Exploring Brooklyn's Prospect Park and Victorian Flatbush
Sat, Nov 12
|Brooklyn Public Library
Join us as we explore Prospect Park which Frederick Law Olmstead called "his masterpiece" has we enjoy the woodlands, waterways, meadows and historic sites. Topping off this tour is a visit to Victorian Flatbush, which has America's largest collection of free standing wood-frame homes.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2022, 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA
Guests
About the event
This tour is free with an optional donation to your guide (pay what you wish). Meeting place: In front of the main library at Grand Army Plaza. Be sure to bring a picnic lunch and water to drink. Restrooms: Inside the library.
Required: Proof of full vaccination.
Frederick Law Olmstead, who had previously designed Central Park with his colleague, Calvert Vaux, called Prospect Park his masterpiece. We'll visit both the unique natural and human-made features of the park, including The Ravine woodlands, Brooklyn's only forest, along with meadows and waterways, the historic, Audubon Boathouse, and the recently restored Concert Grove Pavilion. There is also a battle site from the American Revolution (Battle of Brooklyn August 27, 1776).
After lunch in the park we'll visit downtown Flatbush and see where Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond and other famous Brooklynites attended High School. Victorian Flatbush, truly one of New York's hidden gems, which…