Description:
New York: Harmony Press, 1986. Book. Very good+. Hardcover. Third Printing.. 239pgs. Gray cloth. Blue lettering on spine. Boards slightly bowed, very light wear to extremities. Jacket has no chips or tears, only very light wear to the edges. Black and white photos throughout. Light offsetting and previous owner inscription on the ffep. Unmarked pages. An official Brooklyn historian, Elliot Willensky takes us back to a sweeter time when a trip on the BMT subway was a delightful adventure, when summer days were a picnic on the sand and evenings were Nathan's hotdogs at Coney Island and a whirl of lights, spills and chills at dazzling Luna Park. he takes us thorugh all the neighborhoods (Flatbush, Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, Clinton Hill, many others) and the character of all of them. Size: Octavo.