The History of Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan

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Brooklyn Brainery hosts cheap collaborative classes about anything and everything. Our next semester starts July 19th, with classes at The Gowanus Studio Space. Sign up for the below class, or check out the others at http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses

DOWNTOWN AND BROOKLYN

Let's study up on what happened in New York before any of us lived here - specifically the history and architecture of downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, with a little geography and some current development projects thrown in for good measure.

Want to spend three weeks talking about Manhattan schist? Or figure out why Dead Horse Bay is called that in the first place? Do you love skyscrapers and set back zoning laws or just want to talk about bus bumps and bike lanes and all the stuff the DOT is up to? Let's do it.

And though the exact path we'll take to get there is pretty open, everything will wrap up with a field trip to the the waterfront to identify some of the buildings you can see on the skyline. We'll also try and throw in at least one walking tour of a neighborhood and it's architecture.

Cost: $25
Meeting Schedule: Four Mondays, 7-8:30pm, July 19, 26, August 2 and 9

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