Brooklyn History Revealed
The New York Historical Society and Council Member David Yassky launched Brooklyn Revealed this morning, which will give you an online tour of historic Brooklyn neighborhoods and streets (including explanations of the origins of more than 100 street names). History nerds unite! Yassky noted that the interactive site "will provide a venue through which we can engage our children in how Brooklyn has evolved, and allow for the dynamic exchange of knowledge and ideas that helps define our great borough," and it includes glimpses at important people who are a part of the borough's history (you know, the ones that were here before you all moved in to your Karl Fischer condos). Did you know that Atlantic Avenue was originally a private avenue leading to Ralph Patchen’s farm on the East River?
