Closing Bell: The Disappearing Street
Today Carroll Gardens Diary announced a cool project where it will track the changing streetscape of areas in Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Columbia Street from the 50’s to today. This video focuses on the departed street Manhassett Place, but also speaks to the huge changes brought along by the BQE. Manhassett Place [Carroll Gardens…
Today Carroll Gardens Diary announced a cool project where it will track the changing streetscape of areas in Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Columbia Street from the 50’s to today. This video focuses on the departed street Manhassett Place, but also speaks to the huge changes brought along by the BQE.
Manhassett Place [Carroll Gardens Diary]
There’s a lot more where that came from.
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/streetnecrology/Bklyn%20Necrology/brooklynnec.html
Looks like that ran through the backside of the DiMateo ballfield and behind the dog run, along the backside of the public school. Ironically, it looks like it would have matched up with the footpath that now runs between between Rapelye and Woodhull alongside the kids park. Very interesting.