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Week ten: Mapleton
After giving me a tour of Sunset Park, Craig selected my most southerly nabe yet. Mapleton is a sliver of a neighborhood nestled between Borough Park, Bensonhurst, and Ocean Parkway. It abuts...
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Mapleton and Washington Cemetery: a brief history
Thanks to the excellent staff and the seemingly endless amount of information available at the Brooklyn Collection, most of my research so far has been easy and straightforward. Unfortunately, as I was...
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What once was Mapleton
I visited Mapleton on Wednesday. The N was running along the BMT West End Line, so I took the first thing that came at Atlantic Av/Pacific St: the D. I got off at 62 St, which put me a few long-blocks...
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Mapleton in photos
Here are some more photos from my visit to Mapleton and Washington Cemetery. And here is a short gallery of the interior of the former Walker Theater, which had a rare organ. It closed as a theater in...
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