Series 2: Sunset Park Restoration Committee records, circa 1910-circa 2010, inclusive; 1980-1989, bulk
Scope and Contents
Series 2: Sunset Park Restoration Committee records, circa 1910-circa 2010, includes House Tour brochures, event flyers, and an educational curriculum developed for local schools. The curriculum was funded by a 1981 Brooklyn Educational and Cultural Alliance grant and developed by the Prospect Park Environmental Center and the Environmental Action Coalition. This series also includes photographs that were included in Sunset Park: A time remembered, researched and written by Robert J. Walsh and Alice Walsh, and published by the Sunset Park Restoration Committee in 1980.
Arrangement
The series is in chronological order.
Historical Note
The Sunset Park Restoration Committee was formed in 1976 by residents who wanted to represent Sunset Park at the annual Brooklyn Brownstone Fair. During the late 1970s and 1980s, the Committee sponsored house tours, home improvement workshops, flea markets, square dances, and an educational history guide and walking tour for 4th graders. The Sunset Park Restoration Committee has also advocated for historic district status for areas of the neighborhood and publishes informational material about the history and current activities of the neighborhood.
