Mount Prospect Park
The site where Mount Prospect Park exists today has a rich history. Located near the Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, the Central Library and Prospect Park it sits in an enviable spot among these cultural institutions. In a city where it all about location, location, location, Mount Prospect Park is one of the pieces that form the heart of Brooklyn. Location of the park on Google Maps: https://g.page/mount-prospect-park?share New York City Parks and Recreation webpage about the park: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/mount-prospect-park Special thanks is extended to New York City Parks whose historical signs project has been invaluable to telling this parks story: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/historical-signs Music used in video: Prelude No. 13 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Unrest by ELPHNT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEK32QlJe0Dy4nXxelXrww Artist and work in relation to the revolutionary war: Steel engraving, c1860, by James Charles Armytage after a painting by Michael Angelo Wageman Battle of Long Island by Domenick D'Andrea Battle of Long Island by Alonzo Chappel Special thanks is extended to the New York City Parks and Recreation photo archive for images used where noted: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/photo-archive Thank you to the New York Public Library Digital Collection for images used where noted: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/ Thank you to the Brooklyn Public LibraryPublic Library for image used where noted: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central Thank You to the Library of Congress for image used where noted: https://www.loc.gov/ Special thanks is extended to the Museum of the City of New York for image used where noted: https://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=Home Credit Line: [Reservoir and pump house.], George P. Hall and SonGeorge P. Hall, (1832-1900), 92.53.46 https://collections.mcny.org/Collection/[Reservoir%20and%20pump%20house.]-2F3XC5U0PPNN.html All other images are used within the doctrine Fair Use and/or I was unable to ascertain the origin of the images.
The site where Mount Prospect Park exists today has a rich history. Located near the Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, the Central Library and Prospect Park it sits in an enviable spot among these cultural institutions. In a city where it all about location, location, location, Mount Prospect Park is one of the pieces that form the heart of Brooklyn. Location of the park on Google Maps: https://g.page/mount-prospect-park?share New York City Parks and Recreation webpage about the park: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/mount-prospect-park Special thanks is extended to New York City Parks whose historical signs project has been invaluable to telling this parks story: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/historical-signs Music used in video: Prelude No. 13 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Unrest by ELPHNT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEK32QlJe0Dy4nXxelXrww Artist and work in relation to the revolutionary war: Steel engraving, c1860, by James Charles Armytage after a painting by Michael Angelo Wageman Battle of Long Island by Domenick D'Andrea Battle of Long Island by Alonzo Chappel Special thanks is extended to the New York City Parks and Recreation photo archive for images used where noted: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/photo-archive Thank you to the New York Public Library Digital Collection for images used where noted: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/ Thank you to the Brooklyn Public LibraryPublic Library for image used where noted: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central Thank You to the Library of Congress for image used where noted: https://www.loc.gov/ Special thanks is extended to the Museum of the City of New York for image used where noted: https://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=Home Credit Line: [Reservoir and pump house.], George P. Hall and SonGeorge P. Hall, (1832-1900), 92.53.46 https://collections.mcny.org/Collection/[Reservoir%20and%20pump%20house.]-2F3XC5U0PPNN.html All other images are used within the doctrine Fair Use and/or I was unable to ascertain the origin of the images.