Architectural historian Barry Lewis who specializes in European and American architecture of the 18th to 20th centuries presents “Brooklyn: America’s Finest Victorian City.”
"We forget that Brooklyn was once, as an independent city, the fourth largest metropolis in Victorian America. During its 64-year existence (1834-98), it initiated construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, a feeder el train system and the creation of upper class neighborhoods like Crown Heights, middle class neighborhoods like Sunset Park and working class immigrant districts like the Eastern Addition, the Williamsburg-Bushwick area that was home to a German and Irish immigrant population."
Lewis is best known as the co-host of the PBS “video walking tours” series, which featured various neighborhoods in New York City and New Jersey. Lewis currently teaches architecture and interior design classes at The New York School of Interior Design.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Municipal Art Society and will take place at New York City College of Technology's Atrium Amphitheater (300 Jay Street) on Wednesday, March 7th from 4 - 6:30pm and admission is Free.
Brooklyn: America's Finest Victorian City [Until Monday:BKLN]
Brooklyn: America's Finest Victorian City [iBrooklyn.com]
Architectural Historian [Barry Lewis]
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