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Prospect Park South is a community of Brooklyn, New York City. The Brooklyn Bridge in 1890, seven years after its opening Kings County in New York State Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ...


It is bordered by Church Avenue on the north, the Brighton Beach Line of the New York Subway on the east, Beverley Road (sometimes spelled Beverly) on the south, and a line between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue on the west. It is considered part of the larger Flatbush community. The Brighton Line is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City. ... South Ferry station 125th Street station The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ... Flatbush is a neighborhood of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City. ...


Prospect Park South was developed at the beginning of the 20th century as a community of large, individually designed homes. Its motto was rus in urb (country in the city). It was built to take advantage of the train service on the Brighton Line that connected the community with Manhattan near City Hall, at the western end of the Brooklyn Bridge. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... In rail transport, a train consists of a single or several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... View from the East River (2002) Plan of one tower for the Brooklyn Bridge, 1867. ...


Though not on large properties by modern standards, a number of the homes would still be considered mansions and attracted prominent individuals of means. A Japanese-styled home on Buckingham Road was the residence of the Japanese ambassador to the United States, and the nearby Matts Mansion on the south side of Albemarle Road, bordering on the railway, but torn down after being in ruins for decades, was the home of the founder of the Ex-Lax company. Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ...


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Prospect Park South - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (254 words)
Prospect Park South is a community of Brooklyn, New York City.
Prospect Park South was developed at the beginning of the 20th century as a community of large, individually designed homes.
A Japanese-styled home on Buckingham Road was the residence of the Japanese ambassador to the United States, and the nearby Matts Mansion on the south side of Albemarle Road, bordering on the railway, but torn down after being in ruins for decades, was the home of the founder of the Ex-Lax company.
Prospect Park :: Park History (1556 words)
he development of Prospect Park is one element in a vast historical context that includes wars, the dawn of the industrial age and the shift of the population from rural to urban settings.
Prospect Park would be for everyone, but especially Brooklyn's poor, who could find a bit of the country right in their own backyards.
Although the Park's original founders could have no idea what changes lay in store for the Prospect Park community, their commitment to their art, to the public and to natural preservation created a legacy born of unbelievable foresight.
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