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Series 4: Legal, circa 1850 to 1921

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Linear Feet in two and one quarter manuscript boxes.

Scope and Contents

This series contains various legal documents relating to Department of Parks projects in Brooklyn including Coney Island Park and Concourse, East Side Lands, Prospect Park, Ocean Parkway, Shore Road, and the Eastern Parkway Extension among others. There are also documents relating to streets in Brooklyn including Bedford Avenue, Ocean Avenue, and Washington Avenue. Document types represented in this series include court proceedings, court orders, tax records, and land records (deeds, mortgages, bonds, etc.).

Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201