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Susan Tunick, Brighton Clay Re- Leaf #2

Susan TunickBrighton Clay Re-Leaf #21994Ceramic mosaicCommissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA New York City Transit

Susan TunickBrighton Clay Re-Leaf #21994Ceramic mosaicCommissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA New York City Transit

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • prospect park
  • mta
  • subway
  • art
  • susan tunick
  • 1994

Remembering the Malbone Street Wreck

In memory of those who lost their lives near this location on November 1, 1918, when a wooden-bodied train carrying an estimated 650 passengers derailed and crashed under Malbone Street. Nearly...

In memory of those who lost their lives near this location on November 1, 1918, when a wooden-bodied train carrying an estimated 650 passengers derailed and crashed under Malbone Street....

  • brooklyn
  • prospect park
  • prospect lef...
  • flatbush
  • malbone street
  • subway
  • eric adams
  • 1918
  • 2019

Juneteenth Way

Prospect Park Alliance Celebrate   Juneteenth Way   This area has been designated as Juneteenth Way as part of a citywide initiative to name parkland in honor of events and figures of significance...

Prospect Park Alliance Celebrate   Juneteenth Way This area has been designated as Juneteenth Way as part of a citywide initiative to name parkland in honor of events and figures of significance...

  • brooklyn
  • prospect park
  • juneteenth
  • park

Hon. Richard Young

THIS GATE IS THE GIFT OFHON. RICHARD YOUNG 1929Submitted by @lampbane

THIS GATE IS THE GIFT OFHON. RICHARD YOUNG 1929Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • garden
  • gate
  • richard young
  • 1929

David Booth Marentette

IN LOVING MEMORY   DAVID BOOTH MARENTETTE   1939 - 2007   HE LOVED TO BRING HIS FAMILY TO THIS BOSKY DELL

IN LOVING MEMORY   DAVID BOOTH MARENTETTE   1939 - 2007   HE LOVED TO BRING HIS FAMILY TO THIS BOSKY DELL

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • 1939
  • 2007

Marquand Family Woodland

Marquand Family Woodland, Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Marquand Family Woodland, Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • garden
  • woodland

Camperdown Elm

A Crowning Curio The Camperdown Elm Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii' The Camperdown Elm was developed in the late 1830s when a mutant Scots Elm branch was discovered growing along the ground at...

A Crowning Curio The Camperdown Elm Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii' The Camperdown Elm was developed in the late 1830s when a mutant Scots Elm branch was discovered growing along the ground at...

  • brooklyn
  • prospect park
  • camperdown elm
  • camperdown
  • tree
  • 1872
  • 1967

Edvard Grieg

GRIEG PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN BY THE NORWEGIAN SOCIETIES   Submitted by @lampbane

GRIEG PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN BY THE NORWEGIAN SOCIETIES   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • prospect park
  • edvard grieg
  • norwegian
  • composer

Waterfall Nature Trail

Explore the Waterfall Trail and experience the sights and sounds of the water course Take 50 minutes to discover nature all around you. For more information, visit the Audubon Center. Submitted by...

Explore the Waterfall Trail and experience the sights and sounds of the water course Take 50 minutes to discover nature all around you. For more information, visit the Audubon Center. Submitted by...

  • brooklyn
  • prospect park
  • hiking
  • trail
  • waterfall

Ernestine Feinland

"IT WASN'T UNTIL I VISITED BBG THAT I DISCOVERED NATURE FIRST HAND. THERE I ENTERED A WORLD OF MAGIC."   ERNESTINE FEINLAND

"IT WASN'T UNTIL I VISITED BBG THAT I DISCOVERED NATURE FIRST HAND. THERE I ENTERED A WORLD OF MAGIC."   ERNESTINE FEINLAND

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • ernestine feinland

Dr. Melvin Burt Fuerst

IN LOVING MEMORY OF DR. MELVIN BURT FUERST 1924-2013Submitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY OF DR. MELVIN BURT FUERST 1924-2013Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • melvin fuerst
  • 1924
  • 2013

Blossom Perlmutter Fuerst

IN LOVING MEMORY OF BLOSSOM PERLMUTTER FUERST 1928-2005 FROM HER HUSBAND MELVIN,CHILDREN LISA AND CLAUDIASubmitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY OF BLOSSOM PERLMUTTER FUERST 1928-2005 FROM HER HUSBAND MELVIN,CHILDREN LISA AND CLAUDIASubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • blossom perl...
  • 1928
  • 2005

John and Eleanor Peterson

IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHILDREN'S GARDEN PARENTSJOHN PETERSON, 1936-1986 ELEANOR PETERSON, 1941-2013Submitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHILDREN'S GARDEN PARENTSJOHN PETERSON, 1936-1986 ELEANOR PETERSON, 1941-2013Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • 1936
  • 1986
  • 1941
  • 2013

The Binnen Bridge

CITY OF NEW YORK SAMUEL S. POWELL, MAYOR JAMES S.T. STRANAHAN, COMMISSIONER OLMSTED & VAUX, DESIGNER 1872 THE BINNEN BRIDGE 1996RUDOLPH W, GIULIANI, MAYOR HOWARD GOLDEN, BOROUGH PRESIDENT STEPHEN...

CITY OF NEW YORK SAMUEL S. POWELL, MAYOR JAMES S.T. STRANAHAN, COMMISSIONER OLMSTED & VAUX, DESIGNER 1872 THE BINNEN BRIDGE 1996RUDOLPH W, GIULIANI, MAYOR HOWARD GOLDEN, BOROUGH PRESIDENT STEPHEN...

  • brooklyn
  • prospect park
  • binnen bridge
  • bridge
  • park
  • olmsted & vaux
  • frederick la...
  • calvert vaux

Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside

Prospect Park Alliance Renew Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside The LeFrak Center at Lakeside Lakeside is the largest and most ambitious project in Prospect Park since its creation, and...

Prospect Park Alliance Renew Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside The LeFrak Center at Lakeside Lakeside is the largest and most ambitious project in Prospect Park since its creation, and...

  • prospect park
  • prospect par...
  • samuel j. lefrak
  • ethel lefrak
  • lefrak center

Martha Adams Rubin - Four Seasons Garden

Martha Adams RubinFour Seasons GardenSubmitted by @lampbane

Martha Adams RubinFour Seasons GardenSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • martha adams rubin

Barbara Rich

IN LOVING MEMORY OF   BARBARA RICH MOTHER, EDUCATOR, ACTIVIST, PLANT WHISPERER.Submitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY OF   BARBARA RICH MOTHER, EDUCATOR, ACTIVIST, PLANT WHISPERER.Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • barbara rich

Brooklyn - Flatbush Boundary Line

THE BRASS LINE IN THE WALK SHOWS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE OLD CITY OF BROOKLYN AND THE TOWNSHIP OF FLATBUSH   BROOKLYN (BREUCKELEN) FIRST SETTLED 1636 FLATBUSH 1621.   BROOKLYN INCORPORATED A CITY...

THE BRASS LINE IN THE WALK SHOWS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE OLD CITY OF BROOKLYN AND THE TOWNSHIP OF FLATBUSH   BROOKLYN (BREUCKELEN) FIRST SETTLED 1636 FLATBUSH 1621.   BROOKLYN INCORPORATED A...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • flatbush
  • 1636
  • 1621
  • 1834
  • 1894
  • 1898
  • 1934

Judith R. and Alan H. Fishman

THIS PATHWAY IS DEDICATED TO   JUDITH R. AND ALAN H. FISHMAN   IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN   Submitted by @lampbane

THIS PATHWAY IS DEDICATED TO   JUDITH R. AND ALAN H. FISHMAN   IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN   Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • judith fishman
  • alan fishman
  • pathway