![]() By 1860, Greenville boasted a population of 200.į.W. 1853 brought graded tree-lined streets, wells, and a growing population. They then bought the Ditmas farm to the north giving them about 114 acres of land to parcel and resell. Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.Ĭalled Greenville until the 1870s, the land that would become Parkville was purchased by the Freeman's Association in 1852. The communities of Windsor Terrace and Parkville popped up along this scenic route as havens from the bustle of Brooklyn and pit stops on the way south. Originally a wooden plank road, it was graded and turnpiked by 1860. Though a path had existed for many years, an official road opened in 1850 to improve access to Coney Island, which, with the 1824 creation of the Coney Island Hotel, had become a popular tourist destination for the rich. Parkville's history begins with the construction of the Coney Island Plank Road (now Coney Island Avenue). ![]() Notice the red circle in the below image. You can see an odd little diagonal street grid that goes against the more dominant perpendicular grid. ![]() The border streets are 18th Avenue to Avenue H and from Coney Island Avenue to McDonald Avenue. The neighborhood of Parkville sits just below Kensington and is often lumped in with it. Want to know what's up with Parkville? Here, here's what's up. So, I embarked on a tiny quest to learn a few things about my tiny new neighborhood. Parkville is one of those wonky neighborhoods that isn't often referenced because a) it is tiny and b) it is old and has since been swallowed up by other neighborhoods. What's more, you would think I would know my own neighborhood, right? First of all, I teach kids about Brooklyn's history so you'd think I'd have my neighborhoods down by now. I mentioned to a friend that I'd moved to Kensington and, upon telling him what my cross streets were, he retorted, "No, you live in Parkville." Naturally, I was offended. But, in the spirit of having a shorter commute and fewer (read: zero) roommates, I've moved to South Brooklyn. Now, don't go thinking I'm ashamed - I have tons of Queens pride. I've been teaching students to love Brooklyn but, for the past six years, I've been living in Astoria, Queens. Up until this past November I wasn't a Brooklynite. C&S is also donating books to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley in Nazareth, Pa., a member of the Feeding America network, for inclusion in their backpack program, which provides meals and other essential needs to children in need when school is not in session.I have a confession to make. The reading celebrations were conducted as part of C&S and First Book's long-term "Food for the Body, Food for the Mind" initiative. ![]() The reading celebrations, intended to foster a love of reading and fuel learning for local kids in need, are part of an ongoing partnership between C&S and First Book. All students from both schools received new books to take home. ![]() Representatives from First Book and more than 50 associates from C&S visited the two schools to read to the children and hand out the books. Students at Lehigh Valley Academy and Donegan Elementary in Bethlehem, Pa., received new books to take home and encourage them to read, thanks to a donation from C&S Wholesale Grocers and First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides books, educational resources and other essentials to children in need. ![]()
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