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Canarsie, My Home
Walking Tour by Olabode Olaseinde
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Canarsie Walking Tour
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History of Canarsie● Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southern part of
Brooklyn. Canarsie is surrounded by the neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, and East New York.
● Canarsie was built on swamps near Jamaica Bay. It was
a fishing village through the 1800’s, until pollution killed the oysters and edible fish there. In the 1920’s, Southern Italian immigrants with Jews settled in the area.
● Canarsie means“fenced land” or “fort." in the Lenape
Native American language.
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Canarsie 1950 - 1990
● Canarsie's population reached three thousand people, it was a suburban community where everyone knew everyone else.
● The Canarsie Courier is the oldest weekly publication in Brooklyn.The Canarsie Courier was in heavy circulation during the mid 1900's.
● During the 1990’s, much of Canarsie’s white population left to Staten Island, Long Island, and Queens, part of a national urban phenomenon referred to by many as “white flight".
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This was a famous eating place for people
headed to the Canarsie Pier during the
1950's
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Canarsie Now
● Canarsie has many one and two family homes, although there are three large public housing developments and a number of small apartment buildings scattered throughout the neighborhood.
● It is a combination of a small suburban community and part of a major city.
● Canarsie’s population is mostly black, italian and jewish. Jewish population in Canarsie in recent years has been steadily shrinking.
● The Canarsie Pier is still heavily used for fishing and recreation.
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The racial makeup of Canarsie today
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Lets Take a Walk!!
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This is the Canarsie Pier. It has been a popular fishing spot for more than 300 years. Today, the pier is known
as a prime location to catch bluefish and fluke.
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I love watching people fish at the beautiful Canarsie Pier.
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Seaview Park is a popular hangout for basketball, barbeques, criquet, bike riding and more.
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Playing basketball is a popular activity at Seaview Park.
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The Brooklyn Terminal Market ● The Brooklyn Terminal is a place where
people shop for produce, seafood and live plants.
● The Brooklyn Terminal Market opened for business in 1942. Located on Foster Avenue between East 83rd and East 87th streets.
● The market has earned a fabulous reputation for offering excellent quality at great prices.
● Recently the market was expanded to include new retail stores such as Bj's, Planet Fitness and several franchise restaurants.
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At the market you can get quality produce for good prices.
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What does the market offer? Fresh produce, live plants and food seafood
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Driving Around Canarsie
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Other places to see in Canarsie
The Wyckoff House Museum The Christmas House
● Paerdegat Sports Complex● Churches and Synagogues● One of the many restaurants● Unique retail shops
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Places I Enjoy Visiting Outside my Community
SoHo great shopping Marathon in Clinton Hill
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Rockefeller Center Financial DistrictChristmas Tree Lighting Ticker Tape Parade
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Times Square
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From the capitol in Washington, D.C to....
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Montego Bay in Jamaica...
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There is no place
like ...
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The place I will always call home.
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About the Tour Guide - Olabode
Canarsie is the only place I have lived. I am a student at Benjamin Banneker. In my spare time I liked enjoy writing poetry, rapping, playing basketball and hanging out with friends. One of my favorite places to visit in Canarsie is Seaview Park. I love Canarsie because the people are friendly and caring. Canarsie is a very peaceful community.