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10 | PARK SLOPE READER C O N T E N T S F A L L 2 0 1 9 PAGE 56 11 [ Explore Brooklyn ] By John Major 111 Places in Brooklyn That You Should Not Miss 22 [ Brooklyn Comics ] By Dave Kelly, Katrina Lord and Brett Hobsen Tales of the Night Watchman: The Steam Banshee pt. 2 28 [ Park Slope Lit ] By Robert Ayers Brooklyn: The City Within - a review 34 [ Park Slope Politics ] By Julia DePinto Brooklyn for Warren: She’s Got A Plan 38 [ Park Slope Art ] By Julia DePinto Gowanus Open Studios 42 [ Park Slope Politics] By Sofi a Pipolo The Reader Profile: Caroline P. Cohen - Honest Engagement 46 [ Park Slope Lit ] By Zanthe Taylor Meet the Writers 50 [ Dispatches from Babyville ] By Nicole Caccavo Kear Becoming A City Kid 54 [ Eat Local ] By Viviane Eng Rediscovering Runner and Stone: Homemade Fare with a Twist 60 [ Park Slope Wellness ] By Swati Singh It’s the Time of the Season for Yoga 66 [ Real Estate ] By Lindsay Owen The Stoop: Call the Broker 71 [ Last Word ] Slope Survey: Ervand Abrahamian COMMUNITY | ARTS | POLITICS | WELLNESS
PARK SLOPE READER | 11 [EXPLORE BROOKLYN ] 111 PLACES IN BROOKLYN That You Should Not Miss Salt Marsh Birdwatching Gold medal nature center When most people think of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, it’s Jesse Owens who comes to mind. Only a few, however, know that the first American medal of those games came in the “Municipal Planning” portion of the “Arts” competitions: a silver medal for architect Charles Downing Lay for his redesign of the Marine Park neighborhood. It’s true – from 1912 to 1948, athletics-inspired art and poetry were also Olympic competitions, probably inspired by the ancient Roman games. Emperor Nero added singing and poetry to the competition in 66 a.d. He won gold medals in both, no surprise to anyone. Marine Park is home to the largest public park in Brooklyn, and more than half of its 798 acres consists of salt marshes like those that served as hunting and fishing grounds for the earliest Native American settlers. (Fire pits have been discovered that date from 800 to 1400 a.d.) Later, Dutch settlers also settled here, the marshland Though springtime is so often hailed as the season of new beginnings, autumn can play much the same role. Whether it’s back to school or the workaday grind after summer’s offering of respite, relaxation, and recreation, September offers up the chance to re-enter the fray, recharged for the new challenges and opportunities that await. “Autumn is the second spring,” French author Albert Camus once wrote, the moment “when every leaf is a flower.” In other words, it’s a time when the normal and everyday can take on a new, even unexpected, beauty. Seeing what lies near through fresh eyes is a central goal of my book, 111 Places in Brooklyn That You Must Not Miss (Emons Publishing). For this issue, I’ve chosen three chapters that offer the opportunity to do just that. Along Flushing Avenue, the Brooklyn Navy Yard can seem like an industrial residue from another time. But step into BLDG 92, and you’ll have offers the opportunity to transform your appreciation of this space through a deeper understanding of its fascinating history. Located over three floors in the beautifully restored Marine Commandant’s House, museum exhibits tell not just the story of the ships built there and their centrality to national historical chapters, but also the men and women whose toil animated mammoth vessels like the USS Arizona. Kings Theatre provides the opportunity to experience first-hand, in Camus’ terms, an architectural “flower.” Located along Brooklyn’s central artery, Flatbush Avenue, the theatre is living proof that age is no barrier to beauty - or vitality - with well-positioned resources and imagination. Lying dormant and in decay for decades, the historic Loew’s show palace has been beautifully preserved and renewed. A wide range of programming - including Tchaikowsky’s “Nutcracker” performed by the Moscow Ballet in early December - offers the opportunity to take in shows with the jaw-dropping beauty of the Kings as their stunning backdrop. Finally, a visit to the Salt Marsh Nature Center, adjacent to Marine Park, provides a chance to experience the borough as the indigenous Lenape and the immigrant Dutch might have in centuries past. High grasses, tidal flows and migrating birds all add to the atmosphere. Brooklyn moves at a fast and furious pace, often causing us to focus our energies on the here-and-now as it unfolds in constantly changing constructed landscapes. How exhilarating it can be, then, to pause and take in a parcel of earth in our midst that preserves a sense of our home from another time. By John Major with photographs by Ed Lefkowicz continued on page...14
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