Highways and parkways collection, 1896-1968, 1938-1968 (bulk)

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Highways and parkways collection, 1896-1968, 1938-1968 (bulk)

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Pamphlets and reports dealing with highways in New York and Brooklyn area, including Belt Parkway, 1940-1941; Brooklyn Queens Expressway, 1954; Richmond Parkway, 1968; New York Laws Relating to the Shore Road of Brooklyn, 1896; Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, 1941-1968; Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, 1950; Jones Beach State Parkway, 1954; and others.

.3 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6871590

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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The Center for Brooklyn History was founded in 1863 by Henry Pierrepont (1808–1888) as the Long Island Historical Society, with a charter from the New England Historical Society in Boston. In 1985, the society changed its name to the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS). In 2020, the BHS made an agreement to merge with the Brooklyn Public Library. As of October 2020, the organization is now part of Brooklyn Public Library and is known as the Center for Brooklyn History....

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...