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Did you know? 90 years ago today, on May 15, 1923, Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk officially opened. Construction began in 1921 and this photo taken in July 1922 showing beach-goers along with the ongoing construction.
Photo: NYC Municipal Archives
Vintage Brooklyn <3
Via Brooklyn Visual Heritage:
Constuction site at Brooklyn College, with men operating steam shovel in ditch at left; two men (one in suit) in right foreground observing construction; LaGuardia Library in background. Caption: “New Student Center: From 1930 student population of 5,459, B. C. enrollment figures have soared to 16,514 and forced construction of further campus facilities. Construction crews are now at work on new Arts and Student Center Building that will boast 2,500-seat auditorium and house Departments of Design, Music and Speech.”
Cherry blossoms in full bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Photo: @nycgov Instagram
Reminder that Brooklyn College students get into the garden free with their ID …
Newly constructed Boylan Hall with several small construction sheds in foreground, from 1936
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Students from the Taekwondo Club at Brooklyn College gave a demonstration on the West Quad as part of the college’s First Year Thursdays program.
Interested in joining the club? It’s completely free and open to everyone. Email them at club@brooklyncollegetkd.com or show up to a meeting. The club meets Tuesdays at 12:15 in West Quad room 240, Thursdays at 12:15 on the 5th floor of the student center, and on Saturdays at 1:30 in Roosevelt Hall, room 203.
Please join us for the first of what we hope will be the LGBTQ Studies Workshop Series. Our inaugural workshop will be focused on queer terminology and how this is integral to creating a truly inclusive LGBTQ community.
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Spring Fact: Prospect Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, who were the same architects responsible for Manhattan’s Central Park. Prospect Park has over 585 acres of grassy land, forest, and waters.
For more, visit https://foursquare.com/nycgov/list/tips
Prospect park is GORGEOUS and less than a half hour from campus.
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Our newest Lightbox exhibition is up! Greetings from Coney Island, includes eight stunning panoramic time-lapsed views of the famed seaside amusement park by photographer Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao. Located at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays subway complex, these photographs were all taken as dusk turned into evening on one summer’s night. Coney Island is back in business and these photos showcase its appeal and attractions. With his long exposures that capture and compress time within each frame, Liao brings the viewer into the picture through his technique of wide angle and expansive viewpoint.
Above: Greetings from Coney Island, selected photographs by Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao, 2013.
Brooklyn is the best.
From the Brooklyn Public Library:
Aerial view of Brooklyn College construction site at Bedford Avenue and Avenue G. with three parked automobiles and one truck in far left, several pedestrians, and many residential buildings in background.
The photo is dated from 1935.
