Brooklyn Heights
"Originally referred to as Brooklyn Village, it has been a prominent area of
Brooklyn since 1834. The neighborhood is noted for its low-rise architecture
and its many brownstone rowhouses, most of them built prior to the Civil War.
It also has an abundance of notable churches and other religious institutions.
Brooklyn's first art gallery, the Brooklyn Arts Gallery, was opened in
Brooklyn Heights in 1958. In 1965, a large part of Brooklyn Heights was
protected from unchecked development by the creation of the Brooklyn Heights
Historic District, the first such district in New York City. The district was
added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, also called the Esplanade, is a 1,826-foot
(557 m)-long platform and pedestrian walkway cantilevered over the
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Interstate 278) in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New
York City, United States. With views of Lower Manhattan's skyline and the New
York Harbor, it came about as the byproduct of competing proposals for the
highway's route that were resolved in the midst of World War II. Actual
construction came after the war. As a structure built over a roadway, the
Promenade is owned by the NYCDOT and is not considered a park; however, NYC
Parks maintains the entire Promenade."
Brooklyn Heights Promenade