| Bay Ridge Contributor(s): Scarpa, Peter (Author), Stelter, Lawrence (Author), Bay Ridge Historical Society (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738563498 ISBN-13: 9780738563497 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: A community overlooking the New York Bay, Bay Ridge began to change in the 1900s and has since continued to evolve. Rapid population growth in the 20th century caused the community to shift from an agrarian society to a prime urban center of stores, houses of worship, homes, and mass transportation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 974.723 |
| LCCN: 2008928784 |
| Series: Then & Now (Arcadia) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.2" (0.65 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An evolving community overlooking the New York Bay, Bay Ridge began to change in the 1900s. Rapid population growth in the 20th century caused the community to shift from an agrarian society to a prime urban center of stores, houses of worship, homes, and mass transportation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Scarpa, Peter: - In Bay Ridge, the Bay Ridge Historical Society presents a look at where the community has come from and where it stands today. |