tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488423742663364242.post7846872228978927439..comments2024-01-27T18:21:00.875-05:00Comments on Best View in Brooklyn: The Post Gives Sunset 18th Street When it's Mexican Knife FightsBestViewInBrooklynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020026181975097401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488423742663364242.post-49565892404958900102008-06-05T11:03:00.000-04:002008-06-05T11:03:00.000-04:00Thanks for the input, Anonymous. Strange that the ...Thanks for the input, Anonymous. Strange that the area was called "lower" Bay Ridge even though it's north. <BR/><BR/>I'd refer anyone interested to also read the history section of sunset-park.com at the following link:<BR/><BR/>http://www.sunset-park.com/history/BestViewInBrooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020026181975097401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488423742663364242.post-30921383806468399352008-06-05T09:42:00.000-04:002008-06-05T09:42:00.000-04:00Before the mid-1960s, 39th Street and north was al...Before the mid-1960s, 39th Street and north was all called "South Brooklyn". To the south was lower Bay Ridge, until you reached 65th Street, then it became the "real" Bay Ridge. The name Sunset Park was given to the 17th to 65th St area when President Johnson's "War on Poverty" needed a name for the area that they were going to give federal poverty money to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488423742663364242.post-83324937887090069462008-06-04T15:54:00.000-04:002008-06-04T15:54:00.000-04:00Thank you for your comments on my blog and leading...Thank you for your comments on my blog and leading me to yours! Great photos and I love the Sunset Park events scroll. Great work. I look forward to reading more. My life tends to slow some in the summer and I really look forward to doing more frequent updates. Well wishes, JenniferJenArielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632701607117697087noreply@blogger.com