Downtown Brooklyn Development Association records 1929-1971

Brooklyn public library

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Collecting area: Brooklyn history. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457439 The Brooklyn Ephemera Collection contains a wide variety of material, mainly memorabilia, donated to the Brooklyn Public Library in the 1960s during a program conducted by the Library to encourage local interest in the history of Brooklyn. Since most of the items are unrelated, the chief value of the collection is to provide a kaleidescopic glimpse of t...

Brooklyn Eagle

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The miscellaneous negatives are copy negatives made from prints which can be found in either the Brooklyn Eagle Morgue or among the Brooklyn collection photo files. All are Brooklyn Eagle photos and are of Brooklyn scenes or personalities. From the description of Miscellaneous negatives, 1913-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155456898 EAGLE QUILLS, an in-house journal, was published monthly under the auspices of the Eagle Social Welfare Association for the benefit of the...

Davenport, Henry J.

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Independent Subway System (New York, N.Y.).

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Citizens Budget Commission (New York, N.Y.)

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Stamm, Godfrey A.

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Moses, Robert, 1888-1981

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Robert Moses (1888-1981) was a public official in New York from 1919 to the mid-1970s. He held many offices, of which the most notable among them were: President, Long Island State Park Commission; Chairman, New York State Council of Parks; Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks; New York City Planning Commissioner and Construction Coordinator; and Chairman, New York State Power and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authorities. He was responsible for the construction of many major public pr...

New York Naval Shipyard

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The origins of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (officially known as the New York Naval Shipyard) date to 1801, when the United States Navy acquired what had previously been a small, privately owned shipyard in order to construct naval vessels. By the time the Department of Defense ceased shipbuilding activities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1966, 88 vessels had been manufactured at the facility. In 1967, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was acquired by the City of New York and was converted for private commercial u...

Interborough Rapid Transit Company

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Commuter railroad service in Brooklyn dates to 1834 and the founding of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) during that year. Originally conceived as a means to connect Brooklyn to Boston, Massachusetts more directly, the LIRR played a significant role in the development and economic growth of Long Island's suburban communities, particularly after the railroad was directly linked to Manhattan in the 1880s. As of 2010, the LIRR is the largest and busiest commuter railroad in the United S...

Roscoe, Andrew S.

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Better Business Bureau of New York City

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Blum, Robert E.

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Regional Plan Association (New York, N.Y.)

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Citizens' Zoning Committee, Inc.

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Brooklyn Borough Hall (New York, N.Y.)

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New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks.

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The vast urban park system in New York City (over 29,000 acres) has its origins from a 1686 charter by Governor Thomas Dongan which provided for municipal stewardship of vacant and unappropriated land. This charter enabled the city to acquire and maintain public spaces including a marketplace, a military and parade ground, and a public commons in today's lower Manhattan. Constructed on part of the land from the original public spaces, Bowling Green, the oldest public park in New Yor...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Downtown Brooklyn Development Association.

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The Downtown Brooklyn Development Association was founded in 1929 as a civic group concerned with the problems of the business and shopping center in downtown Brooklyn. Their slogan was “In the interest of a better downtown Brooklyn.” The association closely monitored legislative activities which would assist or hinder the businesses in the area and organized support or opposition where necessary. They focused on attracting business owners and shoppers to Brooklyn through improved traffic and tr...

Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company

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Commuter railroad service in Brooklyn dates to 1834 and the founding of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) during that year. Originally conceived as a means to connect Brooklyn to Boston, Massachusetts more directly, the LIRR played a significant role in the development and economic growth of Long Island's suburban communities, particularly after the railroad was directly linked to Manhattan in the 1880s. As of 2010, the LIRR is the largest and busiest commuter railroad in the United S...

New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission

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Under the 1990 Charter of the City of New York, Chapter 21-A, the Landmarks Preservation Commission, a part of the Department of Parks and Recreation, was established as a separate city agency. The composition of the 11-member Commission includes three architects, one historian qualified in the field, one city planner or landscape architect, one realtor, and one resident of each of the five boroughs of the City. Appointed by the mayor for three year terms of office, memb...

New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Works.

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Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority

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The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The bridge is named for the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first known European explorer to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River, and for the body of water it spans, called the Narrows. Construction on the bridge began in the summer of 1959 and the bridge's upper deck was opened in November of 1964. The lower deck of the bridge was completed in 1969. Th...

Brooklyn Law School

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In colonial New York, young people primarily received education through private schoolmasters and tutors, and free schooling was available to poor families through the Dutch Reformed and Catholic churches. Following the establishment of a state government, the Regents of the University of the State of New York granted charters for secondary schools in the state; the first charter, in 1768, was for Erasmus Hall Academy, located in the present-day Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush. In...

Abraham & Straus

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Abraham & Straus was a major department store founded in Brooklyn by Abraham Abraham and Joseph Wechsler in 1865. Originally called Wechsler & Abraham and located at 285 Fulton Street, the store was so successful that it moved to a new and larger location at the corner of Fulton and Hoyt Streets in 1885. The name of the store changed to Abraham & Straus in 1893 when the Straus family, partners of Macy's department stores, bought out Wechsler's interest in the store. By 1965, Abraham ...

New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Correction

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New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Traffic.

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New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Commerce and Industrial Development.

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Bourke-White, Margaret, 1904-1971

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Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was an American photographer, war correspondent, author and photojournalist. Among her many achievements, she was the first foreign photographer allowed to take pictures in the USSR of Soviet industry, the first female war correspondent, and the first female photographer for Life magazine, where her photograph appeared on the first cover. She was the author of more than ten books, including her autobiography Portrait of Myself (1963). She received numerous award...

Pratt Institute

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October 2nd, which was Charles Pratt's birthday, was for many years celebrated as Founder's Day at the Institute. From the description of Founder's Day record group, 1888-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155455515 Art school; Brooklyn, New York. From the description of Pratt Institute exhibition catalogs, 1916-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577345 Pratt Institute was founded in 1887 by industrialist Charles Pratt. Pratt was owner of Charles ...

Swift, Thomas A.

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Citizens Union Foundation (New York, N.Y.)

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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1918 to provide support, advocacy, and promotion to businesses in the borough of Brooklyn. The Chamber accomplished these goals by organizing events such as the 1922 Manufacturers Industrial Show, an exposition highlighting Brooklyn-based manufacturers for citizens of the borough and New York City. By 1937, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce was the second largest organization of its kind in the country. Throughout the mid-20th century, ...

New York (N.Y.). City Planning Commission

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Under the 1990 Charter of the City of New York, the City Planning Commission consists of the chair, who is also director of the Department of City Planning, and six other members appointed by the Mayor. The six other appointments are apportioned among the president of the council and the five borough presidents. The City Planning Commission is responsible for planning relating to the orderly growth, improvement, and future development of the city, including adequate and ...