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Explore a Topic: Park Slope
Introduction

The Brooklyn Collection presents a selection of resources on Park Slope.

Internet Links
826NYC
Based in Park Slope, 826NYC is a nonprofit writing center for students ages 6-18.
Brooklyn Community Board 6
The website of Brooklyn's Community Board 6, which serves the neighborhood of Park Slope. Includes an extensive resource directory, maps, and useful links.
nyc-architecture.com
A photo gallery of notable Park Slope architecture, with written descriptions of the neighborhood.
Park Slope Pathfinder
An informative website about Park Slope, created by a student at University of North Carolina's library school.
Park Slope Reader
Website for the locally owned and operated publication.
Prospect Park
The website for the park that gives the neighborhood its name.
The Old Stone House
The official website of the Park Slope landmark. The Old Stone House provides educational classes on Brooklyn history.


Print Resources
Brooklyn's Park Slope : a photographic retrospective
Brian Merlis
The history of Park Slope, told through photographs.
Neighborhood change in New York City : a case study of Park Slope, 1850 through 1980
Timothy O'Hanlon
A sociological history of Park Slope examines how and why the neighborhood has changed over a 130 year period.
Park Slope, its people, its past : an oral history anthology
Robin V. Carter
Stories told by longtime residents of Park Slope provide an informal history of the neighborhood.
The Brooklyn follies
Paul Auster
Set largely in Park Slope, this novel tells the story of a middle-aged man who moves to Brooklyn to die.
The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn c.2004
Kenneth Jackson and John Manbeck
An invaluable introduction to Brooklyn’s many neighborhoods, with an illustrated chapter on each, including Park Slope. Includes a map, a neighborhood profile and neighborhood facts.

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