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A selection of books and websites on Brooklyn's many famous landmarks.
Brooklyn Borough Hall
When it was completed in 1849, this building was City Hall for what was then the city of Brooklyn. Since incorporation, it has served as Borough Hall for the Borough of Brooklyn. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Founded in 1910, Brooklyn Botanical Garden is a world class plant collection. It 52 acres feature many different plant settings, including a cherry blossom esplanade, a rose garden, a native flora garden, a bonsai tree collection, and children's gardens.
Brooklyn Bridge
This companion website for Ken Burns's PBS special contains a useful timeline, video clips, and other resources for what is arguably Brooklyn's most famous landmark.
Brooklyn Historical Society
The Brooklyn Historical Society is not only a gateway for exploring Brooklyn history. The building itself is history. It is recognized as a National Historic Landmark and included on the National Register of Historic Places.
Brooklyn Public Library
The Brooklyn Public Library is the fifth largest public library system in the country. Its Central Library, completed in 1941, was designed to resemble an open book. Located at Grand Army Plaza, it was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1997.
Floyd Bennett Field Historic District
Floyd Bennett Field was New York City's first municipal airport. It played a significant role in the development of early aviation. Today it is part of the National Park Service's Gateway National Recreation Area.
Green-Wood Cemetery
Since being founded in 1838, some 560,000 people have been interred in Green-Wood Cemetery, including Jean Michel Basquiat, Leonard Bernstein and "Boss" Tweed. It was designated a national historic landmark in 2006.
Historic District Maps for Brooklyn
Maps of Brooklyn's historic districts, as determined by New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission
Prospect Park
The 585 acre Prospect Park is one of the world's great urban outdoor areas. Designed by Olmsted & Vaux between 1866 and 1868, it receives over 7 million visitors a year.
The Cyclone
Part of Coney Island's Astroland Amusement Park, the Cyclone is arguably the most famous rollercoaster in history. The Cyclone was designated a New York City Landmark in 1988, and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1991.
An architectural guidebook to Brooklyn
Francis Morrone
A guidebook to the historically and architecturally significant buildings of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn by name : how the neighborhoods, streets, parks, bridges, and more got their names
Leonard Benardo
An explanation of how places and spaces of Brooklyn got their names.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery : New York's buried treasure
Jeffrey I. Richman
A beautifully photographed history of Brooklyn's city of the dead.
Forgotten New York : views of a lost metropolis
Kevin Walsh
A citywide guide to New York's forgotten, overlooked and unusual places. Contains an extensive Brooklyn section.
The Big Onion guide to Brooklyn : ten historic walking tours
Seth Kamil
Walking tours of Brooklyn, including Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights, Coney Island, Prospect Park, Williamsburg, Park Slope and Green-Wood Cemetery.
The complete illustrated guidebook to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Richard J. Berenson
A detailed guidebook to two of Brooklyn's most treasured places.
The landmarks of New York : an illustrated record of the city's historic buildings
Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
A definitive guide to the architectural history of more than 1100 buildings that have received landmark status. Brooklyn is thoroughly represented.
This is Brooklyn : a guide to the borough's historic districts and landmarks
Andrew S. Dolkart
A guidebook to Brooklyn architecture, historic districs, and landmarks.
David Hartman and Barry Lewis (Guides)
David Hartman and historian Barry Lewis take a walking tour around Brooklyn from Coney Island and Crown Heights to comedian Alan King's Williamsburg homecoming, which captures the heart and history of the Borough.
Ken Burns
Depicts the history of the building and social impact of what was, at the time, the biggest bridge in the world. Narrated by David McCullough.
Produced by the History Channel. The Brooklyn Bridge was not only a landmark, but also the first bridge of its kind. No one had ever used steel for construction, nor used cables of metal, nor built a suspension bridge so long. Until one man dared to try.
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