Closing Bell: The History of Bed Stuy

Today Morgan Munsey, better known in these parts as Brownstoner commenter Amzi Hill, takes readers of Design Brooklyn on a fun historical tour of Bed Stuy, complete with social and architectural history and photographs. The story starts when Brooklyn was still Breuckelen, and Bed Stuy was being settled by the Lefferts family. It follows development in the 19th and 20th centuries and the changes brought on by Robert Moses in the ’50s and ’60s. Munsey, who also leads walking tours with our own Montrose Morris and blogs at Save Bedford Stuyvesant, even touches on the mystery of prominent female developers in the late 19th century. Definitely worth a read!
A Short Historical Tour of Bedford-Stuyvesant, by Morgan Munsey [Design Brooklyn]
Photo via Design Brooklyn