956. Went to FK Lane and got on the train at Chauncey St.
Went to the Colonial Theater and would love to see the neighborhood, but I’m 500 miles away.
May 6th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Hey will this go thru the cemetary at all?
May 7th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Oh yeah! How could I deny ya’ll a stroll through one of NYC’s most unique cemeteries?!? I figure on a 15 minute stop for photos and such.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Lived on Central Avenue between Harmon & Green from 1950 through 1970.
I still miss the neighborhood but I’m not hip enough to live there. Probably don’t make enough money to live there either.
Dallas is too far to come from to make the tour, but hopefully someone will post pictures somewhere.
Kevin Backmann
Dallas, TX