Williamsburg (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531622428)

There is no New York neighborhood that boasts a richer history or more exciting present than Williamsburg. At first a quiet waterside community, Williamsburg briefly became a wealthy suburb of Manhattan in the middle of the nineteenth century. Heavy industrialization and a tidal wave of immigrants later turned Williamsburg into New York's poorest, most crowded quarter. With images drawn chiefly from the rich photographic collection of the Brooklyn Historical Society, Williamsburg illustrates the neighborhood's transformation from one of New York's most impoverished and least fashionable neighborhoods to a modern-day example of the city's capacity for self-renewal.

Author: Victor Lederer, The Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Historical Society
ISBN-10: 1531622429
ISBN-13: 9781531622428
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2005
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d