Dumbo Past, Present, and Future
In 1999, Place in History launched
an initiative to explore the history and landscape of the
Fulton Ferry / DUMBO / Vinegar Hill area, Brooklyn's first
port neighborhood.
In the summer of 1999, Place in History
installed ten viewing boxes at Brooklyn’s Empire-Fulton Ferry
State Park, as part of the Intervistas/Between the Bridges
exhibit, sponsored by the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition.
Each box housed new images exploring
the planning, development, and redevelopment of Fulton Ferry/DUMBO/Vinegar
Hill area since its emergence as Brooklyn’s chief port in
the mid-1600s.
Place in History kicked off the project
by drawing up a timeline history
of DUMBO, and by organizing a community
workshop, at which local residents, activists, urbanists,
artists, historians and developers met to discuss neighborhood
history and current development plans.
On June 10, 1999, as a first step towards
examining the history of the area, Place in History conducted
a community workshop to bring together local residents, historians,
urbanists and artists to discuss the social, physical and
economic history of the area.
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