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April 20, 2018

Community: Fluvial Trains and Other Ways to Relate

A relationship that has not changed in society is human activity in housing, commerce and general development within the natural environment. These activities occurred along riversides throughout history every where in the world from Mesopotamia to Greece and all over Europe. Of course New York itself followed the same course of development on the Hudson and East River… Read More

Williamsburger

Williamsburg’s post-Civil War business boom and transportation improvements, such as widespread trolley service, brought renewed development to the neighborhood. Broadway became “the preferred address for monumental banks, the location of Williamsburg’s premier stores, the center for entertainment, and the nexus for most of Williamsburg’s ferry-going travels.”5 Broadway served as the main thoroughfare with the New… Read More