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When Brooklyn Was the World: 1920-1957 by Willensky, Elliot

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Condition
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
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ISBN
0517558580
Book Title
When Brooklyn Was the World, 1920-1957
Item Length
9.4in
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Publication Year
1986
Format
Book, Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Elliot Willensky
Genre
Transportation, History
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Automotive / History
Item Width
7.8in
Item Weight
27.5 Oz
Number of Pages
239 Pages

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Around the corner. The next block. Across the At the end of the line. Borough Park. Gowanus. Flatbush. Canarsie. Ridgewood. Greenpoint. Brownsville. Bay Ridge. Bensonhurst. City Line. What was the place called Brooklyn really like back then... when Brooklyn was the world? Elliot Willensky, born in Brooklyn and now official Borough Historian, takes us back to a sweeter time when a trip on the new BMT subway was a delightful adventure, when summer days were a picnic on the sand and evenings were Nathan's hotdogs at Coney Island and a whirl of lights, spills, and chills at dazzling Luna Park. Remembering Brooklyn, it's the neighborhoods you think of first -- or maybe it's your own block, the one you were raised on. In those days, the street was a more animated, more colorful place. Jacks and jump rope, hit-the-stick, double-dutch and skelly or potsy (hopscotch to you) were played everywhere. The street was a natural amphitheater, and the stoop was the perfect place for grown-ups to sit and watch and visit with neighbors. Stores-on-wheels selling fruit, baked goods, and the old standby, seltzer, rolled right down the block, and the Fuller Brush man and Electrolux vacuum-cleaner salesmen worked door to door, saving housewives countless shopping trips. For many, a big night out was dinner at a Chinese restaurant, where 99 percent of the patrons were non-Chinese, and you could get mysterious-sounding dishes like moo goo gai pan and subgum chow mein -- "One from column A, two from column B." If you could afford to go somewhere really classy, the Marine Roof of the Bossert Hotel was one of the hottest nightspots. A hot date on Saturday night featured big bands at the clubs on The Strip (Flatbush Avenue below Prospect Park) -- the Patio, the Parakeet Club, the Circus Lounge -- or gala stage shows at the Brooklyn Academy of Music or the enormous Paramount Theatre. Still, for family entertainment you couldn't beat a day at the beach and a night on Surf Avenue, taking in the sideshows and the penny arcades. For Brooklyn, the years between 1920 and 1957 were a special time. It was in 1920 that the subway system reached to Brooklyn's outer edge -- linking the entire borough with Manhattan and making it an ideal spot for millions of new families to build their homes. The end of the era came in 1957 -- the last year that Brooklyn's beloved Dodgers played at Ebbets Field before moving to sunny California. For many loyal fans the fate of "Dem Bums" represents the fate of Brooklyn. With a brilliant, entertaining text and hundreds of exciting, nostalgic photographs (many never before published), When Brooklyn Was the World recovers the history of this lively city, as remembered by the millions of people who knew Brooklyn in its golden era.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0517558580
ISBN-13
9780517558584
eBay Product ID (ePID)
658377

Product Key Features

Book Title
When Brooklyn Was the World, 1920-1957
Author
Elliot Willensky
Format
Book, Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Automotive / History
Publication Year
1986
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
239 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
7.8in
Item Weight
27.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
F129.B7w58 1986
Lccn
85-005482
Dewey Decimal
974.7/23
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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  • by ghcbnf
    Aug 14, 2019

    Brooklyn as it was -- and still is in the memory of those who were there then!

    Bought this as a gift for my wife, a Brooklyn native. She wrote: "It's terrific. It's everything I thought I forgot and now I remember." You can't miss on a copy of this at the typical prices asked on eBay.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbooks

  • by ct768nC9T_K@Deleted
    Jul 13, 2007

    When Brooklyn Was The World 1920-1957

    Very interesting book about Brooklyn a few years back. It was especially interesting for me because when my Great Grandfather got off the boat from Sweden (before Ellis Island opened)he settled in the Brooklyn Heights area where my Grandfather and my Father were born. This book compliments Larry King's book very nicely. If you have it by all means get this one also. Filled with photo's that you'll enjoy very much even if you are not from Brooklyn. A nice addition to anyones collection who is interested in Brooklyn the way it was. Enjoy! J. Frederick Pearson

  • by xGsa-DFLQjC@Deleted
    Dec 30, 2015

    Worth Every Penny

    I bought this for my aunt, who was from Brooklyn. She thoroughly enjoyed it--and told me that It was one of the best gifts that she ever received. The other reviewers are right--this book is a gem.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: mybitofhistory

  • by sunsetcenter
    May 23, 2019

    Brooklynite must-have

    If you live or lived in Brooklyn this book is for you added bonus is if you were Dodger fan great memories

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by vjb81164
    Mar 29, 2016

    Great book if your from Brooklyn

    Very enjoyable reading and the pictures are terrific

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: atlanta-book-company

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